The first arises from the study’s nature, which does not allow for establishing a cause-and-effect relationship between observations.
This study has some limitations. The first arises from the study’s nature, which does not allow for establishing a cause-and-effect relationship between observations. There is also a possible memory bias due to using a reminiscent time to identify the use of medicinal plants and describe some explicative variables. Moreover, Brazil exhibits profound regional inequalities, and the study was conducted in the inland territory of the country’s southeastern region. Therefore, the results should be cautiously generalized, especially when considering a population with sociodemographic characteristics different from the present study’s sample.