Table 1 |
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Major ailment categories and taxa reported. |
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Ailment category |
Number of taxa* |
Number of use reports |
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Blood system |
39 |
17 |
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Circulatory system |
53 |
16 |
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Cold, cough and sore throat |
130 |
19 |
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Dermatological |
100 |
40 |
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Diabetes |
42 |
7 |
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Ear |
20 |
17 |
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Fainting and fits |
18 |
9 |
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Fever |
62 |
22 |
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Gastro-intestinal system |
214 |
26 |
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General |
89 |
26 |
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Gynaecological |
85 |
20 |
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Haemorrhages |
38 |
19 |
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Hair |
14 |
7 |
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Headache |
69 |
28 |
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Injuries |
119 |
36 |
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Mental |
18 |
9 |
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Metabolic system |
20 |
11 |
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Musculoskeletal system |
134 |
34 |
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Nervous system |
31 |
12 |
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Nutritional |
70 |
24 |
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Odontological |
44 |
23 |
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Ophthalmological |
57 |
27 |
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Poisoning |
41 |
16 |
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Pregnancy/Birth/Puerperium |
83 |
22 |
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Respiratory system |
118 |
32 |
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Sexual dysfunction |
3 |
2 |
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Urinary system |
109 |
33 |
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Venereal |
28 |
14 |
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*Most taxa were reported in more than one ailment category (see Additional file 1). |
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Uprety et al. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2012 8:7 doi:10.1186/1746-4269-8-7 |
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