Table 3. Ailments for which respondents use herbal/ botanical remedies and zootherapy.

Category	Ailment	FOC	%
Diseases during the postpartum period	Abdominal pain due to blood statis, abnormal uterine bleeding, lactation, miscarriage, postpartum hand and feet swelling	54	3.0
Diseases of the circulatory system	Anemia, angina pectoris, CVDs, hypertension, palpitations	120	6.0
Diseases of the digestive system	Constipation, diarrhea, enteritis, flatulence, gastritis, hemorrhoids, indigestion, ulcers, poor appetite, toothache, vomiting	314	16.0
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process	Ear ache, infections	3	0.2
Diseases of the eye and adnexa	Blurred vision, cataract, eye infections, weak eyesight	96	5.0
Diseases of the genitourinary system	Amenorrhea, chronic cystitis, dysmenorrhea, enlarged prostate gland, impotence, infections, infertility, kidney problems, menopausal syndromes, painful urination, premature ejaculation, premenstrual syndrome, renal incontinence/failure, spermatorrhea, vaginal discharge	242	13.0
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue	Arthritis, muscular pain, rheumatism, swollen muscles, edema	99	5.0
Diseases of the respiratory system	Asthma, colds, cough, nasal congestion, phlegm, pneumonia, sore throat, wheezing	390	20.0
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue	Acne, boils, eczema, skin eruptions	108	6.0
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases	Diabetes, jaundice, hepatitis, malnutrition	47	2.0
Infectious and parasitic diseases	Chicken pox, influenza, malaria, measles, ringworm, viral infections	123	6.0
Injury and poisons from external causes	Allergy, burns, cuts and wounds, insect bites, sprains	68	4.0
Undefined pains or illness	Body pain, epiplepsy, excessive sweating, fatigue, fever, headache, insomnia, nervous disorders, spasms and convulsions	244	13.0

FOC=Frequency of citation.