Research Article
Local Knowledge and Use of Medicinal Plants in a Rural Community in the Agreste of Paraíba, Northeast Brazil
Table 2
Informant consensus factor (ICF) for the categories of medicinal use cited.
| | Corporal system | No. of species | No. of uses mentioned | ICF |
| | External causes of morbidity and mortality (ECM) | 10 | 17 | 0,44 | | Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders (SSD) | 6 | 10 | 0,44 | | Ear diseases (EAD) | 3 | 11 | 0,80 | | Diseases of the blood and hematopoietic organs (DBH) | 2 | 2 | — | | Diseases of the cardiovascular system (DCS) | 10 | 12 | 0,18 | | Diseases of the digestive system (DDS) | 38 | 116 | 0,68 | | Diseases of the genitourinary system (DGUS) | 15 | 32 | 0,55 | | Nervous system disorders (NSD) | 2 | 7 | 0,83 | | Musculoskeletal and connective tissue diseases (MCD) | 6 | 8 | 0,29 | | Respiratory system diseases (DSR) | 41 | 192 | 0,79 | | Eye diseases (EYD) | 3 | 3 | — | | Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (ENMD) | 14 | 16 | 0,13 | | Infectious and parasitic diseases (IPD) | 7 | 35 | 0,82 | | Injuries, poisoning and some other consequences of external causes (IPCE) | 16 | 22 | 0,29 | | Neoplasms (NEO) | 1 | 2 | 1,00 | | Symptoms and signs not elsewhere classified (SNC) | 56 | 268 | 0,79 | | Mental and behavioral disorders (MBD) | 3 | 3 | — |
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