Table 2

Taste perceptions of herbal drugs in relation to the gender of the informants (in bold are reported the only data showing significant differences in the perceptions among the genders of the interviewees).

Herb

Taste

Men

Women

n

%

n

%

Ginger

Bitter

48

17.5

56

20.4

Sweet

13

4.7

21

7.7

Salty

3

1.1

0

0

Spicy

42

15.3

44

16.1

Sour

16

5.8

19

6.9

Bland

2

0.7

4

1.5

N/A

6

2.2

18

6.6

Mint

Bitter

7

2.6

15

5.5

Sweet

56

20.5

63

23.1

Salty

7

2.6

7

2.6

Spicy

10

3.7

9

3.3

Sour

11

4

15

5.5

Bland

14

5.1

13

4.8

N/A

19

7

36

13.2

Garlic

Bitter

46

16.8

60

21.9

Sweet

4

1.5

3

1.1

Salty

12

4.4

9

3.3

Spicy

31

11.3

32

11.7

Sour

21

7.7

28

10.2

Bland

2

0.7

5

1.8

N/A

12

44

31

11.3

Clove

Bitter

35

12.8

47

17.2

Sweet

3

1.1

5

1.8

Salty

5

1.8

23

1.1

Spicy

28

16.4

45

40.5

Sour

23

8.4

13

4.7

Bland

6

2.2

5

1.8

N/A

15

5.5

45

16.4

Cinnamon

Bitter

11

4

12

4.4

Sweet

44

16.1

67

24.5

Salty

2

0.7

3

1.1

Spicy

42

15.3

54

19.7

Sour

10

3.6

7

2.6

Bland

14

5.1

8

2.9

N/A

7

2.6

18

6.6

Pieroni and Torry Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2007 3:21   doi:10.1186/1746-4269-3-21