Before it disappeared: ethnobotanical study of fleagrass (Adenosma buchneroides), a traditional aromatic plant used by the Akha people

Table 1 Different uses of fleagrass recorded among the Akha people in Xishuangbanna and Phongsaly

Parts used	Use category	Mode of preparation	Form of use	Purpose of use	Usage in China(C)/Laos(L)	FC	FCU
Aerial part	Personal	Placed in small bundles	Worn in ear-holes or on caps	Perfume; decoration	C,L	34	9
	Medicine	Placed in small bundles	Worn in ear-holes or on caps	Headache	C	11
				Stuffy nose	C	2
	Insecticide	Placed in small bundles	Hung on the window/placed on the floor or bed	Insect repellent	C	22
	Ritual	Placed in small bundles	Hung on the wall of granaries	When praying for a bumper harvest	L	17	17
Whole plant	Medicine	Boiled in water as an infusion	Drunk as an extract	Influenza	C	4
				Diarrhoea	C	3
	Insecticide	Boiled in water as an infusion	Body wash	Insect bites	C	7	3
				Insect repellent	C	5	3
		Planted around the house		Insect repellent	C	9
Leaves	Medicine	Crushed leaves	Rubbed on a wound	Insect bites	C	17	5
				Acne	C	1
	Condiment		As a fragrance	Taste	L	12	12

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