Table 2 The number of useful plants reported by female and male informants in the Terai Plains of Nepal (Values show the mean ± SE).
No. medicinal plants reported | Female (age category in years) | Male (age category in years) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18–39 years | ≥ 40 years | Total | 18–39 years | ≥ 40 years | Total | |
(33.57 ± 1.54) | (50.73 ± 1.64) | (38.73 ± 1.47) | (35.86 ± 0.88) | (43.75 ± 1.93) | (46.59 ± 2.01) | |
1–5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
6–10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
11–15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
16–20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
21–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26–30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 29 |