Comparative homegarden medical ethnobotany of Naxi healers and farmers in Northwestern Yunnan, China
Conclusions:
This study highlights the importance of biodiversity and traditional ecological and medical knowledge for human wellbeing and livelihoods in Naxi communities. Conservation efforts and policies are necessary to preserve the ecological and cultural base that maintains medicinal plant use by both healers and farmers in Naxi homegardens of the Sino Himalayan region.
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Lixin YangSelena AhmedJohn SteppKai MiYanqiang ZhaoJunzeng MaChen LiangShengji PeiHuyin HuaiGang XuAlan HamiltonZhi-wei YangDayuan Xue Source Type: research