Table 4.
No | Medicinal plant species | Medical categorya | Ip | Iu | FL value (%)b |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Matricaria recutita L. | Digestive system | 57 | 57 | 100 |
2 | Gaiadendron punctatum (Ruiz & Pav.) G. Don | Respiratory system | 44 | 44 | 100 |
3 | Ruta graveolens L. | Culture-bound syndromes | 41 | 46 | 89.1 |
4 | Melissa officinalis L. | Nervous system | 58 | 85 | 68.2 |
5 | Equisetum bogotense Kunth | General disorders | 78 | 116 | 67.2 |
6 | Amaranthus hybridus L. | Circulatory system | 47 | 73 | 64.4 |
7 | Viola tricolor L. | Dermatological system | 46 | 76 | 60.5 |
8 | Borago officinalis L. | Respiratory system | 49 | 120 | 40.8 |
9 | Oreocallis grandiflora (Lam.) R. Br. | Genitourinary system | 40 | 107 | 37.4 |
10 | Sambucus nigra L. | Respiratory system | 65 | 186 | 34.9 |
11 | Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume | Gynecological system | 78 | 238 | 32.8 |
aThe medical categories were adapted from International Classification of Diseases catalogue provided by World Health Organization and applied to 160 medicinal plant species sold at 33 traditional markets within the Loja province, southern Ecuador
Ip = Number of market vendors who independently cited the importance of a specific illness or disease
Iu = Total number of market vendors
bFL value % = Fidelity Level value percentage (0 = the least, 100 = the highest efficiency)