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Table 4 Top 20 medicinal dietary plants with highest use value in Mile City

From: Medicinal dietary plants of the Yi in Mile, Yunnan, China

Scientific name

Medicinal uses

FUI

UV

Amorphophallus konjac

Coughs

4.90

0.93

Cucurbita moschata

Acaricide

4.90

0.93

Phyllanthus emblica

Pharyngolaryngitis; coughs

4.90

0.93

Zea mays

Removing kidney stones

4.90

0.93

Juglans regia

Anthelmintic; relieving itching

4.90

0.91

Litsea pungens

Gastritis

4.90

0.90

Allium sativum

Rhinitis; anthelmintic

4.70

0.90

Houttuynia cordata

Coughs; moistening the lung

4.60

0.90

Capsicum annuum

Diaphoretic

4.60

0.90

Auricularia auricula

Deafness; hypertension

4.20

0.89

Taraxacum mongolicum

Analgesic; diuretic

4.50

0.89

Sechium edule

Gastritis; colitis

4.50

0.88

Mentha canadensis

Pneumonia; relieving asthma

4.20

0.88

Zingiber officinale

Headache; Diaphoretic

4.50

0.87

Oenanthe javanica

Hypertension

4.20

0.83

Camellia sinensis

Hyperglyceridemia

4.30

0.82

Vicia faba

Tonifying the spleen; edemas

3.80

0.71

Eriobotrya japonica

Coughs; reducing sputum

2.80

0.67

Musa basjoo

Tonifying the spleen; diuretic

3.50

0.65

Amomum tsao-ko

Renal colic

3.30

0.65