Table 2 The types of diseases treated by local healers
From: Ethnobotany of medicinal plants used by the Yao people in Gongcheng County, Guangxi, China
Category | Disease | Number of healers who effectively treated diseases | Percentage of total healers (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Traumatic injury and Orthopedics | Hyperostosis (72), Traumatic injury (69), Orthopedics (fracture, lumbocrural pain, muscle and bone pain) (35) | 176 | 50.00 |
Digestive system disease | Liver disease (hepatitis, liver ascites) (34), Gastropathy (gastritis, gastric ulcer, gastric hemorrhage) (23), Enteritis (diarrhea, dysentery) (17), Cholecystitis (2), Pancreatitis (1), Hemorrhoids (10), Typhoid (14) | 101 | 28.69 |
Skin and facial disease | Skin diseases (herpes zoster, eczema, scabies, urticaria) (47), Undefined swelling and soreness (26), Burn and scald (12), Toothache (4), Eye disease (3), Earache (1) | 93 | 26.42 |
Rheumatic disease | Rheumatism (90), Scapulohumeral periarthritis (1) | 91 | 25.85 |
Gynecological disorders | Gynecological disorders (irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia, infertility) (46), Mastitis (10) | 56 | 15.91 |
Urinary system disease | Nephritis (8), Stone (47) | 55 | 15.63 |
Nervous system disease | Snake bite (37), Diseases of acupuncture and massage department (4), Epilepsy (2), Migraine (1) | 44 | 12.50 |
Pediatric | Pediatric (infantile malnutrition, fever, jaundice, convulsion) (41) | 41 | 11.65 |
Circulation system disease | Hypertension (5), Heart disease (3), Anemia (1), Stroke (cerebral infarction) (24) | 33 | 9.38 |
Respiratory system disease | Cold (wind-cold, high fever) (17), Pharyngitis (7), Pneumonia (5), Rhinitis (2) | 31 | 8.81 |
Immune system disease | Lymphadenitis (8), Rheumatoid arthritis (3), Diabetes (2) | 13 | 3.69 |
Others | Gray hair (1), Fatigue (1), Male infertility (1), Dog bite (1), Bald spot (1), Alopecia (1) | 6 | 1.70 |