Quantitative Analysis of Medicinal Plants

The data collected in this study were analysed and graphed by using Microsoft Office Excel (2010) and RStudio software (4.1.1), including the informant consensus factor (ICF) and use frequency (UF). A quantitative data analysis was conducted using the ICF method and the number of citations. The ICF was calculated as the ICF = (Nur − Nt)/(Nur − 1), where Nur is the sum of plant species used by all the respondents to treat a particular disease and Nt is the number of identical plant species used by all the respondents to treat a particular disease [24 ]. The use frequency of medicine sold on the market was estimated with the utilization frequency [25 (link)]. The UF is calculated as UF = Nm/Ni, where Nm is the number of use reports of medicinal materials mentioned by informants, and Ni is the total number of informants. High UF values indicate that the herb is used more frequently in the region.

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Zhang M., Li H., Wang J., Tang M., Zhang X., Yang S., Liu J., Li Y., Huang X., Li Z, & Huang L. (2022). Market survey on the traditional medicine of the Lijiang area in Yunnan Province, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 18, 40.

Publication 2022

Office Excel RStudio software

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Corresponding Organization : Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Other organizations : Minzu University of China, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences

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