Table 1 Demographic data of the informants. The percentage of people using medicinal plants was highest (30.77%) for the age group 30–40 and the percentage of people aged above 60 was the least (6.73%). In addition, considering the profession, students (5.77%) and guides (1.92%) used the least amount of herbal medicine, while local businessmen and job holders used the highest amount (both 20.19%) of medicinal plants to treat different diseases and illness
Variable | Categories | Frequency (n = 104) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | <30 30–40 41–50 51–60 Above 60 | 12 32 25 28 7 | 11.54 30.77 24.04 26.92 6.73 |
Gender | Male Female | 77 27 | 74.04 25.96 |
Profession | Worker Job Housewife Guide Business Farmer Unemployed Student | 12 21 18 2 21 15 9 6 | 11.54 20.19 17.31 1.92 20.19 14.42 8.65 5.77 |