Table 3.
The plant families, number of species, and use reports of the medicinal plants used to treat MSD among the Karen in the six villages in Chiang Mai province, Thailand.
| Families | No. of species | No. of use reports |
|---|---|---|
| Fabaceae | 10 | 233 |
| Asteraceae | 8 | 457 |
| Zingiberaceae | 8 | 231 |
| Poaceae | 6 | 164 |
| Rubiaceae | 6 | 19 |
| Acanthaceae | 5 | 122 |
| Apocynaceae | 5 | 130 |
| Euphorbiaceae | 5 | 95 |
| Lamiaceae | 4 | 91 |
| Malvaceae | 4 | 9 |
| Santalaceae | 4 | 128 |
| Annonaceae | 3 | 29 |
| Asparagaceae | 3 | 39 |
| Phyllanthaceae | 3 | 30 |
| Rutaceae | 3 | 24 |
| Smilacaceae | 3 | 52 |
| Adoxaceae | 2 | 280 |
| Apiaceae | 2 | 77 |
| Araceae | 2 | 234 |
| Araliaceae | 2 | 56 |
| Celastraceae | 2 | 24 |
| Chloranthaceae | 2 | 9 |
| Cucurbitaceae | 2 | 11 |
| Malpighiaceae | 2 | 21 |
| Piperaceae | 2 | 20 |
| Plantaginaceae | 2 | 153 |
| Plumbaginaceae | 2 | 14 |
| Polygalaceae | 2 | 84 |
| Simaroubaceae | 2 | 70 |
| Amaryllidaceae | 1 | 122 |
| Anacardiaceae | 1 | 2 |
| Athyriaceae | 1 | 1 |
| Basellaceae | 1 | 3 |
| Betulaceae | 1 | 138 |
| Bignoniaceae | 1 | 23 |
| Connaraceae | 1 | 2 |
| Convolvulaceae | 1 | 10 |
| Costaceae | 1 | 36 |
| Equisetaceae | 1 | 31 |
| Gentianaceae | 1 | 6 |
| Hernandiaceae | 1 | 2 |
| Iridaceae | 1 | 2 |
| Juglandaceae | 1 | 22 |
| Loranthaceae | 1 | 38 |
| Lycopodiaceae | 1 | 3 |
| Lygodiaceae | 1 | 21 |
| Lythraceae | 1 | 20 |
| Melanthiaceae | 1 | 13 |
| Melastomataceae | 1 | 12 |
| Menispermaceae | 1 | 32 |
| Moraceae | 1 | 78 |
| Musaceae | 1 | 24 |
| Primulaceae | 1 | 12 |
| Proteaceae | 1 | 2 |
| Ranunculaceae | 1 | 1 |
| Rhamnaceae | 1 | 11 |
| Salicaceae | 1 | 115 |
| Sapotaceae | 1 | 2 |
| Scrophulariaceae | 1 | 13 |
| Solanaceae | 1 | 3 |
| Urticaceae | 1 | 2 |
| Vitaceae | 1 | 23 |