Table 3 Informant consensus factors for 12 categories of ailments
From: Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Asagirt District, Northeastern Ethiopia
Ailment category | Plant species | Use citation | ICF |
|---|---|---|---|
Febrile illness, fever and headache | 8 | 816 | 0.99 |
Amoebiasis, typhoid and diarrhoea | 6 | 543 | 0.99 |
Body swelling, abscess and cellulites | 4 | 262 | 0.98 |
Epistaxis and bleeding | 5 | 193 | 0.98 |
Eye problem, ear problem and expel ear mite | 5 | 166 | 0.97 |
Asthma, common cold and cough | 11 | 360 | 0.97 |
Fire burn, wound, tonsillitis and toothache | 12 | 480 | 0.97 |
Ascariasis, taeniasis and tape worm | 11 | 319 | 0.96 |
Gastritis, stomachache, constipation and vomiting | 19 | 532 | 0.96 |
Rabies and snake bite | 5 | 92 | 0.95 |
Ringworm, scabies, dandruff, lumpy skin disease, mumps, skin disease, itching, tinea versicolor and impetigo | 16 | 361 | 0.95 |
Liver problem, hepatitis and diuretic | 5 | 62 | 0.93 |