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Table 5 FIC values for illness categories treated with plant-based medicinal foods by the non-institutionally trained siddha practitioners in Tiruvallur district

From: A study on food-medicine continuum among the non-institutionally trained siddha practitioners of Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India

Illness categories

Abbreviations used

N UR

% UR

N t

% T

N C

N VC

F ic

Analgesics

Ana.

18

3.94

14

13.46

14

3

0.235

Anabolic

Anb.

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Blood ailments

Blo.

29

6.35

18

17.30

18

8

0.379

Bone fracture

Bon.

2

0.43

2

1.92

2

0

0.000

Coolants

Coo.

18

3.94

14

13.46

14

3

0.235

Dermatological ailments

Der.

5

1.09

4

3.84

4

1

0.250

Diabetes

Dia.

35

7.67

24

23.07

24

6

0.323

Eye ailments

Eye.

9

1.97

8

7.69

8

1

0.125

Fatigue

Fat.

14

3.07

14

13.46

14

0

0.000

Fever

Fev.

2

0.43

2

1.92

2

0

0.000

Gastrointestinal ailments

Gas.

90

19.73

36

34.61

36

26

0.606

Gynecological ailments

Gyn.

20

4.38

13

12.50

13

4

0.368

Headache

Hed.

1

0.21

1

0.96

1

0

0.000

Heart ailments

Hea.

21

4.60

15

14.42

15

4

0.300

Hemorrhoids

Hem.

20

4.38

8

7.69

8

6

0.613

Hypertension

Hpt.

13

2.85

10

9.61

10

3

0.250

Hypotension

Hpo.

8

1.74

8

7.69

8

0

0.000

Hypothyroidism

Thy.

3

0.65

3

2.88

3

0

0.000

Jaundice

Jau.

2

0.43

2

1.92

2

0

0.000

Kapha ailments

Kap.

32

7.01

17

16.34

17

10

0.483

Liver ailments

Liv.

4

0.87

3

2.88

3

1

0.333

Male reproductive ailments

Mal.

28

6.14

21

20.19

21

6

0.259

Neural ailments

Neu.

2

0.43

1

0.96

1

1

1.000

Obesity

Obe.

8

1.74

8

7.69

8

0

0.000

Psychological ailments

Psy.

8

1.74

7

6.73

7

1

0.142

Urinary ailments

Uri.

18

3.94

11

10.57

11

5

0.411

Vadha ailments

Vad.

11

2.41

9

8.65

9

2

0.200

Weakness

Wea.

35

7.67

19

6.50

19

15

0.470

Analgesics

Ana.

4

3.076

4

10.526

4

1

0.000

Anabolic

Anb.

11

8.461

5

13.157

5

2

0.600

Blood ailments

Blo.

4

3.076

2

5.263

2

2

0.666

Bone fracture

Bon.

2

1.538

1

2.613

1

1

1.000

Coolants

Coo.

6

4.615

5

13.157

5

1

0.200

Dermatological ailments

Der.

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Diabetes

Dia.

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Eye ailments

Eye.

3

2.307

3

7.894

3

0

0.000

Fatigue

Fat.

7

5.384

6

15.789

6

1

0.375

Fever

Fev.

6

4.615

3

7.894

3

2

0.166

Gastrointestinal ailments

Gas.

2

0.769

2

2.613

2

0

0.000

Gynecological ailments

Gyn.

19

14.615

10

26.315

10

4

0.500

Headache

Hed.

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Heart ailments

Hea.

7

5.384

7

18.421

7

0

0.000

Hemorrhoids

Hem.

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Hypertension

Hpt.

1

1.538

1

5.263

1

0

0.000

Hypotension

Hpo.

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Hypothyroidism

Thy.

1

1.538

1

5.263

1

0

0.000

Jaundice

Jau.

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Kapha ailments

Kap.

30

23.076

16

44.736

16

9

0.482

Liver ailments

Liv.

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Male reproductive ailments

Mal.

11

6.923

8

21.052

8

3

0.714

Neural ailments

Neu.

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Obesity

Obe.

2

1.538

2

2.613

2

0

0.000

Psychological ailments

Psy.

2

1.538

2

2.613

2

0

0.000

Urinary ailments

Uri.

3

2.564

2

2.613

2

1

0.500

Vadha ailments

Vad.

11

8.461

8

23.684

9

2

0.222

Weakness

Wea.

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

  1. NUR number of use reports, % UR % of use reports, Nt number of taxa, % T % of taxa, Nc number of claims, Nvc number of valid claims, – no UR and Fic value was not calculated