From: Entomotherapy: a study of medicinal insects of seven ethnic groups in Nagaland, North-East India
Category of indigenous uses | No. of species (Ns) | No. of use reports (Nur) | ICF | ||||||||||||||||||
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AN | A | C | KH | K | L | S | AN | A | C | KH | K | L | S | AN | A | C | KH | K | L | S | |
Gastrointestinal problems | 10 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 162 | 22 | 60 | 28 | 52 | 141 | 142 | 0.94 | 0.90 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.88 | 0.95 | 0.96 |
Dermatological problems | 7 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 125 | 64 | 83 | 43 | 33 | 80 | 128 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.84 | 0.95 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 0.96 |
Respiratory problems | 10 | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 24 | 126 | - | 80 | 162 | 65 | 0.85 | 0.95 | 0.92 | – | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.95 |
Gynaecologic/andrologic | 2 | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 40 | – | 27 | – | – | 7 | 10 | 0.97 | – | 0.92 | – | – | 1.00 | 0.66 |
Pain | 7 | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | 8 | 85 | 16 | 51 | – | 8 | 40 | 131 | 0.92 | 0.73 | 0.98 | – | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.94 |
Fever (including malaria) | 1 | – | 8 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 8 | – | 51 | - | – | 43 | 27 | 1.00 | – | 0.86 | – | – | 0.95 | 0.96 |
Skeleto-muscular problems | 10 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | 2 | 79 | – | 65 | 11 | – | 74 | 42 | 0.88 | – | 0.92 | 0.90 | – | 0.90 | 0.97 |
Ophthalmological | 10 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 60 | – | - | – | – | 33 | - | 0.84 | – | - | – | – | 0.96 | – |
Urological | 1 | – | – | – | – | - | – | 8 | – | - | – | – | - | - | 1.00 | – | - | – | – | – | - |
Poisonous animal bites | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | - | – | 48 | 17 | 18 | – | – | - | - | 0.95 | 0.93 | 1.00 | – | – | – | - |
Cardiovascular | 4 | – | 3 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 35 | – | 35 | – | – | 48 | 31 | 0.91 | – | 0.94 | – | – | 0.95 | 0.93 |
Diabetes | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 11 | – | 10 | – | – | 41 | 17 | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | – | 0.97 | 0.93 |
Oncologic | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | - | – | – | 12 | - | 1.00 | – | – | – | – | 0.90 | – |
Cultural filiations | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | - | – | – | - | - | - | 0.88 | – | – | – | – | – |
Others | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 181 | 172 | 141 | 102 | 152 | 321 | 380 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.97 |