Research Article

Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers to Treat Diabetes in the Taza Region of Morocco

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics and experience of herbalists.

CharacteristicsNumber of informants (n)Frequency (%)

Ages (years)
 30–505629.01
 50–708946.11
 70–904824.87
Total193100

Gender
 Male2412.44
 Female16987.56
Total193100

Education
 Illiterate16384.45
 Primary2512.95
 Secondary42.07
 University10.51
Total193100

Origin of knowledge
 Family heritage18796.89
 Traditional initiation63.11
Total193100