Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Mental and Neurological Disorders in Ghana

Table 2

Sources of knowledge and duration of practice for traditional medicine practitioners who treat mental and neurological disorders in Ghana.

Variable	Frequency	Percentage ()
Source of the knowledge of herbal medical practice
Inheritance (knowledge passed on from others)	38	63.3
Divine/spiritual	14	23.3
Formal training	8	13.3
Years of herbal medical practice
1-5	17	27.0
6-10	10	15.9
11-15	13	20.6
16-20	23	36.5