Table 3 Number of species used as ethnomedicine for a particular disease/ailment

Human diseases/ailments

Species used

 Stomach-related disorder (stomach problem, dysentery, diarrhoea, indigestion, stomach pain)

40

 Cuts and wounds

27

 Pain (joints pain, body pain, chest pain, neck pain, tooth pain)

25

 Jaundice/liver problem

19

 Cough and cold

18

 Gastroenteritis

17

 Fever

16

 Skin-related disease

13

 Diabetes

12

 Appetiser and ulcer

9 each

 Headache, piles,asthma and bleeding (internal, nose)

8 each

 Burns

7

 Swelling and pneumonia

6 each

 Hair loss/fall/dandruff problems, blood pressure and paralysis

5 each

 Vomiting and bite (dog, bees, snake)

4 each

 Urine disorder, blood purifier and blood disease, sore throat and sores, tonsil

3 each

 Small/chicken pox, malaria, hydrocoel, tumours, cancer, septic, boils, eye infection/conjunctivitis/red eye, clearing stool, reduce weight, tuberculosis, heart problems, night wetting, periodic problems of women

2 each

 Typhoid, baby cry, dehydration, bronchitis, urinary discharge, abortion, gall bladder stone, pulmonary/lungs problem, anaemia, purifies breast milk, pregnancy, blackening of nerve, cholesterol, alcoholic medicine, fatigueness, body severing, body massager

1 each

Veterinary/disease/ailments

 Tongue/mouth disease and lactation problem

2 each

 Stomach worm, cough, diarrhoea, cuts and wounds, fatigueness/weakness and appetiser

1 each