Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants of the Pantanal Region (Mato Grosso, Brazil)

Table 5

Categories of diseases, indications, form of use, preparation and the informant consensus factor of the main medicinal plants from Nossa Senhora Aparecida do Chumbo District, Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Disease category/CID, 10th ed.	Medicinal plants	Main indications	Main forms of use	Part utilized/ State of the plant	Species/citations	ICF
Injuries, poisoning, and certain other consequences of external causes— XIX	Scoparia dulcis L. Solidago microglossa D. C Lafoensia pacari A. St.-Hil.	inflammation and pain	Inf, Dec, Mac, and Tin	L, Wp, Rt (Fr, Dr)	65/286	0.78
Mental and behavioural disorders —V	Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rauschert.	soothing	Dec and Inf	L (In, Sc)	20/85	0.77
Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings not elsewhere classified—XVIII	Macrosiphonia longiflora (Desf.) Müll. Arg.	blood depurative	Inf, Dec, and Mac	Rz (Fr, Dr)	176/713	0.75
Diseases of the genitourinary system —XIV	Palicourea coriacea (Cham.) K. Schum.	Kidneys and diuretic	Inf, Dec, and Syr	L (Fr, Dr)	132/533	0.75
Diseases of the digestive system—XI	Plectranthus barbatus Andrews	stomach, pain, liver, and malaise	Dec, Inf, Mac, and Juc	L (Fr, Dr)	113/428	0.74
Other infectious and parasitic diseases—I	Chenopodium ambrosioides L.	verminose	Inf, Mac, and Juc	L (Fr,Dr)	82/300	0.73
Diseases of the respiratory system—X	Mentha pulegium L.	flu, bronchitis, colds, and cough	Dec, Inf, Mac, and Syr	L (Fr, Dr)	88/303	0.71
Pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium—XV	Dorstenia brasiliensis Lam.	childbirth	Dec, Inf, and Syr	Rz (Fr, Dr)	9/28	0.70
Diseases of the circulatory system—IX	Alpinia speciosa (J. C. Wendl.) K. Schum.	Hypertension and heart	Inf and Mac	L (Fr, Dr)	56/180	0.69
Some disorders originating in the perinatal period—XVI	Bidens pilosa L.	Hepatitis and enteric	Dec and Inf	L (In, Sc)	3/7	0.67
Diseases of blood and blood forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune system—III	Strychnos pseudoquina A. St.-Hil.	anemia	Inf, Mac, and Syr	B (Fr, Dr)	15/38	0.62
Diseases of the eye and the surrounding structures—VII	Malva sylvestris L.	Discharge and conjuctivitis	Inf and Tin	L (Fr, Dr)	6/14	0.61
Diseases of endocrine of nutritional and metabolic origins—IV	Cissus cissyoides L.	diabetes	Inf	L (Fr, Dr)	47/109	0.57
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process—VIII	Himatanthus obovatus (Müll. Arg.) Woodson	labyrinthitis	Inf	L (Fr, Dr)	7/15	0.57
Diseases of musculoskeletal and connective tissue—XIII	Solidago microglossa DC.	bone fractures	Dec, Inf, Mac, and Tin	L (Fr, Dr)	70/146	0.52
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue—XII	Dioscorea brasiliensis Willd.	furuncules	Dec, Inf, Mac, Tin, and Out	Rz (Fr, Dr)	29/51	0.44
Neoplasia (tumors)—II	Aloe barbadensis Mill.	wound healing	Dec, Inf, Mac, Tin, and Out	L (Fr, Dr)	22/38	0.43
Diseases of the nervous system—VI	Macrosiphonia longiflora (Desf.) Müll. Arg.	leakage	Inf		14/16	0.13

CID, 10th ed. categories of diseases in chapters according to International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th. edition [25]; ICF: informant consesus factor; Inf: infusion, Dec: decoction, Syr: syrup, Mac: maceration, Sal: salad, Tin: tinture, Juc: juice, Out: others (compression and bath). L: leave; Wp: whole plant; Rt: root; Rz: rhizome; B: bark. State of the plant: Fr: fresh; Dr: dried.