Table 11 Number of species used in shared-use medicines
From: A comparative study on shared-use medicines in Tibetan and Chinese medicine
Classification | Family | No. of species used |
|---|---|---|
Angiosperm | Leguminosae | 9 |
Zingiberaceae | 8 | |
Apiaceae | 7 | |
Asteraceae | 6 | |
Liliaceae | 4 | |
Polygonaceae | 4 | |
Labiatae | 3 | |
Thymelaeaceae | 3 | |
Ranunculaceae | 3 | |
others | 54 | |
Gymnosperm | Polypodiaceae | 2 |
Selaginellaceae | 1 | |
Resinae | – | 5 |
Animalia | – | 16 |
Mineral group | – | 12 |
Others | – | 4 |