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Table 2 List of major ethnobotanicals used as food-cum-ethnomedicine by the Adi women

From: Evidence that cultural food practices of Adi women in Arunachal Pradesh, India, improve social-ecological resilience: insights for Sustainable Development Goals

Local name

Botanical name

Part useda

Habitatsb

Disease/disorders/ailments

Percentage of usec

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

  1. JL Jhum lands, HG home gardens, MCF Morang community forest
  2. aLeaf parts data: Leaves = 15 (45.45%); fruits = 9 (27.27%); flower, peel, seeds, stem, bulbs, and pods = 6 (18.18%); rhizomes = 3 (9.09%)
  3. bHabitat data: JL = 8 species (24.24%), HG = 15 species (45.45%); MCF = 10 species (30.30%)
  4. cMultiple responses