Table 3 General categories in medicinal area, included emic categories and Use Citations

Cardiovascular (82)

Vesical cleaning

1

Varix

4

Thickening of blood

1

Promotes bloodstream

2

Hypotension

3

Hypertension

24

Haemostatic

4

Heart problem

34

Heart disease

9

Bad blood

1

Anaemia

1

Cosmetics (23)

Rejuvenating

2

Hair care

19

Dandruff

1

Beauty procedure

1

Culture bound (3)

Fright

1

For women to be strong against men

1

Evil eye

1

Dermatological (98)

Wounds

62

Warts

10

Tumour

1

Skin diseases

4

Scabies

1

Rotten wounds

1

Inflammation processes

1

Foot hatching

3

Eczema

2

Cuts

11

Burns

7

Allergy

1

Abscess

4

Endocrinological (8)

Thyroid glands

2

Pancreas

1

Diabetes

5

Gastrointestinal (180)

Stomach ache

69

Stomach problems

7

Low acidity

1

Liver diseases

17

Haemorrhoids

1

Gastritis

4

Gastric ulcer

7

Gall stones

1

Dysentery

4

Diarrhoea

63

Constipation

4

Bile neutralizer

1

Bile deficiency

1

General health (182)

Vitamins

4

Washing hair

1

Tonus support

1

Tonic

1

Tick prevention

1

Strengthening of organism

4

Prophylactics

26

Panacea

32

Pain

1

Organism cleansing

7

Inflammation processes

5

Immune boosting

7

Healthy

55

Hangover

1

Foot ache

1

Fever

3

Disinfectant

3

Diathesis in children

12

CO-intoxication

2

Cancer

3

Bone strengthening

1

Body cleansing

5

Aroma therapy

1

Appetizer

3

Allergy

2

Gynaecological (7)

Women diseases

6

To increase milk production in woman

1

Infection (14)

Tuberculosis

2

Scabies

1

Helminthic infection

9

Chickenpox

1

Anti-microbic

1

Musculoskeletal (91)

Joint pain

50

Rheumatic pains

17

Knee ache

2

Adhesion of bones

1

Foot ache

7

Bruises

3

Painful place

3

Back pain

7

Aching legs

1

Nephrological and urological (40)

Urinating problems

1

Urinary bladder

2

Kidney stones

1

Kidney diseases

29

Diuretic

7

Neurological (29)

Soporific

3

Sedative

1

Nerves

2

Insomnia

1

Headache

11

Epilepsy

4

Convulses

1

Calming

6

Ophthalmological (21)

Improve vision

5

Eye problems

16

Oral and dental (7)

Toothache

1

Teething pain in children

1

Periodontitis

1

Gingival diseases

1

Gingival bleeding

2

Gingival wound

1

Outer influence (1)

Antitoxic

1

Respiratory (172)

Sore throat

22

Rhinitis

2

Pneumonia

2

Lung diseases

2

Expectorant

1

Earache

1

Cough

42

Cold

94

Bronchitis

6