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Table 4 Deseases and treatments for them among the village inhabitants

From: The changing role of a Vaidya (non-codified traditional doctor) in the community health of Kerala, Southern India: comparison of treatment-seeking behaviours between the Vaidya’s patients and community members

   

Treatmenta

  

Disease

Allopathy

Homeopathy

Ayurveda

Medical plants

No. of patients

1 Infectious and parasitic diseases

1

   

1

4 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

9

2

  

9

5Mental and behavioral disorders

2

2

  

3

6 Diseases of the nervous system

  

1

 

1

7 Diseases of the eye and adnexa

2

   

2

9 Diseases of the circulatory system

2

1

  

2

10 Diseases of the respiratory system

4

2

 

1

5

11 Diseases of the digestive system

1

 

1

 

1

13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

2

2

2

2

5

14 Diseases of the genitourinary system

1

1

  

2

Total

24

10

4

3

31

  1. aSince the case was counted for both when two types of medicines were used for one illness, the total number of treatments was 41, but not 31