Table 4 The categories of diseases and ailments treated by medicinal plants of SBR and relevant FIC values
From: Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal wild plants in the Shouf Biosphere Reserve, Lebanon
Category | Number of plants | FIC |
|---|---|---|
1. Respiratory system: Cold, sinusitis, sore throat, cough and asthma, catarrhs, etc | 83 | 0.58 |
2. Gastrointestinal system and liver disease: Diarrhea, intestinal worms, abdominal cramps, gastric ulcers, aerocoly, hemorrhoids, etc. | 142 | 0.62 |
3. Renal system: Kidney stones, renal infections, renal insufficiency, edema, etc. | 34 | 0.39 |
4. Genital system: Impotency and sterility, menstrual disorders, prostate disorders, uterine infections, etc. | 50 | 0.26 |
5. Fever | 28 | 0.1 |
6. Blood–hematopoietic system: Gout, blood neoplasms, anemia, hypercholesterolemia, | 64 | 0.33 |
7. Diabetes | 48 | 0.02 |
8. Skin and related symptoms: Ecchymosis, wounds, skin diseases, vitiligo, warts, insect stings, headlice, etc. | 118 | 0.56 |
9. Rheumatism | 37 | 0.05 |
10. Central nervous system: Insomnia, epilepsy, sciatica, etc. | 64 | 0.43 |
11. Infectious and urinary diseases: Infections | 74 | 0.26 |
12. Cardiovascular system: Hypertension, palpitation | 24 | 0.26 |
13. Inflammation | 50 | 0.21 |
14. Others: Headache, toothache, poisoning (as antidote), scurvy, cancer, eye infections, allergy, and fatigue | 91 | 0.36 |