Table 2 Frequency and Informant Consensus Factor of each category of illness

Blood and Cardio-Vascular System (BCVS): Cardiac problems in children, low blood pressure

3

2

1

0

Cranial System (CS): Early and late closing of baby’s fontanel

54

68

32

0.79

Dental Health (DH): Caries, causes teeth nerves insensitivity, dental abscess syndesmotome

14

10

5

0.07

Digestive System Disorder (DSD): Carminative, colic, diarrhea, constipation, anti-emetic, indigestion, liver disorders, intoxication from meat eating, laryngitis, gastric ulcer, intestinal ulcer, orexigenic after diarrhea, intestinal pain, dysentery

93

143

67

0.74

General ailments (GA): Weakness, headache, fever, side stitch, Yellow fever

81

93

43

0.59

Infectious Diseases (ID): Malaria, measles, scabies, tetanus, infected and syphilitic wounds, bilharzia

66

45

21

0.71

Muscular-Skeletal System (MSS): twists, fractures, low back pain, muscle aches, sprains, broken member

23

37

17

0.68

Nervous System (NS): Calming nerves, epilepsy, nerves swelling

69

41

19

0.71

Pregnancy, Birth and Puerperium (PBP): Menstrual pain, contraception, infertility treatment, pain and dizziness during pregnancy, prenatal care, induce labor, post partum recovery, healing wound after delivery, post partum hemorrhage, remove rest of placenta in uterus, promote lactation

100

114

53

0.86

Reproductive System (ReprS): Painful menstruation, sexually transmitted diseases (syphilis and gonorrhea), aphrodisiacs,contraceptive

11

27

13

0.57

Respiratory System (RespS): Flu, cold, bronchitis, asthma, pulmonary infection, bronchitis, cough

42

84

39

0.77

Sensory System (SS): Eye infections, conjunctivitis, mouth infection, boils, eye stye

6

10

5

0.55

Veterinary (Vet): Treatment of cattle’s diseases

5

6

3

0.20