Table 4.
Consensus index for ethnomedicinal plants
| Illness category | Number taxa used (Nt) | Number of use-reports (Nur) | Informant's consensus index factor (Fic)a |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warts | 1 | 22 | 1.0 |
| Vomiting | 1 | 29 | 1.0 |
| Carminative | 1 | 15 | 1.0 |
| Pain | 1 | 40 | 1.0 |
| Boils | 1 | 21 | 1.0 |
| Antiseptic | 1 | 39 | 1.0 |
| Cuts | 2 | 51 | 0.98 |
| Sores | 2 | 39 | 0.92 |
| Liver troubles | 2 | 5 | 0.75 |
| Swelling | 2 | 61 | 0.98 |
| Asthma | 2 | 15 | 0.93 |
| Skin aliments | 3 | 25 | 0.92 |
| Dysentery | 3 | 31 | 0.93 |
| Respiratory | 3 | 10 | 0.78 |
| Cold | 4 | 13 | 0.75 |
| Wound | 4 | 42 | 0.93 |
| Diarrhea | 4 | 16 | 0.80 |
| Cough | 5 | 13 | 0.67 |
| Bronchitis | 5 | 7 | 0.33 |
| Fever | 6 | 16 | 0.67 |
| Digestive | 7 | 39 | 0.84 |
aFic = Nur-Nt/(Nur-1), providing a value between 0 and 1, where high value indicates a high rate of informant consensus.