Table 1 Informants' demographic data, source of knowledge, and distribution of ethnobotanical data (number and percentage of cited species)
From: Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal wild plants in the Shouf Biosphere Reserve, Lebanon
Demographic features | Number (%) | Botanical data % | Demographic features | Number (%) | Botanical data % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Educational level | Â | Â |
Men | 65 (49%) | 58 | University | 25 (19%) | 10 |
Women | 68 (51%) | 42 | Secondary | 40 (30%) | 21 |
Source of knowledge | Â | Â | Intermediate | 52 (39%) | 43 |
Ancestral | 94 (71%) | Â | Primary | 4 (3%) | 18 |
Self-Training | 34 (25%) | Â | No schooling | 12 (9%) | 10 |
Traditional practitioners (TP) | 5 (4%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age group | Â | Â | Profession | Â | Â |
< 20 years of age | 1 (1%) | 0.5 | Farmers | 60 (44%) | 44 |
20–39 years of age | 4 (3%) | 1 | Shepherds | 3 (2%) | 1 |
40–59 years of age | 55 (41%) | 39 | Housewives | 54 (41%) | 38 |
60–79 years of age | 58 (44%) | 52 | Shopkeepers | 5 (4%) | 2 |
 > 80 years of age | 15 (11%) | 7 | Traditional practitioners (TP) | 5 (4%) | 13 |
Religious background | Â | Â | Healthcare professionals (dentist, pharmacist, nurse) | 7 (5%) | 2 |
Muslim Druze | 107 (80%) | 81 | Â | Â | Â |
Muslim Sunni | 16 (12%) | 13 | Â | Â | Â |
Christians | 10 (8%) | 5 | Â | Â | Â |