The document reports on the results of a research study about herbs. It includes several charts and graphs showing data on respondents' demographics, knowledge of herbs, cultivation and use of herbs, and herbal remedies. The key findings are that most respondents know about herbs and use them, primarily for cooking but also for healing. The majority learn about herb properties from friends and family and prefer to store herbs long-term in a cool dry place.
4. Do you know what kinds of plants are used as
herbs?
25
20
15
10
5
0
yes no
5. Do you use herbs in your family?
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
yes no
6. Do you cultivate these herbs or do you buy them ?
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
buy them cultivate both
7. Which kind of herbs do you use?
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
8. From what kind of sources have you been
informed about the various properties of herbs?
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
friends herb sellers relatives books
9. If you buy today herbs, how long will you use
them?
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1-5 months 6 -12 months more than 12 months
10. How do you preserve herbs so that their use be
safe?
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
cool dry place glass jar kitchen airthight tin wooden box
11. Do you discuss with your friends or your
family herbal remedies?
yes
no
12. Do you know the difference between culinary
herbs and medicinal herbs?
yes
no
13. Do you use herbs in cooking, healing of
various ailments or as cosmetics?
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
cooking healing cosmetics
14. In what kind of ailments do you prefer to use
herbs instead of medicines?
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
digestive eye cold skin skin burns throat muscle ache
problems
15. Do you know any stories, myth or legends
connected with herbs
yes
no