Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by the indigenous community of the western region of Mizoram, India

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the informants in the study area

Parameter	Category	Number	Frequency (%)
Sex	Male	127	62.65
Sex	Female	79	38.35
Healing experience	Key informants	59	28.64
Healing experience	General informants	147	71.36
Age (in years)	26–35	26	12.62
	36–45	29	14.07
	46–55	41	19.90
	56–65	63	31.03
	66 and above	47	22.82
Educational level	Illiterate and elementary school	75	36.41
	High school and diploma	95	46.11
	Graduate and above	36	17.48

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