Ethnomedicinal evaluation of medicinal plants used for therapies by men and women in rural and urban communities in Makkah district.

ABSTRACT: For the first time, differences in ethnobotanical knowledge of medicinal plants between men and women, as well as tribal and urban populations in the Makkah district, are investigated. The current research aims to provide responses to the following questions: (1) According to tribal and urban cultures, which medicinal plants are used by Saudis in Makkah? (2) In view of demographic differences, how much do male and female use medicinal plants? (3) Are the plants utilized by male and female considerably various? And, (4), how do men and women learn about therapeutic plants? Methods: Ethnomedicinal study was carried out in Makkah and its adjacent villages from September 2022 to January 2023. To document local medicinal plants, individuals used free-listing, semi-structured interviews,

SUBMITTER: Qari SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10733703 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature