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Table 4 Factor of informant consensus for therapeutic uses of medicinal plant species in the Loja province

From: “Horchata” drink in Southern Ecuador: medicinal plants and people’s wellbeing

Therapeutic uses of medicinal plantsa

Number of medicinal plant species

Number of use citations by market vendors

FICb

1

Antibronquitic

1

78

1.00

2

Cholagogue

1

93

1.00

3

Hemostatic

1

27

1.00

4

Stimulant

1

81

1.00

5

Blood circulation

2

115

0.99

6

Antispasmodic

4

178

0.98

7

Restorative

9

179

0.96

8

Vulnerary

7

137

0.96

9

Antidiarrheal

9

175

0.95

10

Astringent

3

39

0.95

11

Hoarseness

2

15

0.93

12

Tonic

11

137

0.93

13

Antiseptic

9

97

0.92

14

Cardiotonic

10

119

0.92

15

Blood pressure

2

12

0.91

16

Febrifuge

9

86

0.91

17

Digestive

21

182

0.89

18

Hepatic

21

184

0.89

19

Stomachache

20

164

0.88

20

Carminative

13

89

0.86

21

Sedative

26

173

0.86

22

Antiflu

17

95

0.83

23

Diuretic

30

169

0.83

24

Analgesic

36

185

0.81

25

Depurative

8

35

0.79

26

Antitussive

6

23

0.77

27

Hypertensive

2

5

0.75

28

Hypolipemiant

2

5

0.75

29

Emmenagogue

4

12

0.72

30

Anti-inflammatory

47

133

0.65

31

Hypoglycemic agent

2

3

0.50

32

Hypotensive

3

5

0.50

  1. a The therapeutic uses follow the categories proposed by Rios et al. [25] and were applied to the 71 medicinal plant species sold at 31 traditional markets at Loja province, Southern Ecuador
  2. b FIC= Factor of Informant Consensus