Table 2 Number of mixtures per disease category (letter in parenthesis refers to individual category in table 1)
From: Herbal mixtures in traditional medicine in Northern Peru
Application | Number of mixtures used | % |
|---|---|---|
Colic/Intestinal problems (A) | 66 | 6.68 |
Wounds/external infections (B) | 38 | 3.90 |
Prostate and other male issues (C) | 30 | 3.08 |
Gall and Liver ailments (D) | 64 | 6.57 |
Malaria and Fever (E) | 14 | 1.44 |
Diabetes (F) | 11 | 1.13 |
Diarrhea (including parasites) (G) | 16 | 1.64 |
Cancer (H) | 14 | 1.44 |
Pain relief (I) | 32 | 3.29 |
Arthritis, Rheumatism, Asthma, auto-immune (J) | 43 | 4.41 |
Heart (K) | 71 | 7.29 |
Female issues (L) | 64 | 6.57 |
Kidney and urinary tract (M) | 76 | 7.80 |
Imflammation (N) | 41 | 4.21 |
Respiratory tract (O) | 100 | 10.27 |
Bones (P) | 4 | 0.42 |
Viral infections (HIV, Dengue, Yellow Fever etc.) (Q) | 8 | 0.81 |
Psychosomatic problems (R) | 263 | 27.00 |
Skin problems | 18 | 1.85 |