Table 5

ICF values of category of aliments

Category

Species

(%) All Species

Use citations

(%) All use citations

ICF value

'Mich' and febrile diseases

6

9%

26

11%

0.80

Evil eye and satan beshita

13

20%

41

18%

0.70

Respiratory and throat infections

6

9%

15

7%

0.64

Rabies and internal disease

17

26%

45

20%

0.64

Gastrointestinal disorder and parasites infections

23

35%

60

26%

0.63

Venereal disease and impotence

7

11%

13

6%

0.50

External injuries and parasites infections

19

29%

33

14%

0.44

Snake bite

4

6%

6

3%

0.40

Swelling and cancer

9

14%

14

6%

0.38

Sensorial disease

4

6%

5

2%

0.25

Teklehaymanot and Giday Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2007 3:12   doi:10.1186/1746-4269-3-12