Table 5 Fidelity label (FL) values obtained for the main medicinal plant species mentioned by informants in Cuatrociénegas, Coahuila, Mexico. Ip = number of informants who indicated the use of a plant for the same particular ilness; Iu = number of informants who mentioned the species for any illness within a category of use
Plant species | Ailment | Ip | Iu | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Matricaria chamomilla L., E (25066) | Stomach pain | 26 | 45 | 57.7 |
Machaeranthera pinnatifida (Hook.) Shinners, N (25065) | Stomach pain | 10 | 46 | 21.7 |
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill., N (25070) | Diabetes | 7 | 13 | 53.8 |
Turnera diffusa Willd. ex Schult., N (25076) | Physical strength | 6 | 11 | 54.5 |
Litsea pringlei Bartlett, N (24995) | Stomach pain | 4 | 5 | 80 |
Lophophora williamsii (Lam. ex Salm-Dyck) J.M. Coult., N (25030) | Rheumatism | 6 | 7 | 85.7 |
Mentha spicata L., E (25022) | Stomach pain | 9 | 15 | 60 |
Salvia officinalis L., E (25020) | Anemia | 3 | 4 | 75 |
Jatropha dioica Sessé, N (25059) | Strengthening gums | 12 | 14 | 85.7 |
Poliomintha glabrescens A. Gray ex Hemsl., N (25053) | Cough | 3 | 3 | 100 |
Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm., N (25003) | Diabetes | 18 | 27 | 66.6 |
Persea americana Mill., N (24978) | Antiparasitic | 5 | 6 | 83.3 |
Bougainvillea glabra Choisy, N (25105) | Cough | 26 | 36 | 72.2 |