Table 7 Informant consensus factor by categories of diseases in the study area
From: Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants used by Mulam people in Guangxi, China
| Category | Specific conditions | nur | nt | ICF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gynecological aliments | Leukorrhea (28), metrorrhagia and metrostaxis (8), irregular menses (12), dysmenorrhea (9), postpartum blood stasis (5), etc. | 138 | 12 | 0.92 |
| Nerves and psychosomatic problems | Headache (17), insomnia (10), dizziness (8), hemiplegia (5), etc. | 83 | 9 | 0.90 |
| Digestive system | diarrhea (54), jaundice (47), abdominal pain (18), stomachache (19), abdominal distension (18), constipation (17), etc. | 314 | 36 | 0.89 |
| Urinary system | diuresis (21), stranguria (19), calculosis (17), urinary frequency (13), dysuria (5), etc. | 105 | 13 | 0.88 |
| Skin diseases | abscess (42), pruritus (42), furuncle (38), eczema (30), scald (19), inchacao (12), piles (11), scabies (9), etc. | 233 | 28 | 0.88 |
| circulatory system | internal hemorrhage (25), clearing away heat and toxic materials (23), hypertension (13), hemoptysis (15) , etc. | 124 | 16 | 0.88 |
| Respiratory system | cough (68), sore throat (34), common cold (30), abscess of lung (8), etc. | 189 | 42 | 0.78 |
| Traumatic injury and sprain and bleeding wound | traumatic injury (71), bleeding wound (32), bone fracture (7), wound infection, etc. | 129 | 33 | 0.75 |
| Inflammation | nephritis (16), prostatitis (9), enteritis (10), tracheitis (10), erysipelas (9), cancer (7), dermatitis (5), gastritis (5), pneumonia (5), etc. | 129 | 33 | 0.75 |
| Rheumatic problems | Rheumatism (60), rheumatoid arthritis (24), etc. | 92 | 43 | 0.53 |
| Strong body and relieve pain | numbness of limbs (6), backache (8), soreness and weakness of waist and knees (4), stop pains (8), etc. | 71 | 35 | 0.51 |
| Other Uses | edema (36), male problems (36), pediatric disease (22), scrofula (15), toothache (8), hyperosteogeny (7), etc. | 152 | 36 | 0.77 |