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Table 2 Category of ailments and their informant consensus factor (ICF) according to Heinrich et al. (1998)

From: Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants in Jeju Island, Korea

Symptom and ailment categories

TAXONS

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ICF

Birth related disorders

9

100

0.92

Respiratory system disorders

52

533

0.90

Skin disease and disorders

23

209

0.89

Genitourinary system disorders

25

189

0.87

Physical pain

51

376

0.87

Cuts and wounds

15

105

0.87

Inflammation

20

114

0.83

Gastrointestinal disorders

56

322

0.83

Others

45

226

0.80

Poisonings

11

52

0.80

Nervous system disorders

34

141

0.76

Muscular-skeletal disorders

16

48

0.68

Circulatory system disorders

32

97

0.68

Liver complaints

14

39

0.66

Diabetes

12

25

0.54