Ethnobotanical knowledge and ethnomedicinal uses of plant resources by urban communities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: a novel urban ethnobotanical approach

Table 5 Fidelity level of studied medicinal plants in study area

Disease Name	Plant Name	Habit	No. of informants using plat plant species for medicinal purpose (Ip)	No. of informants using plant species for any purpose (Iu)	Fidelity level %
Alopecia	A. sativum	Herb	78	85	91.8
Chest infection	C. fistula	Tree	35	65	53.8
Constipation	P. lenceolata	Herb	41	45	91.1
Dental problems	O. basillicum	Herb	54	67	80.6
Dyspepsia	M. piperita	Herb	53	71	74.6
Devil repellants	P. harmala	Herb	31	43	72.1
Diabetes	C. tuberculata	Herb	17	34	50.0
Ear diseases	S. cumini	Herb	45	51	88.2
Gingivitis	M. azadirachta	Tree	23	45	51.1
Hemorrhoids	C. limon	Tree	21	27	77.8
Helminthiasis	P. nigrum	Herb	19	27	70.4
Hypertension	A. sativum	Herb	25	34	73.5
Kidney disorders	A. cepa	Herb	33	51	64.7
Obesity	C. tuberculata	Herb	42	66	63.6
Ophthalmic diseases	D. carota	Herb	50	78	64.1
Oral ulcers	F. vulgare	Herb	18	34	52.9
Pyrexia	B. compestris	Herb	48	78	61.5
Sore throat	M. arvensis	Herb	14	32	43.8
Vomiting	C. limon	Herb	23	39	59.0
Wound s healing	M. longifolia	Herb	25	60	41.7
Xeroderma	A. vera	Herb	20	45	44.4

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