Background
Methods
Site description
Ethnobotanical survey and data collection
Data analysis
Results and discussion
Family name
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Scientific name
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Local name
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Habit
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Part used
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Local use
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Adoxaceae |
Sambucus adnata Wall. ex DC. | Ong na nie na san dou ba | Herb | Fruits and roots | Medicine used for treating bruises. Fruits are edible and sweet. |
Viburnum kansuense Batal. | Ga ma mi me | Shrub | Fruits | Food. | |
Viburnum nervosum D. Don | Ji bong | Shrub | Roots | Soaked in alcohol for anti-inflammatory and relieving pain as external medicine. | |
Apiaceae |
Angelica apaensis R. H. Shan et C. Q. Yuan | Jia na | Herb | Whole plant | Boiled, used as hypotensive drugs. |
Balanophoraceae |
Balanophora involucrata Hook. f. | Di du guo ya | Herb | Whole plant | Soaked in alcohol or boiled in water for aphrodisiac. |
Berberidaceae |
Berberis atrocarpa Schneid. | Jiu zi ca ma | Shrub | Leaves and fruits | Food (sour taste). |
Berberis kongboensis Ahrendt | Jiu zi ca ma | Shrub | Leaves and fruits | Food (sour taste). | |
Berberis pruinosa Franch. | Sai mang | Shrub | Branches, roots and fruits | Branches and roots are boiled in water and used as medicine for treating diarrhea. Fruits are edible and sour. Fruits and roots are also used for dyeing. | |
Berberis temolaica Ahrendt | Si sen | Shrub | Roots | Dye plant. | |
Dysosma tsayuensis Ying | Dong na long dong | Herb | Fruits | Eaten directly as food or boiled in water as medicine for treating gynecological diseases or hematinics. | |
Sinopodophyllum hexandrum (Royle) Ying | Dong na long dong | Herb | Fruits | Eaten directly as food or boiled in water as medicine for treating gynecological diseases or hematinics. | |
Bignoniaceae |
Incarvillea lutea Bur. et Franch. | Di ma bu du | Herb | Roots | Medicine used for hematinics. |
Clusiaceae |
Hypericum bellum Li | Da bu ru ma | Herb | Fruits | Tobacco substitutes. |
Compositae |
Ajania tenuifolia (Jacq.) Tzvel. | Yi lin | Herb | Whole plant | Incense plant |
Anaphalis nepalensis (Spreng.) Hand.-Mazz. | A bo | Herb | Whole plant | Tobacco substitute, kindling and fuel | |
Artemisia vestita Wall. ex Bess. | Can ba | Herb | Whole plant | An important incense plant. | |
Cirsium eriophoroides (Hook. F.) Petrak | Da ca ma | Herb | Whole plant | Medicine external used for stopping bleeding and reducing the inflammation. | |
Erigeron breviscapus (Vant.) Hand.-Mazz. | Ra jiang | Herb | Flowers and roots | Boiled or eaten directly, used for treating dyspepsia, headache and kidney deficiency. | |
Leontopodium dedekensii (Bur. et Franch.) Beauv. | Ba bong bin | Herb | Whole plant | Kindling and fuel. | |
Ligularia rumicifolia (Drumm.) S. W. Liu | Lang qian niu ba | Herb | Roots | Boiled liquid for treating sore throat as an anti-inflammatory medicine. | |
Senecio scandens Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don | Gang bu rong ba | Herb | Roots | Boiled for treating cold. | |
Synotis solidaginea (Hand.-Mazz.) C. Jeffrey et Y. L. Chen | Mi ji dong ba | Herb | Whole plant | Boiled liquid for treating stuffy nose and freckle. | |
Cupressaceae |
Juniperus squamata Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don | Ba ma | Tree | Leaves and branches | Fuel, incense and timber plant. |
Elaeagnaceae |
Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. | Jiu gong/Ran jia | Tree | Fruits | Food (sour and sweet taste), used for treating stomach pain. |
Hippophae rhamnoides Linn. subsp. yunnanensis Rousi | Da guo | Tree | Fruits | Food (sour and sweet taste), dye plant. | |
Ericaceae |
Gaultheria wardii Marq. et Airy-Shaw | Dong gou mi xi | Shrub | Fruits | Food. |
Rhododendron cephalanthum Franch. | Da jia bu | Shrub | Leaves and branches | Incense plant. | |
Rhododendron primuliflorum Bur. et Franch. | Da jia bu | Shrub | Leaves and branches | Incense plant. | |
Fagaceae |
Quercus aquifolioides Rehd. et Wils. | Sen nie ya ye | Tree | Fruits and branches | Unshelled and crushed fruits are used for making flat cake. Branches are used for making agriculture tools, weaving tools and fuel. |
Grossulariaceae |
Ribes himalense Royle ex Decaisne | Ong m li | Shrub | Fruits | Food (sour and sweet taste) |
Ribes laciniatum J. D. Hooder et Thomson | Ong m li | Shrub | Fruits | Food (sour and sweet taste) | |
Lamiaceae |
Elsholtzia ciliata (Thunb.) Hyland. | Bong ga da nang | Herb | Whole plant | Spice plant for making blood sausages. |
Elsholtzia densa Benth. | Bong ga da nang | Herb | Whole plant | Spice plant for making blood sausages. | |
Elsholtzia strobilifera Benth. | Bong ga da nang | Herb | Whole plant | Spice plant for making blood sausages. | |
Phlomis milingensis C. Y. Wu et H. W. Li | Ou mu ba wa | Herb | Flowers | Nectar | |
Salvia przewalskii Maxim. | Re nie | Herb | Flowers | Nectar | |
Lauraceae |
Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers. | De yi | Tree | Fruits | Medicine used for treating stomach disorder and diarrhea. Fruits are fried with pepper as substitute of spices. |
Litsea pungens Hemsl. | Ta er | Tree | Fruits | Fried with pepper as spices substitutes. | |
Melanthiaceae |
Paris polyphylla Smith | Da bi ri sen | Herb | Roots | Medicine used as a kind of inflammation-relieving hemostatic medicine. |
Pinaceae |
Abies forrestii C. C. Rogers | Song | Tree | Branches | Fuel, used for making barrel and other living appliances |
Plantaginaceae |
Veronica anagallis- aquatica Linn. | Bong ga neng bong | Herb | Whole plant | Food (a kind of vegetable). Medicine used for treating sore throat. |
Poaceae |
Fargesia macclureana Yi | La rang | Herb | Branches | Fuel, thatching, weaving basket and other instruments of labor. |
Polygonaceae |
Polygonum hydropiper Linn. | A er | Herb | Aboveground part | Dye plant |
Polygonum tortuosum D. Don. | Ya rong | Herb | Whole plant | Boiled roots used for treating diarrhea. Fodder. | |
Primulaceae |
Primula sikkimensis Hook. | Qiu dong ba | Herb | Roots | Boiled for treating diarrhea. |
Pteridiaceae |
Pteridium aquilinum (Linn.) Kuhn var. latiusculum (Desv.) Underw. ex Heller | Da wang | Herb | Burgeens | Food (a kind of vegetable) |
Ranunculaceae |
Aconitum kongboense Lauener | Ao mo mu ji | Herb | Roots | Poison for hunting. Grinding roots into power and stick on arrowhead with water to make the arrow poison. Medicine used for paretic analgesia. |
Batrachium bungei (Steud.) L. Liou | Xi jiao | Herb | Leaves | Medicine used to wash hair for hair healthy. | |
Coptis teeta Franch. | Meng ba | Herb | Roots | Medicine used in wound care for stopping bleeding, relieving pain, anti-inflammatory and detoxification properties. | |
Rhamnaceae |
Berchemia yunnanensis Franch. | Guo lang | Tree | Fruits | Medicine used for stomach pain |
Rosaceae |
Fragaria vesca Linn. | Yi gei ba qi | Herb | Fruits | Food (sweet taste) |
Potentilla anserina Linn. | Ba xi | Herb | whole plant | Incense plant. Roots are cooked with other food material for nutritional supplement. | |
Rosa omeiensis Rolfe | Ha ji ba bu | Shrub | Fruits | Food (sweet taste) used for treating dysentery and cold. | |
Rubus biflorus Buch.-Ham. ex Smith | Yi na/Zi ga | Shrub | Fruits | Food (sweet taste), good for kidney. | |
Sorbus thibetica (Card.) Hand.-Mazz. | Bo lang | Tree | Fruits | Food (sour and sweet taste),eaten after frost for replenishing strength. | |
Rubiaceae |
Rubia cordifolia Linn. | Da min | Herb | Whole plant | Dye plant |
Rutaceae |
Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim. | Ye ma | Shrub | Fruits | Spices |
Usneaceae |
Usnea spp. | Bi ba beng suo | Herb | Whole plant | Soaked in water, used to wash feet for treating beriberi. |
Zygnemataceae |
Spirogyra spp. | Ni a ji | Herb | Whole plant | Food (making soup) |
Wild medicinal plants
Illness category (diseases and disorders)
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Biomedical terms
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Number of taxa (N
t
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Number of use reports (N
ur
)
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Informants’ consensus index factor (F
IC
)
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Dermatological infections/diseases | cuts and wounds | 5 | 10 | 0.56 |
Circulatory system | high blood pressure and altitude reaction | 2 | 3 | 0.5 |
Genito urinary ailments | sexual weakness, menstrual problems and kidney deficiency | 5 | 8 | 0.43 |
Hair problem | hair loss | 1 | 1 | -- |
Gastro-intestinal ailments | diarrhea, stomach pain and dyspepsia | 8 | 11 | 0.3 |
Nutrition adjustment | anemia and malnutrition | 6 | 22 | 0.76 |
Respiratory system disorders | cold, sore throat and stuffy nose | 5 | 8 | 0.43 |
Skeleto muscular system disorders | inflammation and curing traumatic injury | 2 | 3 | 0.5 |
Family name
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Species name
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Habit
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Part used
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Lhoba use
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Adoxaceae |
Sambucus adnata Wall. ex DC. | Herb | Roots | Bruises. | Eczema, edema3
|
Viburnum nervosum D. Don | Shrub | Roots | Injury, pain | ||
Apiaceae |
Angelica apaensis R. H. Shan et C. Q. Yuan | Herb | Whole plant | Hypertension | Skin diseases, nosotoxicosis2
|
Balanophoraceae |
Balanophora involucrata Hook. F. | Herb | Whole plant | Aphrodisiac. | |
Berberidaceae |
Berberis pruinosa Franch. | Shrub | Branches and roots | Diarrhea. | Diarrhea, grasserie, and flu1
|
Dysosma tsayuensis Ying | Herb | Fruits | Gynecological diseases and anemia. | Gynecological diseases, nephropathy2
| |
Sinopodophyllum hexandrum (Royle) Ying | Herb | Fruits | Gynecological diseases and anemia. | Gynecological diseases, nephropathy2
| |
Bignoniaceae |
Incarvillea lutea Bur. et Franch. | Herb | Roots | Anemia | |
Compositae |
Cirsium eriophoroides (Hook. F.) Petrak | Herb | Whole plant | Bleeding and inflammation. | Edema, bleeding, epistaxis, menorrhagia2
|
Erigeron breviscapus (Vant.) Hand.-Mazz. | Herb | Flowers and roots | Dyspepsia, headache, and kidney deficiency. | Ophthalmalgia, headache2
| |
Ligularia rumicifolia (Drumm.) S. W. Liu | Herb | Roots | Sore throat and inflammatory | ||
Senecio scandens Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don | Herb | Roots | Cold | ||
Synotis solidaginea (Hand.-Mazz.) C. Jeffrey et Y. L. Chen | Herb | Whole plant | Stuffy nose and freckle | ||
Elaeagnaceae |
Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. | Tree | Fruits | Stomach pain | |
Lauraceae |
Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers. | Tree | Fruits | Stomach disorder and diarrhea. | |
Melanthiaceae |
Paris polyphylla Smith | Herb | Roots | Wound and inflammation | |
Plantaginaceae |
Veronica anagallis-aquatica Linn. | Herb | Whole plant | Sore throat | |
Polygonaceae |
Polygonum tortuosum D. Don. | Herb | Whole plant | Diarrhea | Diarrhoea, gastricism1
|
Primulaceae |
Primula sikkimensis Hook. | Herb | Roots | Diarrhea | |
Ranunculaceae |
Aconitum kongboense Lauener | Herb | Roots | Poison | |
Batrachium bungei (Steud.) L. Liou | Herb | Leaves | Hair loss | ||
Coptis teeta Franch. | Herb | Roots | Bleeding, pain, inflammatory and detoxification properties | Intestinal diseases, anthrax, dysentery, pyogenic infection2
| |
Rhamnaceae |
Berchemia yunnanensis Franch. | Tree | Fruits | Stomach pain | |
Rosaceae |
Potentilla anserina Linn. | Herb | Whole plant | Hyposthenia | Hyposthenia 1
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Rosa omeiensis Rolfe | Shrub | Fruits | Dysentery and cold | Skin diseases, arthralgia3
| |
Rubus biflorus Buch.-Ham. ex Smith | Shrub | Fruits | Kidney deficiency | ||
Sorbus thibetica (Card.) Hand.-Mazz. | Tree | Fruits | Hyposthenia | ||
Usneaceae |
Usnea spp. | Herb | Whole plant | Beriberi and ulcer | Tracheitis, mastitis, ulcer, pneumonia, hepatitis, toxic fever2
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