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

Table 6 Most used medicinal plant species for medical categories based on the highest fidelity level from Kaili market

No.	Medicinal plant species	Medical category	Ip	Iu	FL value (%)
1	Eleutherococcus nodiflorus	Traumatic injury and sprain	91	95	0.96
2	Sargentodoxa cuneata	Rheumatic problems	77	83	0.93
3	Stephania cepharantha	Heat-clearing and detoxifying	81	89	0.91
4	Saxifraga stolonifera	Heat-clearing and detoxifying	52	61	0.85
5	Polygonum perfoliatum	Skin diseases, skin cut, and wound	53	63	0.84
6	Grangea maderaspatana	Dysentery	31	37	0.84
7	Fallopia multiflora	Fever and malaria	11	15	0.73
8	Gleditsia sinensis	Cough	26	37	0.70
9	Stenoloma chusanum	Bleeding and hemorrhages	37	53	0.70
10	Leonurus japonicus	Gynecological problems	39	57	0.68
11	Pyracantha fortuneana	Dysentery	25	39	0.64
12	Lycium chinense	Stomach, intestine, and liver diseases (internal organ)	31	49	0.63
13	Berberis julianae	Inflammation	31	51	0.61
14	Gynostemma pentaphyllum	Inflammation	42	73	0.58
15	Toddalia asiatica	Pain	27	48	0.56

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