A Comparative Analysis of Ethnomedicinal Practices for Treating Gastrointestinal Disorders Used by Communities Living in Three National Parks (Korea)

Table 1

Natural and social environments of three national parks.

Environment	JNP	GNP	HNP
Location	35°13′N~33°27′N; 127°27′E~127°49′E	35°45′N~35°49′N; 128°02′E~128°09′E	33°06′N~34°00′N; 126°08′E~126°58′E
Administrative district	Three provinces, one city, and four counties	Two provinces, one city, and four counties	One province and two cities
Population (no.)	241,784	335,934	583,284
Area	485 km^2	76.256 km^2	1,849.18 km^2
Annual precipitation	1,200~1,600 mm	1,200~1,600 mm	1,584~2,393 mm
Annual average temperature	12°C~14°C	11°C~13.2°C	15.6~16.9°C
Geographical characteristics	The center of the southern region of Korea	The southern region of Korea	The largest volcanic island in Korea
Climatic zone of vegetation	Between a warm temperate zone and a subarctic zone		Between a warm temperature zone to an alpine or arctic zone

*JNP: Jirisan National Park, GNP: Gayasan National Park, HNP: Hallasan National Park.