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Table 2 List of top 29 most treated human ailments in the study area

From: An ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants of Shexian Dryland Stone Terraced System in northern China

Clinical terms

ICD-11 chapter

ICD-11 code

Frequency

Dysentery

Certain infectious or parasitic diseases

1A40.Z

30

Hypertension

Diseases of the circulatory system

BA00

22

Hemorrhinia

Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified

MG27

21

Traumatic injury

Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

ND56.Z

19

Swelling and pain in throat

Diseases of the respiratory system

CA02.Z

19

Sore and furuncle

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SB4Z

19

Cough and asthma

Diseases of the respiratory system

CA23.3

17

Chronic bronchitis

Diseases of the respiratory system

CA20.1

16

Diarrhea

Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified

ME05.1

15

Dysuria

Diseases of the genitourinary system

MF50.6Z

14

Rheumatic arthritis

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system or connective tissue

FA20

14

Rheumatalgia

Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified

ME83

13

Cough due to excessive phlegm

Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified

MD10

12

Hematemesis

Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified

ME24.A5

11

Eczema

Diseases of the skin

EA8Z

11

Snakebite

External causes of morbidity or mortality

PA78

11

Diabetes

Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases

5A14

10

Edema

Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified

MG29.Z

9

Constipation

Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified

ME05.0

9

Insomnia

Sleep–wake disorders

7A0Z

9

Dermatitis

Diseases of the skin

EA8Z

9

Pyogenic infections

Certain infectious or parasitic diseases

1C44

9

Jaundice

Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified

ME10.1

8

Arthralgia and myalgia

Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified

ME82

8

Toothache

Diseases of the digestive system

DA0A.Y

8

Malaria

Certain infectious or parasitic diseases

1F4Z

8

Acute mastitis

Diseases of the genitourinary system

GB21.Z

8

Irregular menstruation

Diseases of the genitourinary system

GA20.3

8

Wind-heat common cold

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SF8A

8