Table 3 Representing the calculations of informant consensus factor (ICF) of reported plants from study area.

From: Ethnomedicinal documentation of plants used for gastrointestinal disorders in Sahiwal District Pakistan

Use categories

Number of taxa

Number of use report

Nur-1

Nur-Nt

ICF

(Nt)

(Nur) = sum of FC of all included taxa

Nur-Nt/Nur-1

Diarrhea

20

50

49

30

0.61

Dysentery

23

56

55

33

0.60

Ulcer

8

15

14

7

0.50

Constipation

33

89

88

56

0.64

Stomach burn

27

57

56

30

0.54

Abdominal pain

16

25

24

9

0.38

Intestinal problems

9

18

17

9

0.53

Indigestion & Stomach pain

51

162

161

111

0.69

  1. ICF, Informant Consensus; Factor, Nur ,  total number of uses reported for a specific category of disease; Nt ,  number of taxa reported for a specific category of disease.
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