Documentation of Herbal Medicines Used for the Treatment and Management of Human Diseases by Some Communities in Southern Ghana

Table 3

Information on considerations on factors of place and time during harvesting of medicinal plants by healers in some communities in southern Ghana.

Place/time	Factors/variables	Number of healers	Percentage of healers
Elevation	Lowland	44	97.8
	Highland	1	2.2
	Unimportant	0	0
Habitat	Wild	20	44.4
	Home garden	6	13.3
	Degraded area	16	35.6
	Unimportant	3	6.7
Seasonality	Wet season	9	20.0
	Dry season	3	6.7
	Both	30	66.7
	Unimportant	3	6.7
Soil type	Loam soil	34	75.6
	Sandy soil	8	17.7
	Clay soil	0	0
	Unimportant	3	6.7
Time of day	Morning	26	57.8
	Evening/night	0	0
	Afternoon	2	4.4
	Anytime	13	28.9
	Unimportant	4	8.9
Topography	Steep slope	0	0
	Gentle slope	4	8.8
	Flat land	41	91.1
	Unimportant	0	0
Vegetation type	Forest	17	37.8
	Savanna	2	4.4
	Forest-savanna mosaic	23	51.1
	Unimportant	3	6.6