Original Article

Animal-Based Remedies as Complementary Medicines in the Semi-Arid Region of Northeastern Brazil

Table 3

ICF categorized by medicinal use for corporal ailment.

Ailment categorySpeciesAll species (%)Use citationAll use citations (%)ICF

Undefined illnesses2037.731268.090.848
Some infections and parasitic diseases917.641066.950.923
Respiratory system2549.0129919.610.919
Digestive system11.88382.441
Injuries, poisoning and other consequences of external causes815.091177.510.939
Osteomuscular system and conjunctive tissue916.9817711.370.954
Circulatory system23.77493.140.979
Urinogenital system23.7760.380.800
External causes of morbidity and mortality815.091237.900.942
Skin and subcutaneous tissue815.091197.640.940
Nervous system11.8880.511
Symptoms, signs, and abnormal findings from medical and laboratorial examination, not categorized in other part or section713.20815.200.925
Ear (middle and inner ear) and mastoid apophysis611.76694.520.926
Diseases of the endocrine glands, metabolism and nutrition815.09976.260.927
Mental and behavioral perturbations35.66835.330.975
Ophthalmological diseases35.66261.670.920