Skip to main content

Table 4 Category of ailments and their informant consensus factor (ICF) in the study area of Jhargram district

From: Healing from the wild: an ethnozoological exploration of animal-based medicine in Jhargram, West Bengal, India

Symptom and ailment categories

Taxons

Use citations

ICF = Nur-Nt/Nur-1

ID (Infectious disease)

1

12

1.00

EA (Eye ailments)

5

262

0.99

HC (Hair care)

2

40

0.97

RSD (Respiratory system diseases)

13

409

0.97

ENT (Eye, nose, throat problems)

2

34

0.97

GH (General health)

32

983

0.97

CSCD (Circulatory system/cardiovascular diseases)

11

315

0.97

DID (Dermatological infection/diseases)

18

505

0.97

FVR (Fever)

7

166

0.96

NA (Neurology ailments)

3

51

0.96

GUA(Genito-urinary ailments)

15

313

0.96

GIA (Gastro-intestinal ailments)

22

376

0.94

SMSD (Skeleto-muscular system disorders)

28

465

0.94

ORT (Ortho)

12

151

0.93

  1. Ailment categories, abbreviations of reported diseases, and corresponding informant consensus factors are provided