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 |
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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 |