Non-timber forest products and their contribution to healthcare and livelihood security among the Karbi tribe in Northeast India

Ecological Processes

Table 8 Consensus of agreement on the uses of medicinal plants among informants

Category of indigenous use	Sub-categories	Number of species (Ns)	Number of use report (Nur)	Consensus factor
Human	Cephalalgia	6	15	0.65
	Blood and circulatory problems	7	33	0.81
	Cold and cough	16	32	0.51
	Cuts and wounds	20	42	0.54
	Dermatological infections	33	61	0.46
	ENT problems	11	44	0.77
	Eye disease	10	52	0.81
	Fever	8	14	0.47
	Gastrointestinal disease	53	60	0.11
	Liver disease	2	4	0.67
	Malaria	4	50	0.93
	Menstrual problems	4	63	0.95
	Dental and gum problems	8	16	0.53
	Muscle, bones, and joints	8	39	0.81
	Insect stings and bites	8	63	0.88
	Urinary tract and kidney problems	6	11	0.50
	Deworming	10	21	0.5
	Respiratory problems	7	17	0.63
	Health tonic	2	5	0.75
Animals	Ectoparasitic control	5	50	0.91
	Deworming	2	6	0.80
	Dermatological infections	6	18	0.71
	Fever	2	5	0.75
	Gastrointestinal disease	6	25	0.80
	Muscles, bones, and joints	2	5	0.75