Intracultural Variation in the Knowledge of Medicinal Plants in an Urban-Rural Community in the Atlantic Forest from Northeastern Brazil
Table 2
Distribution of the knowledge of medicinal plants by age group and gender in the community of Três Ladeiras, Igarassu, Pernambuco state, northeastern Brazil.
Age groups
NI
General average number of ethno-species
General average number of indications
NMI
NFI
Average number of cited ethno-species
Average number of cited indications
Total diversity of cited species
Number of exclusive species
Male
Female
Male
Female
18–28
43
8.8 ± 6a
6.3 ± 3.6a
8
35
5.37 ± 1.9a
9.57 ± 6.4a
4 ± 1.2a
6.83 ± 3.8a
85
10
29–38
44
11.66 ± 6.2b
8.84 ± 4.6b
8
36
7.6 ± 3.7ac
12.55 ± 6.3b
5.75 ± 2ac
9.53 ± 4.8b
103
11
39–48
41
11.98 ± 6.6b
9 ± 4.9b
12
29
8.83 ± 4.3ad
13.28 ± 7b
7.67 ± 4.5ac
9.66 ± 5.1b
99
12
49–58
28
16.39 ± 11b
12.79 ± 7.7c
7
21
11.71 ± 9.6bcd
17.95 ± 11.3b
9.14 ± 6.9bc
14 ± 7.8c
120
19
59–68
24
14.58 ± 8.8b
10.7 ± 6.1c
14
10
12.93 ± 9.4bcd
16.9 ± 7.8b
9.14 ± 6.3bc
12.9 ± 5.2bcd
112
19
>69
14
5
9
87
7
*Equal letters in the same column indicate a lack of statistical differences using the Kruskal-Wallis test (). NI: number of informants; NMI: number of male informants; NFI: number of female informants.