Table 3 Distribution of emic disease categories among general disease categories and different domains. UCcp – Use Citation of cultivated platns, UCnonp –Use Citation of nonplant remedies, UCwp –Use Citation of wild plants. ΣUT/R – sum of used plant taxa / other remedies; FIC – Informant Consensus Factor

Andrological

2 (0)

0

0

 Men’s diseases

1

 Potency

1

Cardiovascular

6 (0.64)

1 (1)

27 (0.62)

 Anemia

1

 Bad blood

1

 Haemostatic

4

 Heart diseases

9

 Heart problems

9

2

34

 Hypertension

7

2

34

 Hypotension

1

3

 Promotes bloodstream

2

 Thickening of blood

1

 Varix

4

 Vesical cleaning

1

Cosmetics

2 (0)

1 (0)

8 (0.67)

 Rejuvenating

2

 Beauty procedure

1

1

 Hair care

1

1

19

 Dandruff

1

Culture bound

0

6 (0.17)

2 (0.5)

 Against a fright from lightening

1

 Evil eye

1

1

 Fright

5

1

 For women to be strong against men

1

Dermatological

10 (0.69)

20 (0.3)

21 (0.81)

 Abscesses

3

4

 Allergies

1

 Burns

11

9

7

 Cuts

2

1

7

 Eczema

2

2

 Foot sores

3

3

 Inflammation

1

1

 Inflammation after injection

1

 Pimples

1

 Psoriasis

1

 Rotten wounds

2

1

 Scabies

1

 Skin diseases

4

4

 Splinter in the finger

1

 Tumor

1

 Warts

8

10

 Wounds

10

3

62

Endocrinological

2 (0.5)

0

6 (0.29)

 Diabetes

2

5

 Hyperthyroidism

2

2

 Pancreas

1

Gastrointestinal

25 (0.59)

14 (0.52)

27 (0.78)

 Bile neutralizer

1

 Bile deficiency

1

 Cleaning of stomach

1

 Constipation

7

10

4

 Gastritis

4

 Gastric ulcer

7

 Gall stones

1

 Dysentery

4

 Diarrhea

20

12

63

 Flatulence (in children)

2

 Hemorrhoids

4

1

 Jaundice

1

 Laxative

3

 Liver diseases

4

17

 Low acidity

1

 Stomach problems

1

7

 Stomach ache

14

5

69

 Vomiting

1

General health

12 (0.5)

7 (0.54)

46 (0.75)

 Allergies

2

 Appetizer

3

 Aroma therapy

1

 Body cleansing

5

 Bone strengthening

1

 Cancer

2

2

3

 CO-intoxication

2

 Diathesis in children

1

12

 Disinfectant

3

 Fever

1

3

 Good for health

6

 Hangover

1

 Wellbeing

7

49

 Immune boosting

4

7

 Inflammation processes

5

 Men’s health

1

 Organism cleansing

7

 Pain

1

 Panacea

5

7

32

 Prophylactics

1

26

 Strengthening of organism

2

4

 Tonus support

1

 Washing hair

1

 Vitamins

4

Gynecological

0

1 (0)

6 (0.17)

 Women’s diseases

1

6

 To increase human milk production

1

Infection

5 (0.79)

5 (0.5)

8 (0.46)

 Anti-microbic

1

 Chickenpox

1

 Helminthic infection

20

6

9

 Scabies

1

 Tuberculosis

1

3

2

Musculoskeletal

14 (0.54)

9 (0.2)

22 (0.74)

 Back pain

1

7

 Bruises

3

 Foot ache

1

8

 For adhesion of bones

1

 Joint pain

12

9

50

 Knee ache

2

 Rheumatic pains

2

1

17

Nephrological and urological

3 (0)

2 (0.67)

18 (0.54)

 Cystitis

3

 Diuretic

1

7

 Kidney diseases

1

29

 Kidney stones

1

1

1

 Urinary bladder problems

2

 Urinating problems

1

Neurological

8 (0.59)

2 (0)

18 (0.35)

 Calming

6

 Convulses

1

 Epilepsy

1

4

 Headache

8

1

11

 Insomnia

1

 Nerves

2

 Sedative

12

1

 Soporific

1

3

Ophthalmological

3 (0.78)

4 (0)

4 (0.84)

 Eye inflammation

2

1

 Eye pain

2

2

 Eye problems

6

1

16

 Improve vision

5

Oral and dental

4 (0.57)

3 (0.85)

4 (0.5)

 Gingival inflammation

1

 Gingival bleeding

2

 Gingival diseases

1

 Gingival wound

1

 Periodontitis

1

 Teething pain in children

1

 Toothache

7

15

1

Other

1 (0)

0

1 (1)

 Antitoxic

1

 Snake bites

1

Respiratory

18 (0.63)

16 (0.68)

26 (0.84)

 Asthma

1

 Bronchitis

6

 Cold

19

7

94

 Cough

8

23

42

 Earache

3

5

1

 Expectorant

1

 Lung diseases

4

2

 Pneumonia

2

 Rhinitis

13

2

2

 Sinusitis

2

 Sore throat

4

13