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Table 3 Informant consensus factor by respiratory treatment

From: An ethno-botanical study of medicinal plants used for the management of respiratory tract disorders in northern parts of Palestine

Ailment category

Number of use reports (Nur)

Number of species (Nt)

FIC*

Flu

103

13

0.882

Allergy

87

16

0.825

Cough

100

16

0.848

Sore throat

94

16

0.838

Bronchitis

65

12

0.828

  1. • Informant Consensus Factor, Fic = Nur - Nt /( Nur -1), providing a value between 0 and 1, where ‘‘1’’ indicates the highest rate of informant consensus
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

ISSN: 2662-7671

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