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Table 2 Informant consensus factor for traditional medicinal plant use categories

From: Monpa, memory, and change: an ethnobotanical study of plant use in Mêdog County, South-east Tibet, China

Illness category

Number of taxa (Nt)

Number of use-reports (Nur)

Informant consensus factor (FIC)

Circulatory system such as high blood pressure, altitude sickness

3

4

0.33

Endocrine and metabolism disorders such as diabetes

1

1

Gastrointestinal ailments such as diarrhea, stomach pain, cholecystitis, intestinal worms

6

10

0.44

Genitourinary ailments such as menstrual problems

2

2

0

Immune systerm such as rheumatism

2

4

0.67

Inflammation, suppuration, infective, toothache, sinusitis, clear heat and detoxification

8

17

0.56

Malaria, mosquito and flea repellent, snake bite, leech bite

5

8

0.43

Morning sickness, abortion

2

3

0.5

Musculoskeletal system such as sprain, arthritis

2

5

0.75

Neurology diseases such as epilepsy, acute alcoholic intoxication

4

6

0.4

Others (heat stroke, refreshing, killing insects, rice blast)

4

5

0.25

Respiratory system disorders such as cold, sore throat and stuffy nose

3

6

0.6

Skin and subcutaneous tissue diseases such as wound, bruises, psoriasis, allergy, scar, leprosy, bleeding, bad skin odor

16

28

0.44