Table 8.

Fidelity Levels (FL) of most commonly used plants by key informants

Plant species	Therapeutic uses	Ip	Iu	FL%
Artemisia carvifolia	Malaria	11	33	33.33
Camellia oleifera	Scald	16	25	64.00
Curculigo orchioides	Impotence	12	21	57.14
Eriobotrya japonica	cough	36	38	94.74
Gynostemma pentaphyllum	Anti-inflammatory	34	42	80.95
Lygodium japonicum	Renal calculus	16	28	57.14
Polygonum multiflorum	Premature graying of the hair	39	39	100.00
Pueraria montana var. lobata	Hangover alleviation	16	44	36.36
Ricinus communis	Scabies	12	18	66.67
Rosa laeuigata	Spermatorrhea	18	44	40.91
Sarcandra glabra	Common cold	36	43	83.72
Semiliquidambar cathayensis	Rheumatism	35	35	100.00
Sophora tonkinensis	Stomachache	23	25	92.00
Striga asiatica	Malnutritional stagnation	26	26	100.00
Zingiber officinale	Cough	42	42	100.00