Table 3.
Diseases category, informant consent factor, and fidelity level of the reported WMPs
| S. # | ICPC category | Ailments | Nbt | Nur | ICF | Botanical taxa | Disease(s) treated | FC | UM | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OTHA-A: General and unspecified | Fever, allergy, back pain, typhoid, and spiritual uses | 13 | 398 | 0.97 | Ajuga integrifolia | Fever | 14 | 11 | 78.57 |
| 2 | GAS-D: Digestive problems | Constipation, toothache, intestinal worms, diarrhea, jaundice, indigestion, stomachic pain, tooth gum, liver ailment, appetizer, abdominal warm, hepatitis, ulcer, and obesity | 40 | 114 | 0.65 | Mentha longifolia | Diarrhea and indigestion | 14 | 13 | 92.86 |
| 3 | CAR-K: Cardiovascular diseases | Blood pressure, and blood purifier | 2 | 73 | 0.99 | Ziziphus jujuba | Blood purifier | 13 | 10 | 76.92 |
| 4 | Blood-B: Blood, blood-forming organs, and immune mechanism | blood clots and injuries, to stop bleeding | 4 | 117 | 0.97 | Plocama brevifolia | Bleeding cuts or wounds | 15 | 7 | 46.67 |
| 5 | SKE-L: Musculoskeletal disorders | Joint swelling, and strengthening bones | 3 | 122 | 0.98 | Datisca cannabina | Joint swelling | 14 | 8 | 57.14 |
| 6 | NER-N: Neurological problems | Paralysis | 1 | 26 | 1.00 | Indigofera tinctoria | Paralysis | 12 | 5 | 41.67 |
| 7 | RES-R: Respiratory disorders | Flu, coughing, corona viral infection, chest pain, asthma, colds, bronchitis, throat infection, influenza, and chest pain | 17 | 479 | 0.97 | Lepidium sativum | Asthma | 14 | 9 | 64.29 |
| 8 | DER-S: Skin diseases | Wound healing, eczema, skin rash, skin patches, skin irritation, dandruff, warts, face stain, skin dryness, skin infection, and to remove mol | 19 | 549 | 0.97 | Myrtus communis | Eczema | 18 | 17 | 94.44 |
| 9 | URO-U: Urological disorders | Urinary disorder, bladder infection, kidney problem, urinary tract infection and urinary disorders | 5 | 119 | 0.97 | Clematis grata | Urinary disorder | 12 | 8 | 66.67 |
| 10 | CAN-C: Cancer | Tumor | 1 | 26 | 1.00 | Pteridium esculentum | Tumor | 12 | 5 | 41.67 |
| 11 | PRE-W: Pregnancy, childbearing, family planning | Labor pain | 1 | 26 | 1.00 | Verbascum thapsus | Labor pain, Respiratory disorders | 12 | 7 | 58.33 |
| 12 | OTH: Others | Anti-rodents, mosquito & mouse repellent, anti-insecticidal and fungicidal, livestock diseases, poultry ailments, and antimicrobial | 19 | 431 | 0.96 | Ambrosia artemisiifolia | Anti-rodents, mosquito repellent | 14 | 9 | 64.29 |
Nbt number of botanical taxa used, NUR number of use reports, PS prefer species, FC frequency of citation, UM use mention, FL fidelity level