In totalwevisited84traditionalherbalshopsand50ofthem
respondedtoourquestions.Thegenderof96%oftheinformants
wasmale.Intermsofeducation50%ofthemhadhighschool
diploma, 36%hadacademiceducationand12%wereunder
diploma andoneinformantdidnotanswerthisquestion.Intotal,
70% ofinformantsclaimedthattheygainedtheirknowledgefrom
their ownexperienceandtheirpastgenerationsand30%from
traditionalmedicinebooks.Therangeofherbalhealers'ageswas
between26and70,50%ofwhomareunder40.