Table 2 Informant consensus factor by categories of health-promoting effects in the study area
From: Ethnobotanical study on herbal tea drinks in Guangxi, China
Category | Specific conditions (number of species) | Nur | Nt | ICF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Clearing heat away | Clearing heat away (82), relieving summer heat (11), clearing away the lung-heat (2), clearing liver heat (3), heatstroke prevention (1), expelling wind and removing cold (2) | 101 | 45 | 0.56 |
Detoxifying | Detoxifying (44), detumescence (7) | 51 | 30 | 0.42 |
Improving blood circulation | Cholesterol-lowering (7), hypolipidemic (7), decreasing blood glucose (8), lowering the blood pressure (18), dispersing stasis (1) | 39 | 17 | 0.58 |
Tonic | Health care (1), improving eyesight (9), improving immunity (1), invigorating stomach (2), moistening lungs (12), nourishing the brain (1), protecting against the cold (3), tonifying liver and kidney (2), strengthening bones and muscles (2) | 34 | 10 | 0.73 |
Removing cold and cough | Removing cold (3), relieving cough (18), resolving phlegm (2), reducing sputum (7), relieving sore throat (1), expectorant (1) | 32 | 11 | 0.68 |
Eliminating dampness and diuresis | Dispelling wind and eliminating dampness (8) | 8 | 3 | 0.71 |
Aiding digestion | Anti-diarrhea (4), antiemetic (2) | 6 | 1 | 1.00 |
Others | Alleviate a hangover (1), anti-inflammatory (3), antiviral and antitumor (1), calm the nerves (1), refreshing (4), diabetes (1), headache (1), help produce saliva and slake thirst (5), regulating qi (1), relaxing tendons and activating collaterals (1) | 19 | 6 | 0.72 |