Ethnobotanical Study of Indigenous Medicinal Plants of Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia

Table 3

Informant consensus factor (ICF) values of category of ailments.

	Category of Diseases	Species	Percentage of all species (%)	Use citation	All use citation (%)	ICF
1	Skin and hair problems	75	60	128	18.4	0.42
2	Gastro-intestinal tract (GIT) disorders	73	58	121	17.4	0.40
3	Urogenital diseases	53	42	81	11.6	0.35
4	Blood and cardiovascular disorders	28	22	38	5.5	0.27
5	Scorpion stings and snake bites	44	35	58	8.3	0.25
6	Skeletomuscular (SM) disorders	43	34	56	8.0	0.24
7	Diseases caused by protozoa	30	24	38	5.5	0.22
8	Diabetes	25	20	31	4.4	0.20
9	Respiratory and throat diseases	36	29	42	6.0	0.15
10	Nervous disorders	17	14	19	2.7	0.11
11	Ear, Nose, Eyes and Mouth (ENEM) diseases	37	30	40	5.7	0.08
12	General health conditions (GHC)	44	35	45	6.5	0.02

Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) disorders include diarrhoea, dysentery, dyspepsia, gallbladder, stomach pains, liver problems, pancreas problems, oedema, etc.
General health conditions (GHC) include pains, headache, allergies, fevers, sun burns, flu, colds, astringents, appetizer, analgesic, body energizer, tranquilliser, and laxative.