Table 6 Disease category and their ICF values
Categories | Ailments/diseases | No. of species used | No. of use citations | ICF values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Undefined illness | Febrile and headache | 29 | 70 | 0.59 |
Dermal | Dandruff, wound, eczema, tinia versicolor, baldness, hemorrhoid, boils/furunclosis, skin cancer, swell | 66 | 135 | 0.52 |
Respiratory systems | Stomachache, digestion problems, bloat, diarrhea, toothache | 24 | 41 | 0.43 |
Digestive system | Stomachache, digestion problems, bloat, diarrhea, toothache | 63 | 103 | 0.39 |
Animal and insect cause | Cutaneous leishmaniasis, snake bite and poison, rabies, malaria, spider poison, scorpion poisons | 26 | 40 | 0.36 |
Cultural related | Evil eye and evil spirit, diseases epidemic, general illness | 16 | 24 | 0.35 |
Circulatory systems | Bleeding, hypertension | 16 | 24 | 0.35 |
Musculoskeletal & nervous system | Bone broke and fracture, nerve problem | 6 | 5 | 0.2 |
Sense organs | Eye problem, ear mites, ear bloat, trachoma, vision impairment | 17 | 19 | 0.11 |
Excretory and reproductive | Impotency, urinary retention, expelled uterus, kidney infections, ABO-incompatible, gonorrhea, sexual diseases, retained embryo | 18 | 19 | 0.06 |