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Table 5 Informant consensus factor by categories of diseases in the study area

From: Herbal plants traded at the Kaili medicinal market, Guizhou, China

Categories of diseases

Number of medicinal plant species

Percentage of all medicinal plant species (%)

Use citations by market vendor

Percentage of all use citations (%)

FIC

Inflammation

5

0.87

83

5.67

0.95

Stomach, intestine, and liver diseases (Internal Organ)

12

2.08

61

4.16

0.82

Heart and circulatory system

4

0.69

17

1.16

0.81

Fever and malaria

3

0.52

11

0.75

0.8

Pain

17

2.95

78

5.32

0.79

Traumatic injury and sprain

73

12.67

298

20.34

0.76

Heat-clearing and detoxifying

96

16.67

307

20.96

0.69

Rheumatic problems

34

5.90

101

6.89

0.67

Male problems

5

0.87

13

0.89

0.67

Skin diseases, skin cut, and wound

40

6.94

87

5.94

0.55

Dysentery

12

2.08

25

1.71

0.54

Ocular disease

7

1.22

14

0.96

0.54

Digestion

25

4.34

52

3.55

0.53

Gynecological problems

23

3.99

43

2.94

0.48

Cough

36

6.25

56

3.82

0.36

Respiratory system

17

2.95

26

1.77

0.36

Other uses

12

2.08

18

1.23

0.35