Analysis of the Variability of Therapeutic Indications of Medicinal Species in the Northeast of Brazil: Comparative Study

Table 2

Common medicinal species for the community of Quincuncá and other areas analyzed, with respective values of relative importance and number of body systems.

Family and scientific name	RI^1	RI^2	BS^1	BS^2
Anacardiaceae
Astronium fraxinifolium	0.65	0.43 (0.23–0.82)	DMSCT, IPOCEC	RSD (8), DDS (3), NDDP (2), DMSCT,
Myracrodruon urundeuva	1.87	1.35 (0.40–2.00)	IPOCEC (5), NDDP (3), DGS (3), DBHO, RSD	NDDP (37), DGS (34), DDS (30), IPOCEC (26), RSD (20), DSSCT (9), IPD (6), DMSCT (5), N (5), DCS (2), DNS, DBHO, DASS-E
Arecaceae
Acrocomia aculeata	0.97	0.61 (0.34–0.90)	DVSS-E, DBHO, MBD	RSD (2), DMSCT (2), NDDP, DNS
Syagrus oleracea	0.32	0,52 (0.36–0.68)	DGS	DGS (2), DDS, NDDP
Bignoniaceae
Jacaranda jasminoides	0.65	0.61	DSSCT, DGS	IPD, NDDP
Bromeliaceae
Bromelia laciniosa	0.32	0.50 (0.23–0.65)	DGS	NDDP (2), DEGNM (2), RSD (2)
Burseraceae
Commiphora leptophloeos	1.45	0.51 (0.17–1.04)	RSD (2), DDS, IPOCEC, DNS	RSD (20), NDDP (6), DDS (3), IPOCEC (3), DGS
Chrysobalanaceae
Licania rigida	0.45	0.48 (0.29–0.83)	DGS (2)	DEGNM (10), DDS (3), DSSCT (3), NDDP (2), DGS
Convolvulaceae
Operculina macrocarpa	0.97	1.04 (0.22–2.00)	DSSCT, N, IPD	RSD (16), DDS (9), IPD (9), NDDP (7), DMSCT (4), DGEMN (2), DCS (2), IPOCEC, DBHO
Euphorbiaceae
Croton blanchetianus	0.97	0.67 (0.30–1.32)	DGS, IPOCEC, DDS	DDS (16), RSD (3), NDDP (2), DEGNM, IPOCEC
Croton conduplicatus	0.65	0.68 (0.61–0.73)	DNS, NDDP	DDS (5), RSD (4), DNS (2), NDDP
Croton heliotropiifolius	0.45	1.07 (0.17–2.00)	RSD (2)	NDDP (8), DSSCT (6), RSD (5), DDS (4), DMSCT (4), IPD, N
Fabaceae
Amburana cearensis	0.90	1.33 (0.58–2.00)	RSD (7), IPOCEC	RSD (59), NDDP (15), DDS (14), DCS (9), DGS (8), DNS (8), NDDP (7), IPOCEC (6), DEGNM (3), IPD (3), DMSCT (3), DSSCT (2), MBD
Anadenanthera colubrina	0.57	0.92 (0.17–1.66)	RSD (8)	RSD (45), NDDP (17), IPOCEC (6), DDS (5), DBHO (3), IPD (2), DMSCT (2), MBD, N
Bauhinia cheilantha	0.32	1.17 (0.28–2.00)	DEGNM (2)	DGEMN (15), RSD (10), DDS (8), NDDP (7), DGS (6), DNS (3), DCS (3), DMSCT (2), IPOCEC, N, SI, DBHO
Enterolobium contortisiliquum	0.65	0.52 (0.24–0.77)	RSD, DDS	NDDP (5), IPD (2), DSSCT (2), RSD, DNS (2), DMSCT, DDS, DGS
Erythrina velutina	0.32	0.99 (0.30–1.85)	MBD	DDS (8), MBD (6), RSD (5), DNS (5), IPD (3), NDDP (3), DGS (2), IPOCEC, DCS
Geoffroea spinosa	0.97	0.30	DDS, NDDP, IPD	DBHO
Hymenaea courbaril	0.97	1.15 (0.36–2.00)	DBHO (4), RSD (2), IPOCEC,	RSD (39), DGS (12), NDDP (9), DDS (8), IPOCEC (6), DBHO (6), DBHO (5), DGEMN (4), N (3), DCS (3), DNS (2), IPD, DMSCT, SI
Libidibia ferrea	0.77	0.96 (0.24–2.00)	DGS (2), DDS	NDDP (16), RSD (16), IPOCEC (14), DDS (14), DGS (10), DMSCT (9), DEGNM (6), DBHO (2), DNS (2), DASS-E, MBD
Mimosa caesalpiniifolia	0.45	0.65 (0.17–1.62)	RSD (4)	NDDP (2), IPOCEC, DNS, DGEMN, DDS, RSD
Mimosa tenuiflora	1.87	0.68 (0.22–1.32)	IPOCEC (4), DDS (3), DGS, DCS, NDDP	IPOCEC (11), NDDP (11), DDS (9), RSD (5), DEGNM (3), DSSCT (2), DGS (2), DVSS-E
Myroxylon peruiferum	1.80	0.60 (0.17–1.12)	DDS (5), DGS (3), RSD, DCS	NDDP (3), DMSCT (2), TSS (OLH-2), DDS (2), RSD, DGS
Poincianella pyramidalis	1.10	1.00 (0.30–2.00)	RSD (10), DDS, NDDP	RSD (26), DDS (23), NDDP (8), SI (3), DEGNM (3), DGS (3), IPOCEC (2), DNS (2), DCS, DMSCT, DBHO, IPD
Senegalia tenuifolia	0.97	0.54 (0.44–0.66)	DEGNM, N, DCS	DMSCT (4), RSD, IPOCEC
Senna alexandrina	0.45	0.34 (0.32–0.36)	DDS (2)	RSD, DGS, DEGNM
Stryphnodendron rotundifolium	0.32	1.47 (0.97–2.00)	IPOCEC	DGS (7), NDDP (7), DDS (5) IPOCEC (4), N (4), IPD (3), DSSCT (2), DBHO (2), RSD, DCS, DEGNM
Malvaceae
Ceiba glaziovii	0.32	0.56 (0.17–1.32)	DDS (2)	DMSCT (6), NDDP (3), IPOCEC (4), DBHO, DEGNM, N, DGS, RSD
Olacaceae
Ximenia americana	1.02	1.29 (0.41–2.00)	IPOCEC (4), DDS (2)	NDDP (26), IPOCEC (24), DDS (21), DGS (17), RSD (7), DSSCT (7), DMSCT (6), DGEMN (5), DBHO (3), N (3), DNS, IPD
Polygalaceae
Bredemeyera brevifolia	0.77	0.29 (0.17–0.44)	DDS (2), DMSCT	DDS (3), DMSCT (2), RSD
Polygonaceae
Triplaris gardneriana	0.32	0.77 (0.17–1.55)	DMSCT	NDDP (3), DDS (3), RSD (2), N, DMSCT
Rhamnaceae
Ziziphus joazeiro	0.65	1.05 (0.42–2.00)	RSD, DSSCT	DDS (22), DSSCT (21), RSD (21), NDDP (7), IPOCEC (2), DMSCT, IPD, DCS, DBHO
Rubiaceae
Coutarea hexandra	1.30	0.57 (0.44–1.16)	NDDP (2), RSD, DNS, DGS	RSD (10), NDDP (3), DGS (2), DDS (2), DMSCT, DNS
Genipa americana	0.32	0.66 (0.25–2.00)	IPOCEC	IPOCEC (10), RSD (4), DEGNM (3), DMSCT (2), DBHO (2), IPD, DDS, DNS, DGS, NDDP (2), N
Guettarda angelica	0.32	0.80 (0.30–1.02)	RSD	NDDP (4), DDS (3), DGS (3)
Tocoyena formosa	0.65	0.34 (0.24–0.55)	IPOCEC (2)	IPOCEC (11), DMSCT (2), DSSCT
Solanaceae
Solanum paniculatum	0.32	0.98 (0.30–1.75)	DDS	DDS (15), RSD (13), DBHO (7), IPD (7), NDDP (5), DGS (4), DEGNM (4), DCS (2), IPOCEC
Verbenaceae
Lantana camara	0.32	0.58 (0.22–2.00)	DCS	DCS, RSD (4), DMSCT
Lippia microphylla	0.57	0.82 (0.32–1.66)	RSD (4)	RSD (14), NDDP (4), DCS (2), DMSCT (2), DNS, DDS

BS²: body systems (number of citations) from other areas; DASS-E: Disorders of the Auditory Sensory System-Ears; DBHO: Diseases of Blood and Hematopoietic Organs; DCS: Diseases of the Circulatory System; DDS: Disorder of the Digestive System; DEGNM: Disease of the Endocrine Glands, Nutrition and Metabolism; DGS: Disorder of the Genitourinary System; DMSCT: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue; DNS: Diseases of the Nervous System; DSSCT: Diseases of the Skinand Subcutaneous Cellular Tissue; DVSS-E: Disorders of the Visual Sensory System-Eyes; IPD: Infectious and Parasitic Diseases; IPOCEC: Injuries, Poisonings and other Consequences of External Causes; MBD: Mental and Behavioral Disorders; N: neoplasms; BS¹: body systems (number of citations) community of Quincuncá; NDDP: nondefined disorders or pain; RI¹: values of relative importance for the community of Quincuncá; RI²: averages, minimum, and maximum values, range of values of relative importance for other areas; RSD: Respiratory System Disorder; SI: sexual impotence.