Local name | Botanical name | Part useda | Habitatsb | Disease/disorders/ailments | Percentage of usec | |
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Remote villages | Transitioned villages | |||||
Amta | Hibiscus sabdariffa L. | Flowers and leaves | JL | Diarrhea and dysentery | 95.2 | 21.0 |
Bangko | Solanum spirale Roxb. | Leaves and fruits | JL | High blood pressure and diabetes | 94.6 | 32.5 |
Kordoi | Averrhoa carambola L. | Fruits | MCF | Jaundice | 24.2 | 8.0 |
Champa | Dillenia indica L. | Peel of fruit with small fishes | MCF | Stomach pain | 22.4 | 6.5 |
Dipatalo | Campylandra aurantiaa Baker | Rhizomes | MCF | Tonic in stomach disorders | 93.5 | 47.6 |
Doni-homgkang | Plantago erosa Wall | Leaves | MCF | Improving digestion | 19.8 | 7.5 |
Fayong | Polygonum nepalens Meissn | Leaves | HG | For sick persons | 87.5 | 36.0 |
Gende | Gynura crepidioides Benth | Leaves | HG | For sick persons | 96.6 | 41.5 |
Haryo | Eryngium foetidum L. | Stem and leaves | HG | Headache and madness | 87.2 | 39.7 |
Kadokaro | Drymaria diandra Bl | Fruits | MCF | Gastric problem | 86.2 | 40.5 |
Kekir | Zingiber siangensis | Rhizome | MCF | Cough and cold, wound healing, and in snake bites | 85.5 | 57.8 |
Koppi | Solanum torvum Swartz | Fruits | HG | Gas and indigestion | 80.2 | 60.0 |
Koppir | Solanum khasianum Clarke | Fruits | HG | Gas and indigestion | 79.5 | 62.0 |
Kulu | Musa sapientum L. | Fruits | MCF | Swollen feet and skin disorders | 27.9 | 9.5 |
Lalada | Zingiber sp. Roscoe | Rhizome | HG | Cough and cold, wound healing | 80.4 | 43.8 |
Mamang | Physalis minima L. | Leaves | HG | For sick person | 78.2 | 47.6 |
Namdung | Perilla ocymoides L. | Seeds | JL | Stomach disorders and supplementary food for pregnant women | 97.5 | 58.5 |
Nayang | Erigeron canadensis L. | Leaves | JL | For sick persons | 27.3 | 9.5 |
Oik | Pouzolzia hirta Hassk | Leaves | HG | Improving lactation | 68.4 | 33.2 |
Onger | Zanthoxylum rhetsa Roxb. | Leaves | HG | Stomach disorders and high blood pressure | 66.8 | 45.7 |
Ongin | Clerodendrum colebrookianum Walp. | Leaves | HG | Controlling high blood pressure and diabetes | 65.8 | 39.8 |
Paput | Gnepalium affine D. Don | Leaves | HG | For getting quick energy | 59.2 | 28.5 |
Rouri | Piper sylvaticum Roxb. | Leaves | HG | Sick person | 65.9 | 30.0 |
Rukdik | Thelypteris glanduligera Kunze | Leaves | MCF | Muscle pain | 34.2 | 14.9 |
Rumdum | Blumea fistulosa Roxb. | Leaves | MCF | Diarrhea | 32.5 | 7.8 |
Sajna | Moringa oleifera Lam. | Pods and leaves | HG | control muscle pain and diarrhea | 30.2 | 12.5 |
Satabayom | Solanum indicum L. | Fruits | HG | Diabetes | 77.8 | 51.4 |
Sirang | Castanopsis kurzii Hance | Fruits | JL | Alleviating scurvy, gas trouble, and toothache | 34.6 | 13.7 |
Talab | Allium sp. L. | Bulbs | HG | Improving digestion | 75.4 | 49.5 |
Tangmeng | Mussaenda roxburghii Hook. f. | Leaves | MCF | Stomach disorders | 47.9 | 30.0 |
Tangum | Bidens pilosa L. | Leaves | JL | Sick persons | 39.2 | 12.5 |
Teetbaigan | Solanum kurzii Brace | Fruits | JL | Improving digestion | 38.7 | 14.5 |
Toko-patta | Livistona jenkinsiana Griff. | Fruits | JL | Gastric problems | 37.4 | 18.0 |
Statistics | t value = 5.11, p < 0.000 |