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Table 2 Categories of ailments and informant consensus factor (ICF)

From: Diversity and use of wild and non-cultivated edible plants in the Western Himalaya

Use categories

No. of taxa

No. of use reports

Consensus factor

Stomach disorder (diarrhoea/dysentry)

8

178

0.96

Cuts and wounds

4

160

0.98

Fever and headache

6

125

0.96

Skin diseases/skin irritation

2

4

0.67

Worms in stomach

2

120

0.99

Nausea and vomiting

2

73

0.98

Snake and scorpion bites

2

8

0.85

Cough and cold

4

186

0.98