Table 2 Informant consensus for diseases treated with medicinal plants used by the population in two municipalities of the Xingó region (Northeastern Brazil)
From: Medicinal plants popularly used in the Xingó region – a semi-arid location in Northeastern Brazil
Categories | ICF* | Number of uses mentioned | Number of plant species |
|---|---|---|---|
Problems of the respiratory system | 0.350 | 64 | 42 |
Problems of the digestive system | 0.210 | 71 | 56 |
Infectious diseases | 0.160 | 45 | 38 |
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous cellular tissues | 0.125 | 9 | 8 |
Problems of the circulatory system | 0.120 | 51 | 45 |
Problems of the genitourinary system | 0.100 | 66 | 60 |
Problems of the nervous system | 0.070 | 28 | 26 |
Undefined pains and illnesses | 0.030 | 35 | 34 |
Diseases of the blood and hematopoietic organs | 0.000 | 20 | 20 |
Diseases of the endocrine glands, nutrition, and metabolism | 0.000 | 13 | 13 |
Diseases of the skeletal, muscle, and connective tissues | 0.000 | 13 | 13 |
Parasite-related diseases | 0.000 | 8 | 8 |
Neoplasies | 0.000 | 7 | 7 |
Sexual impotence | 0.000 | 5 | 5 |
Sexually transmitted diseases | 0.000 | 5 | 5 |
Problems of the visual system | 0.000 | 2 | 2 |