Table 1 Major ailment categories and taxa reported.
From: Traditional use of medicinal plants in the boreal forest of Canada: review and perspectives
Ailment category | Number of taxa* | Number of use reports |
|---|---|---|
Blood system | 39 | 17 |
Circulatory system | 53 | 16 |
Cold, cough and sore throat | 130 | 19 |
Dermatological | 100 | 40 |
Diabetes | 42 | 7 |
Ear | 20 | 17 |
Fainting and fits | 18 | 9 |
Fever | 62 | 22 |
Gastro-intestinal system | 214 | 26 |
General | 89 | 26 |
Gynaecological | 85 | 20 |
Haemorrhages | 38 | 19 |
Hair | 14 | 7 |
Headache | 69 | 28 |
Injuries | 119 | 36 |
Mental | 18 | 9 |
Metabolic system | 20 | 11 |
Musculoskeletal system | 134 | 34 |
Nervous system | 31 | 12 |
Nutritional | 70 | 24 |
Odontological | 44 | 23 |
Ophthalmological | 57 | 27 |
Poisoning | 41 | 16 |
Pregnancy/Birth/Puerperium | 83 | 22 |
Respiratory system | 118 | 32 |
Sexual dysfunction | 3 | 2 |
Urinary system | 109 | 33 |
Venereal | 28 | 14 |