Table 2 A qualitative synthesis of the studies with data on plants used for anemia in the Philippines
First author and year | Study design | Province | Informants | Sample size | Number of plant species used in anemia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abe (2013) [36] | Observational Study | Batanes | Ivatan | 116 | 6 |
Alduhisa (2019) [39] | Observational Study | Misamis Occidental | Subanen | 83 | 1 |
Balangcod (2011) [40] | Observational Study | Ifugao | Kalanguya tribe | 150 | 1 |
Balangcod (2015) [37] | Observational Study | Benguet | Ibalois | 80 | 2 |
Balangcod (2018) [41] | Observational Study | Benguet | Locals | 107 | 2 |
Bodner (1988) [25] | Observational Study | Mt. Province | Bontoc tribe | Not stated | 1 |
Caunca (2021) [42] | Observational Study | Cavite | Local herbalists | 94 | 1 |
Dapar (2020) [43] | Observational Study | Agusan del Sur | Manobos | 335 | 4 |
de Guzman (2020) [44] | Observational Study | Zamboanga Sibugay | Local herbalists | 30 | 1 |
Ducusin (2017) [45] | Observational Study | La Union | Indigenous people | 40 | 4 |
Flores (2016) [46] | Observational Study | Quiapo | Buyers and sellers | 39 | 1 |
Langenberger (2009) [47] | Observational Study | Leyte | Male farmers | 6 | 2 |
Naive (2021) [48] | Observational Study | Bukidnon | Talaandig tribe | 19 | 5 |
Odchimar (2017) [49] | Observational Study | Bukidnon | Talaandig tribe | Not stated | 1 |
Olowa (2012) [50] | Observational Study | Lanao del Norte | Higaonons | 65 | 1 |
Olowa (2015) [51] | Observational Study | Lanao del Norte | Maranaos | 228 | 3 |
Ong (2014) [52] | Observational Study | Guimaras | Ati Negritos | 65 | 2 |
Paraguison (2021) [53] | Observational Study | Agusan del Sur | Manobos | 144 | 1 |
Rubio (2018) [54] | Observational Study | North Cotabato | Traditional practitioners | 20 | 1 |
Tantengco (2018) [19] | Observational Study | Bataan | Aytas | 26 | 1 |