The Relationship between Plants Used to Sustain Finches (Fringillidae) and Uses for Human Medicine in Southeast Spain

Table 2

Number and frequency of plants used for a specific human use.

Pathologic group	Human use	Medical code	No. of species	Frequency	Bird veterinarian
Circulatory system	Alteration of blood pressure	1	9	9.28
	Haemorrhoids	2	3	3.09
	Undefined symptom (depurative)	3	9	9.28
Mental illness	Anxiety	4	9	9.28
Digestive system	Diarrhoea	5	9	9.28	1
	Heartburn	6	2	2.06
	Indigestion	7	8	8.25	1 probiotic
	Liver disease	8	4	4.12
	Loss of appetite	9	19	19.59
	Constipation	10	11	11.34	28
	Helminthiasis	11	8	8.25	6
Respiratory system	Cough	12	7	7.22
	Cold	13	16	16.49
	Respiratory problems	14	8	8.25
Metabolism, nutrition, and so forth	Hyperglycemia	15	9	9.28
	Anaemia	16	2	2.06	1
	Hypercholesterolemia	17	1	1.03
	Retention of liquids	18	16	16.49
	Undefined symptom (Tonic)	19	7	7.22	1
	Gout	20	3	3.09
Bones, joints, and so forth	Rheumatism	21	5	5.15
	Inflammation	22	1	1.03
	Undefined symptom (analgesic)	23	4	4.12
Traumatic injuries and poisoning	Injury	24	13	13.40	3
	Burns	25	4	4.12
Genital urinary	Kidney stones	26	2	2.06
	Menstruation	27	5	5.15
	Lack of breast milk secretion	28	2	2.06
	Ischocholia	29	6	6.19
Skin and subcutaneous tissues	Chilblain	30	3	3.09
	Pimples	31	5	5.15
	Skin problems	32	3	3.09
	Eczema	33	5	5.15
	Skin fungus	34	1	1.03
	Rubefaction	35	1	1.03
	Calluses and skin hardness	36	2	2.06
Infectious and parasitic diseases	Warts	37	11	11.34
	Bacteria	38	2	2.06	3
	Microbes	39	5	5.15	1
Symptoms, signs, and poorly defined morbid states	Headache	40	2	2.06
	Inflammation	41	11	11.34
	Fever	42	3	3.09
	Alopecia	43	1	1.03
	Flushing	44	3	3.09
	Alcoholism	45	1	1.03
	Toothache	46	8	8.25
	Mineral deficiency	47	1	1.03	1 molting
Nervous system and sensory organs	Eye infection	48	2	2.06