Table 1 Emic and etic use categories and informant consensus factor (FiC)
From: Cross-cultural comparison of plant use knowledge in Baitadi and Darchula districts, Nepal Himalaya
Etic category (abbreviation) | Emic use type | Baitadi | Darchula | Av. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Use reports | Useful species | FiC | Use reports | Useful species | FiC | |||
Ritual (Rit) | Ritual, religious, evil spirits, luck | 120 | 18 | 0.857 | 85 | 20 | 0.773 | 0.815 |
Digestive metabolism (Dig) | Diarrhea, dysentery, stomachache, nausea, anthelmintic, appendicitis, gastric, indigestion | 102 | 23 | 0.782 | 137 | 35 | 0.75 | 0.766 |
Infection (Inf) | TB, fever, typhoid, tetanus, leprosy, polio | 47 | 14 | 0.717 | 78 | 19 | 0.766 | 0.741 |
Social materials (Soc) | Wood, fuel, fodder, forage, rope, bedding, agricultural implements | 272 | 36 | 0.870 | 28 | 16 | 0.444 | 0.657 |
Pain inflammation (Pai) | Cuts, wounds, burn, injury, analgesic, toothache, headache | 53 | 23 | 0.576 | 45 | 16 | 0.659 | 0.618 |
Respiratory (Res) | Pneumonia, cold, cough, larynx-sound | 58 | 23 | 0.614 | 22 | 9 | 0.619 | 0.616 |
Livestock (Liv) | Livestock health, veterinary | 19 | 15 | 0.222 | Â | Â | Â | 0.111 |
Musculoskeletal (Mus) | Fracture, sprain, joint pain, backache, bath (rheumatism) | 36 | 16 | 0.571 | 24 | 12 | 0.521 | 0.546 |
Anti-poisoning (Poi) | Snake bite, antidoting, scorpion sting, piscicidal, antileech, insecticidal | 21 | 10 | 0.55 | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.525 |
Food (Foo) | Vegetable, edible, spices | 43 | 20 | 0.547 | 10 | 6 | 0.444 | 0.496 |
Immune (Imm) | Immune, anticancer, nutrition, appetite, growth, tonic | 4 | 3 | 0.333 | 18 | 7 | 0.649 | 0.324 |
Endocrine (End) | Gall bladder, gall stone, diabetes | Â | Â | Â | 13 | 3 | 0.833 | 0.416 |
Genito-urinary (Gen) | Urine infection, hydrocele, piles | 9 | 3 | 0.75 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.375 |
Circulatory blood (Cir) | Blood pressure, heart disease, jaundice | 15 | 10 | 0.357 | 16 | 12 | 0.266 | 0.311 |
Household economy (Eco) | Dye, oil, resin | 13 | 6 | 0.583 | Â | Â | Â | 0.291 |
Reproductive (Rep) | Lactation, fertility, conceive, abortion, dudhelo (mammary gland complication) | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.25 |
Skin (Ski) | Acne, scabies, skin swell, hair fall, makada, pilo, pitka (skin rashes) | 35 | 18 | 0.5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.25 |
Nervous (Ner) | Paralysis, memory longevity, dizziness, antidepressant, chito (epilepsy) | 12 | 11 | 0.090 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.045 |
Sensory (Sen) | Eye, ear | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |