Table 4 Informant consensus agreement for ailment categories in the Kerman province

General and Unspecified

(OTH-A)

Health and body tonic (88), Fever (279), Disinfectant (116), Detoxification (51), Sore throat (142), Allergy (13), Back pain (6), Undefined illness (59), No diseases (344)

136

1052

0.87

Digestive (GAS-D)

Constipation (146), Toothache (127), Gastritis (395), Intestinal worm (69), Diarrhea (492), Jaundice (191), Nausea (54), Stomachic (781), Tooth germ (2), Liver ailment (115), Carminative (229), Vomiting (16), Digestive (32)

243

2609

0.90

Ophthalmological (EYE-F)

Eye Sight enhancement (5), Pterygium (2), Eye diseases (8)

6

15

0.64

Ear (Ear-H)

Earache (9), Ear diseases (5)

5

14

0.69

Cardiovascular (CAR-K)

Blood pressure (105), Hemorrhoids (13), Heart tonic (13), Cardiovascular disease (6), Blood purifier (115)

37

252

0.85

Blood, Blood Forming

Organs and Immune

Mechanism (Blood-B)

Anemia (42), Blood coagulation (14), Blood fat (31)

87

16

0.82

Musculoskeletal (SKE-L)

Bone and Joint pains (215), Anti-inflammation (74), Muscular cramps (2), Rheumatism (58), Arthritis (9), Waist pain (6)

60

364

0.83

Neurological (NER-N)

Dizziness (9), Nervous problems (115), Migraine (7), Antispasmodic (93), Pain relief (161), Relaxing (246), Sleeplessness (33) Alzheimer (5), Memory Improvement (18), Depression (5), Headache (40), Leaving addiction (100), Anticonvulsant (7)

112

852

0.86

Psychological (Psy-P)

Anorexia (10)

4

10

0.66

Respiratory (RES-R)

Cough (445), Asthma (37), Respiratory diseases (112), Colds (454), Bronchitis (48), Itchy throat (8), Acute pulmonary embolism (18), Influenza (6)

121

1128

0.89

Skin (DER-S)

Bites (32), Bruise (138), Burn (144), Wound (317), Eczema (368), Skin ailments (105), Skin rash (50), Beauty of skin and hair (13), Acne (22), Scar (61), Blister (5), Skin patches (2), Skin bur, (22) Hair tonic (208), Dandruff (29), Hair leprosy (36), Warts (11)

132

1563

0.91

Endocrine/ Metabolic and Nutritional (MET-T)

Diabetes (310)

25

310

0.92

Urological (URO-U)

Urinary problems (75), Kidney stone (77), Kidney diseases (14)

32

191

0.83

Pregnancy, Childbearing,

Family Planning (PRE-W)

Male infertility (11), Lactiferous (13)

6

24

0.78

Female Genital (GYN-X)

Menstrual irregular (79), Women infection (31), Ovarian augmentation (3)

113

16

0.86

Cancer (CAN-C)

Tumorous cancer (9), Blood cancer (1)

7

9

0.25