Ethnomedicinal knowledge of a marginal hill community of Central Himalaya: diversity, usage pattern, and conservation concerns

Table 4 Informant consensus factor (F_ic) and medicinal importance (MI) of ethnomedicinal plants

Ailments category	No. of taxa (N_t)^a	Frequency (%)^b	No. of use reports (N_ur)	Informant consensus factor (F_ic)^c	Medicinal importance (MI)^d
Gastrointestinal	23	32.86	695	0.97	30.22
General health cure	22	31.43	524	0.96	23.82
Dermatological	21	30.00	617	0.97	29.38
Respiratory	15	21.43	402	0.97	26.80
Hepatic health cure	8	11.43	364	0.98	45.50
Circulatory	7	10.00	126	0.95	18.00
Skeleton and muscles	6	8.57	178	0.97	29.67
Antidote	5	7.14	83	0.95	16.60
Urinogenital	4	5.71	137	0.98	34.25
Ophthalmic	2	2.86	14	0.92	7.00
Immuno-regulatory	1	1.43	15	1.00	15.00
Other	15	21.43	377	0.96	25.13

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