From: Ethnomedicinal study of medicinal plants used by Mizo tribes in Champhai district of Mizoram, India
Illness categories | Medical term | Local term | Frequency of usage |
---|---|---|---|
Dental Care (DC) | Tooth decay Toothpaste | Hamuat/Hanget Hanawhna | 57 |
Skin Care (SC) | Pimple, burn, Face pack, boil, chickenpox, Measles, Herpes | Bawl, Kang, Sentut, Khawihli, Awmvel, Tangseh Hmai chiahna, | 259 |
Hair Care (HC) | Growth enhances, shining, hair fall | Sam thatna, Sam tletna, Sam tla | 16 |
Eyes/Nose/Ears/Mouth (ENT) | Otorrhoea, eye itching, Sinusitis, Tonsilitis | Beng kherh, Mit thak, Sinus, Tonsil | 159 |
Genito-urinary Disease (GUD) | Delivery pain, placenta discharge, urine retention | Nau neih zawh hlam tlakna / na, Zun in | 139 |
Kidney Disease (KD) | Nephrolithiasis, kidney failure | Kal a lungte awm, Kalna, Kal a hnai awm | 196 |
High glucose level (HGL) | Diabetes type I & II | Zunthlum | 175 |
Cancer Disease (CD) | Breast cancer, Leukaemia, lung cancer, etc. | Hnute Cancer, Thisen cancer, Chuap cancer leh dangte | 75 |
Liver Problem (LP) | Jaundice, Hepatitis B & C, cholelithiasis, Malaria | Thinlian, Hepatitis, Malaria, Mit a lungte awm | 100 |
Cardiovascular Problem (CP) | Hypertension, Heart problem | Bp sang leh hniam, lung thalo | 222 |
Muscular/Bone Problem (MBP) | Rheumatoid, Arthritis, Sciatica | Ruh seh/Sehpui, thana, Scaitica | 81 |
Respiratory System illness (RSI) | Cold, Cough, Asthma, lung disease | Hritlang, Awmna, Khuh, Thawhah | 42 |
Gastro-intestinal Disease (GID) | Ulcer, stomach pain, Dysentry, Diarrhoea, Digestion, Hemorrhoid, Constipation, Intestinal worms, internal bleeding | Ulcer, Pumna, Ek khal, Pile na, Puar nuamlo, Khawthalo, Santen, Rul hlut, Internal bleeding | 940 |
Wound healing (WH) | Inflammation | Pem thar /Pilh damdawi, Pan, vung | 126 |
Poisonous Bites (PB) | Snake bite, Scorpion bite, dog bite, Wasp sting | Rul chuk, Ui seh, Khuai zuk, Khawmual kaikuang seh | 45 |
General Health (GH) | Fever, Headache, cold, Immuno-booster, Energy booster, etc | Luna, Khawsik, Taksa chakna, Hriselna | 81 |
 |  | Total | 2717 |