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Ethnopharma - Data Analysis

The document discusses analyzing data collected on plants and their uses in Pulila, Bulacan. Quantitative analysis will be conducted to determine the most cited plant species, parts used, preparation methods, and more. The indications for plant uses will be categorized and the Informant Consensus Factor (ICF) and fidelity level (FL) will be calculated to identify consensus among informants and most common uses. A qualitative comparison will also be made between local plant uses and those in the Department of Health's "10 Halamang Gamot".

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Ethnopharma - Data Analysis

The document discusses analyzing data collected on plants and their uses in Pulila, Bulacan. Quantitative analysis will be conducted to determine the most cited plant species, parts used, preparation methods, and more. The indications for plant uses will be categorized and the Informant Consensus Factor (ICF) and fidelity level (FL) will be calculated to identify consensus among informants and most common uses. A qualitative comparison will also be made between local plant uses and those in the Department of Health's "10 Halamang Gamot".

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DATA ANALYSIS

The information on the plants and their uses will be utilized to establish
pharmacological knowledge in Pulila, Bulacan. Quantitative analysis of the data
collected will be used to obtain the following: most cited plants species, plants to which
most uses were attributed, different uses, parts of plants used, method of preparation,
details of administration and dosage.
The indications for the use of the plants will be categorized into 10-20 groups
based on the data that will be collected. From this, the Informant Consensus Factor
(ICF) will be calculated for each cateorgy of ailments. This will be used to identify
agreements of the informants on the reported cures for the groups ailments 1,2,3,4. The
formula for ICF is as follows:
ICF = (nur – nt) / (nur – 1)
where nur = number of use citations in each category
nt = number of species used
The fidelity level (FL) will also be determined as a tool for quantitative analysis. It is the
percentage of informants claiming the use of a certain plant for the same major
purpose1. The formula for FL is as follows:
FL(%) = (Np / N) x 100
where Np = number of informants that claim a use of a plant species to
treat a particular disease
N = number of informants that use the plants as a medicine to
treat any given disease
In addition, a qualitative comparison will be done to determine the differences or
similarities in the indication of plants being used by albularyos with those included in the
“10 Halamang Gamot” endorsed by the Department of Health.

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