Traditional medicinal plants in South Tyrol (northern Italy, southern Alps): biodiversity and use

Table 3 Medicinal use spectrum of traditional medicinal plants in South Tyrol, classified into 12 human disorder categories based on the International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC-2) [44]. The category nutraceuticals is based on plants that have been reported as either being eaten or consumed as a beverage for their medicinal use

Disorders	Plants	Most frequent plant families	Examples of plant species	Nutraceutical food plants
Digestive	152	Asteraceae	Achillea millefolium, Centaurium erythraea, Gentiana lutea, Peucedanum ostruthium	91
Skin	133	Asteraceae	Chelidonium majus, Equisetum arvense, Hypericum perforatum, Plantago spp.	65
Respiratory	128	Asteraceae	Cetraria islandica, Primula glutinosa, Pimpinella saxifraga, Pinus mugo	73
General and unspecified	102	Asteraceae	Arnica montana, Pinus cembra, Pimpinella major, Thymus pulegioides	63
Musculoskeletal	93	Asteraceae	Arnica montana, Larix decidua, Potentilla anserina, Stachys sylvatica, Symphytum officinale	43
Urology	80	Asteraceae	Achillea moschata, Alchemilla alpina, Juniperus communis	45
Neurological	76	Asteraceae	Crataegus monogyna, Humulus lupulus, Hypericum perforatum	34
Cardiovascular	74	Rosaceae	Achillea millefolium, Allium spp., Crataegus monogyna, Leonurus cardiaca, Viscum album	51
Pregnancy, Childbirth, Family Planning	49	Asteraceae	Adiantum capillus-veneris, Artemisia vulgaris, Geranium robertianum	33
Eye	29	Orobanchaceae	Daucus carota, Euphrasia spp., Pimpinella saxifraga,	14
Endocrine/Metabolic and Nutritional	26	Rosaceae	Cichorium intybus, Taraxacum campylodes	19
Psychological	19	Equisetaceae and Rosaceae	Melissa officinalis, Pinus cembra, Valeriana officinalis, Sedum roseum	17

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