Table 6 List of important plant and animal medicinal food taxa cited by the non-institutionally trained Siddha practitioners of Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, to treat various ailments

Analgesics

Cardiospermum halicacabum (0.750), Moringa oleifera (0.470), Solanum americanum (0.409)

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Anabolic

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Sardinella longiceps (1.000), Fenneropenaeus indicus (0.500), Sphyraena jello (0.333)

Blood ailments

Moringa oleifera (0.470), Beta vulgaris (0.333), Eclipta prostrata (0.400), Eleusine coracana (0.333), Ficus racemosa (0.428), Phyllanthus emblica (0.384), Trigonella foenum-graecum (0.333), Vitis vinifera (0.375)

Gallus gallus domesticus (0.500), Uroteuthis duvauceli (0.333)

Bone fracture

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Capra aegagrus hircus (0.333)

Coolants

Borassus flabellifer (0.666), Coccinia grandis (0.692), Cuminum cyminum (0.428)

Bos taurus (0.500)

Dermatological ailments

Solanum americanum (0.409)

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Diabetes

Coccinia grandis (0.692), Limonia acidissima (0.750), Abelmoschus esculentus (0.333), Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes (1.000), Marsilea quadrifolia (0.666), Syzygium cumini (1.000)

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Eye ailments

Phyllanthus emblica (0.384)

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Fatigue

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Gibelion catla (0.333)

Fever

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Parathelphusa hydrodromus (1.000), Portunus sanguinolentus (0.750)

Gastrointestinal ailments

Citrus medica (0.666), Coccinia grandis (0.692), Musa paradisiaca (0.800) Punica granatum (0.444), Solanum americanum (0.409), Citrus limon (0.400), Murraya koenigii (0.428), Ziziphus jujuba (0.750), Cuminum cyminum (0.428), Ipomoea aquatica (0.750), Mangifera indica (0.666), Phyllanthus emblica (0.384), Psidium guajava (0.666), Sesbania grandiflora (0.285), Vitis vinifera (0.375), Allium sativum (0.250), Citrullus lanatus (0.500), Cocos nucifera (0.333), Cucumis sativus (1.000), Daucus carota (0.333), Digera muricata (1.000), Ficus racemosa (0.428), Momordica charantia (0.500), Portulaca quadrifida (0.400), Solanum lycopersicum (0.200), Tamarindus indica (1.000)

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Gynecological ailments

Aloe vera (0.428), Musa paradisiaca (0.800), Moringa oleifera (0.470), Vigna mungo (0.444)

Scoliodon laticaudus (1.000), Gibelion catla (0.333), Rachycentron canadus (1.000), Stolephorus indicus (0.750)

Headache

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Heart ailments

Mangifera indica (0.666), Citrus medica (0.666), Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (0.500), Phyllanthus emblica (0.384)

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Hemorrhoids

Allium cepa (0.666), Abutilon indicum (1.000), Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (0.666), Cissus quadrangularis (0.400), Musa paradisiaca (0.800), Acalypha indica (0.333)

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Hypertension

Citrus medica (0.666), Moringa oleifera (0.470), Oxalis corniculata (0.500)

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Hypotension

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Hypothyroidism

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Jaundice

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Kapha ailments

Mukia maderaspatana (1.000), Solanum americanum (0.409), Cardiospermum halicacabum (0.750), Cleome gynandra (0.250), Leucas aspera (0.250), Moringa oleifera (0.470), Plectranthus amboinicus (1.000), Solanum torvum (0.166), Solanum trilobatum (0.500)

Himantura uarnak (0.500), Parastromateus niger (0.666), Rastrelliger kanagurta (1.000), Stolephorus indicus (0.750), Euthynnus affinis (0.500), Pampus argenteus (0.500), Trichiurus lepturus Eupleurogrammus muticus (0.333)

Liver ailments

Eclipta prostrata (0.400)

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Male reproductive ailments

Solanum trilobatum (0.500), Allium cepa (0.666), Ficus racemosa (0.428), Ipomoea aquatica (0.750), Mangifera indica (0.666), Tribulus terrestris (0.500)

Capra aegagrus hircus (0.500), Katelysia opima (0.500), Stolephorus spp. (1.000)

Neural ailments

Solanum americanum (0.409)

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Obesity

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Psychological ailments

Centella asiatica (0.500)

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Urinary ailments

Boerhavia diffusa (1.000), Lagenaria siceraria (0.500), Marsilea quadrifolia (0.666), Portulaca quadrifida (0.400), Tribulus terrestris (0.500)

Eleutheronema tetradactylum (0.250)

Vadha ailments

Citrus limon (0.400), Vigna mungo (0.444)

Lates calcarifer (1.000), Upeneus sulphureus (1.0)

Weakness

Vigna mungo (0.444), Amaranthus viridis (0.333), Anacardium occidentale (0.500), Arachis hypogaea (0.500), Cicer arietinum (0.333), Echinochloa frumentacea (0.500), Eleusine coracana (0.333), Oryza sativa (0.250), Panicum sumatrense (0.500), Paspalum scrobiculatum (0.500), Pennisetum glaucum (0.333), Prunus dulcis (0.500), Setaria italica (0.500), Sorghum bicolor (0.500), Zea mays (0.500)

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