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. 2016 Jul 28;6:30531. doi: 10.1038/srep30531

Table 3. Phylogenetic similarity between the category inflammatory response and the EBDCS level 2 state categories medicines.

  N Prevalence MNTD
Median Range p-value
Abnormalities 12 0.02 0.35 0.29–0.42 ns
Digestive system disorders 26 0.05 0.19 0.16–0.22 ns
Genitourinary system disorders 9 0.02 0.59 0.46–0.71 ns
Infections/infestations 21 0.04 0.14 0.12–0.18 ns
Inflammation 11 0.02 0.40 0.33–0.49 ns
Injuries 16 0.03 0.25 0.21–0.30 ns
Pain 15 0.03 0.29 0.24–0.34 ns
Respiratory system disorders 10 0.02 0.40 0.34–0.47 ns
Skin-/subcutaneous cellular tissue disorders 27 0.05 0.15 0.13–0.19 ns
Unspecified medicinal disorders 27 0.05 0.18 0.16–0.21 ns

Mean nearest taxon distance (MNTD) between species in the Economic Botany Data Collection Standard (EBDCS) level 2 state medicines categories and the category inflammatory response. The category inflammatory response does not show significant phylogenetic similarity with any of the EBDCS categories and thus is sufficiently sensitive to highlight a different group of species, eventually reflecting unexplored medicinal potential not recovered by the EBDCS.