A Comparative Analysis of Ethnomedicinal Practices for Treating Gastrointestinal Disorders Used by Communities Living in Three National Parks (Korea)

Table 6

Informant consensus factor (ICF) of the communities of three national parks.

Disorders	JNP	GNP	HNP	Total
Abdominal pain	0.88	0.94	0.81	0.92
Acute gastroenteritis	0.83	−	0.60	0.78
Constipation	0.88	0.99	0.91	0.93
Deficiency of intestinal function	0.78	−	−	0.78
Diarrhea	0.68	0.92	0.79	0.80
Dysentery	0.40	0.93	1.00	0.86
Enteritis	1.00	−	−	1.00
Enterotoxin	−	−	+	+
Gastralgia	−	−	1.00	1.00
Gastric cancer	+	0.95	1.00	+
Gastric ulcer	+	−	−	0.91
Gastritis	0.82	0.79	1.00	0.77
Gastroenteric trouble	0.78	0.95	0.75	0.92
Gastroptosis	+	−	−	+
Heartburn	−	0.85	−	0.85
Hema feces	+	−	−	+
Hematemesis	+	−	−	+
Hookworm	+	−	1.00	0.80
Indigestion	0.83	0.96	0.70	0.94
Intestinal ailment	1.00	−	+	0.50
Stomach cramp	+	−	1.00	0.80
Stomach problem	0.40	0.85	1.00	0.80
Stomachic	+	−	−	+
Vomiting	−	+	1.00	0.75

−: Ailments were not mentioned in each national park.
+: Below 0.40.