Table 6 Informant consensus factor for six categories of ailments
Body system according to disease category | Number of use reports (Nur) | Number of plant species used (Nt) | Informant consensus factor Fic = (Nur − Nt)/(Nur − 1) |
|---|---|---|---|
Digestive system (mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, rectum, anus) | 610 | 74 | 0.88 |
Respiratory system (nose, trachea, bronchi, lungs, diaphragm) | 326 | 38 | 0.87 |
Dermatological system (skin) | 106 | 17 | 0.85 |
Nervous system (brain, eye, ear. Spinal cord) | 103 | 25 | 0.76 |
Reproductive system | 11 | 9 | 0.20 |