Influence of socio-demographic factors on medicinal plant knowledge among three selected ethnic groups in south-central Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1186/s13002-024-00672-1
Abstract: Background The influence of socio-demographic variables was widely explored to evaluate their impact on indigenous and local ethnobotanical knowledge. However, the studies conducted in Ethiopia mainly focused on rural areas. They were limited to exploring… read more here.
Keywords: local ethnobotanical; ethnobotanical knowledge; knowledge; ethnic groups ... See more keywords
An ethnobotanical survey on the medicinal and edible plants used by the Daur people in China
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DOI: 10.1186/s13002-024-00695-8
Abstract: Background The Daur people are one of the 55 minority ethnic groups in China and have lived in Northern China for 300 years. In traditional Daur medicine, medicinal and edible plants (MEPs) are utilised for health… read more here.
Keywords: ethnobotanical knowledge; survey; medicinal edible; medicine ... See more keywords
Ethnobotanical knowledge and ethnomedicinal uses of plant resources by urban communities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: a novel urban ethnobotanical approach
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DOI: 10.1186/s13002-025-00766-4
Abstract: Ethnobotanical knowledge of plants in rural and remote areas is more common in Pakistan than in urban areas. This study was carried out to find the indigenous knowledge of plants in anthropogenically disturbed urban areas… read more here.
Keywords: ethnobotanical knowledge; plant; plant resources; khyber pakhtunkhwa ... See more keywords
Botanical Ethnoknowledge Index: a new quantitative assessment method for cross-cultural analysis
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DOI: 10.1186/s13002-025-00772-6
Abstract: The scientific accuracy of ethnobotanical study has significantly grown in the past decades due to the adoption of quantitative methods, mainly represented by indices. These quantitative approaches can provide data amenable to hypothesis testing, statistical… read more here.
Keywords: ethnobotanical knowledge; knowledge; ethnobiology; group ... See more keywords
Bioprospecting of South African Plants as a Unique Resource for Bioactive Endophytic Microbes
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DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00456
Abstract: South Africa has a long history and strong belief in traditional herbal medicines. Using ethnobotanical knowledge as a lead, a large number of South African medicinal plants have been discovered to possess a wide spectrum… read more here.
Keywords: natural products; south african; ethnobotanical knowledge; medicinal plants ... See more keywords
Ethnobotanical Knowledge, Nutritional Composition, and Aroma Profile of Vicia kulingiana Bailey: An Underutilized Wild Vegetable Endemic to China
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DOI: 10.3390/foods13060916
Abstract: Vicia kulingiana, an endemic species, serves as a wild and underutilized vegetable traditionally consumed in China. However, ethnobotanical and chemical studies of this species are not available. This study analyzed its associated ethnobotanical knowledge, nutritional… read more here.
Keywords: composition aroma; nutritional composition; ethnobotanical knowledge; aroma profile ... See more keywords
Divergence of Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Slovenians on the Edge of the Mediterranean as a Result of Historical, Geographical and Cultural Drivers
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DOI: 10.3390/plants10102087
Abstract: State boundaries limit human contacts in a homogenous context of a landscape and its natural features, including plants. After nine centuries of separation, finally the two territories in Slovenia share the same political history. In… read more here.
Keywords: cultural drivers; knowledge; divergence ethnobotanical; area ... See more keywords
Traditional Ethnobotanical Knowledge of the Central Lika Region (Continental Croatia)—First Record of Edible Use of Fungus Taphrina pruni
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DOI: 10.3390/plants11223133
Abstract: This study analyzed the use of plants and fungi, some wild and some cultivated, in three municipalities of Lika-Senj County (Perušić, Gospić and Lovinac). The range of the study area was about 60 km. Forty… read more here.
Keywords: ethnobotanical knowledge; area; fungus taphrina; knowledge ... See more keywords
Ethnobotanical Knowledge in Sete Cidades, Azores Archipelago: First Ethnomedicinal Report
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DOI: 10.3390/plants8080256
Abstract: Knowledge about folk medicines is limited to elder community members of remote communities, like Sete Cidades in the Azores. The Azores, 1300 km west of Portugal, are nine volcanic islands, totalling 2330 km2 of land… read more here.
Keywords: knowledge sete; azores archipelago; knowledge; cidades azores ... See more keywords