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. 2013 Apr 12;9:24. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-9-24

Table 1.

Diseases/disorders, plant parts in use and mode of preparations

Category and diseases/disorders Total number of species used Specific disorder and species and its highest mentions and IC value
NVS - Memory longevity, migraine, epilepsy, laxative, aphrodisiac, tonic, stimulant
19
Aphrodisiac – Cs (50) ICV = 1
Epilepsy – Ng (31) ICV = 0.97
Laxative – Pe (28) ICV = 0.97
OTH - Pesticidal, repellant, paralysis, toothache
14
Pesticidal – Ac (42) ICV = 0.96
Toothache – Za (45) ICV = 0.95
Paralysis – Ca (24) ICV = 0.96
DIG - Anthelmintic, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, gallstone, indigestion, dysentery, gastric trouble
44
Gall stone – Bc (43) ICV = 0.95
Anthelmintic – VJ (32) ICV = 0.95
Nausea/vomiting – Ct (34) ICV = 0.95
OPTH - Eye disease
4
Eye complaints - Ba (34)
ICV = 1
Eye complaints – Pn (31) ICV = 0.95
Eye complaints – Ap (31) ICV = 0.95
DER - Scabies, skin diseases, allergy, moles, hair problems
13
Hair problems - Sam (34) ICV = 0.93
Scabies – Cop (25) ICV = 0.93
Skin promlem – Pz (25) ICV = 0.93
MSK - Antispasmodic, sprain, fracture, arthritis, rheumatism
10
Arthritis – Jc (33) ICV = 0.96
Sprain – Bv (32) ICV = 0.96
Fractures – Ud (32) ICV = 0.96
INJ - Cuts, wounds, sore, inflammation
16
Cuts/wounds - Dh (31) ICV = 0.86
Wounds – Cas (31) ICV = 0.86
Cuts – Eph (31) ICV = 0.86
GUS - Urinary complaints, gonorrhea, syphilis, diuretics
11
Diuretics – Pe (31) ICV = 0.92
Diuretics – Ms (31) ICV = 0.92
Urinary complaints – Ach (26) ICV = 0.92
RES - Asthma, pneumonia, bronchitis, jaundice, cough/cold
18
Jaundice – Cr (27) ICV = 0.91
Pneumonia – Mh (24) ICV = 0.91
Asthma – Ms (16) ICV = 0.91
INF - Burn, scald, boil, earache, fever
16
Fever – Sc (26) ICV = 0.90
Burns – Cn (19) ICV = 0.90
Boils - Pr (19) ICV = 0.90
PRG – Lactation, easy delivery
3
Easy Delivery - Ari (23) ICV = 0.97
Lactation – Ar (21) ICV = 0.97
 
CVC - Bleeding, blood disorders, liver disorders, spleen disorders, jaundice, hemorrhage
15
Blood disorders – Mk (22) ICV = 0.94
Haemorrhage – Ari (21) ICV = 0.94
Liver disorder – Mo (15) ICV = 0.94
POS - Antidote, snake bite, scorpion sting, fish stupefying 4 Snake bite – Pp (18) ICV = 0.90 Scorpion sting – Acv (18) ICV = 0.90 Antidote – Asp (15) ICV = 0.90

CVC – Cardiovascular, DER – Dermatological, DIG – Digestive, GUS – Genito-urinal, INF – Infections, INJ – Injuries, MSK – Musculo-skeletal, NVS – Nervous, OPTH - Ophthalmic, OTH – Others, POS – Poisonous, PRG – Pregnancy, RES – Respiratory

Aa = Angelica archangelica (KU 07210), Ac = Acorus calamus (KU 07234), Ach = Anthocephalus chinensis (KU 07220),Acv = Adiantum capillis-veneris (KU 07224), Ap = Abrus precatorius (KU 07209), Ar = Asparagus racemosus (KU 07221), Ari = Astilbe rivularis (KU 07231), Asp = Aconitum species (KU 07233), Ba = Berberis asiatica (KU 07246),Bc = Bergenia ciliata (KU 07252), Bv = Bauhinea vahlii (KU 07240), Ca = Curcuma aromatica, Cas = Centella asiatica (KU 07276), Cn = Coriaria nepalensis (KU 07247),Cs = Cordyceps sinensis (KU 07241), Co = Curculigo orchioides (BKU 020),Cop = Colebrookea oppositifolia (KU 07232), Cr = Cuscuta reflexa (BKU 053), Ct = Cinnamomum tamala (BBU 095), Dh = Dactylorhiza hatagirea (KU 07271), Ep = Eclipta prostrata (BKU 055), Eph = Entada phaseoloides (KU 07236), Fn = Fragaria nubicola (KU 07242), Jc = Jatropha curcas (BBU 056), Jr = Juglans regia (KU 07272), Mc = Morchella conica (KU 07243), Mh = Melothria heterophylla (KU 07255), Mk = Murraya koenigii (BBU 091), Mo = Moringa oleifera (KU 07237), Mp = Mallotus philippensis (BKU 092), Ms = Mentha spicata (BKU 058), Ng = Nardostachys grandiflora (DBU 060), Ns = Neopicrorhiza scrophulariflora (DKU 090),

Osp = Osmanthus species (KU 07244), Ow = Osyris wightiana (KU 07250), Pe = Phyllanthus emblica (BKU 135), Pn = Parnasia nubicola (KU 205), Pp = Paris polyphylla (DBU 134), Pr = Pinus roxburghii, Pu = Prinsepia utilis (BKU 136), Pz = Plumbago zeylanica (BBU 089), Sam = Sapindus mukorossi (DKU 087), Sc = Swertia chirayita (DBU 067), Sd = Scutellaria discolor (KU 07263), Sm = Sophora mollis (KU 07275), Tc = Thalictrum cultarum (KU 07284), Ud = Urtica dioica (KU 07290), Vj = Valeriana jatamansii (KU 07279), Za = Zanthoxylum armatum (KU 07291).