Table 5 Most common uses of medicinal plants
From: Comparative ethnobotany of the Wakhi agropastoralist and the Kyrgyz nomads of Afghanistan
Wakhi – no. of uses | Kyrgyz – no. of uses | |
|---|---|---|
Wounds, burns | 5 | |
Dermatology | 3 | 3 |
Skin moisteners | 7 | |
Eyes – throat – ears - teeth | 10 | |
Respiratory problems | 4 | 1 |
Fever | 7 | 5 |
Cold | 2 | |
Headache | 3 | 3 |
Joint pains, back pain | 4 | 1 |
Broken bones | 2 | 1 |
Stomach – gastro-intestinal | 10 | 2 |
High blood pressure, heart problems | 6 | 5 |
Swelling | 6 | |
Incense - mental | 3 | 3 |
Jaundice | 2 | |
Altitude sickness | 1 | 2 |