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The folk illness kimeo and “traditional” uvulectomy: an ethnomedical study of care seeking for children with cough and weakness in Dar es Salaam
Amputation of the uvula by lay providers, so-called “traditional uvulectomy”, is common in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. In Tanzania, the procedure is a treatment of persistent cough, and in some areas of the c... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - April 29, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Siri Lange and Dorcas Mfaume Tags: Research Source Type: research

Ethnomedicinal landscape: distribution of used medicinal plant species in Nepal
The risk of losing traditional knowledge of medicinal plants and their use and conservation is very high. Documenting knowledge on distribution and use of medicinal plants by different ethnic groups and at spa... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - April 18, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Ripu M. Kunwar, Bikash Baral, Sanjeev Luintel, Yadav Uprety, Ram C. Poudel, Binaya Adhikari, Yagya P. Adhikari, Suresh C. Subedi, Chandra K. Subedi, Prakash Poudel, Hem R. Paudel, Basanta Paudel, Laxmi Mahat Kunwar, Kul S. Upadhayaya, Shandesh Bhattarai, Tags: Research Source Type: research

The fading popularity of a local ecological calendar from Brunei Darussalam, Borneo
Local ecological calendars are ecocultural frameworks that link temporal and spatial scales, contributing to resilience and adaptive management of natural resources and landscapes. They also facilitate managem... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - April 16, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Nurzahidah Bakar and F. Merlin Franco Tags: Research Source Type: research

Diversity and ethnomycological importance of mushrooms from Western Himalayas, Kashmir
Wild edible mushrooms (WEM) are economically significant and used in traditional medicines worldwide. The region of Jammu and Kashmir (Western Himalayas) is enriched with the diversity of edible mushrooms, col... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - April 13, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Tariq Saiff Ullah, Syeda Sadiqa Firdous, Wayne Thomas Shier, Javeed Hussain, Hamayun Shaheen, Muhammad Usman, Maryam Akram and Abdul Nasir Khalid Tags: Research Source Type: research

Integrated pond aquaculture and regional identity: ethnobiology of the golden humped tench of Poirino highlands, Northwest Italy
Social –ecological systems are based on particular species and on their direct and human-mediated interactions. The ‘golden humped tench’ or tinca gobba dorata, a variety of tench—Tinca tinca (L., 1758)—traditiona... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - April 11, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Alessandro Delpero and Gabriele Volpato Tags: Research Source Type: research

‘A disease like any other’ traditional, complementary and alternative medicine use and perspectives in the context of COVID-19 among the Congolese community in Belgium
As a hard-hit area during the COVID-19 pandemic, Belgium knew the highest mortality among people from sub-Saharan African descent, compared to any other group living in the country. After migration, people oft... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - April 7, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Emiel De Meyer, Patrick Van Damme, Eduardo de la Pe ña and Melissa Ceuterick Tags: Research Source Type: research

Traditional agricultural management of Kam Sweet Rice (Oryza sativa L.) in southeast Guizhou Province, China
The Dong people mainly live in Hunan, Guangxi and Guizhou provinces, China, with a long history of glutinous rice cultivation, among which Kam Sweet Rice (KSR) is a group of rice landraces that has been domest... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - April 7, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Chunhui Liu, Yanjie Wang, Xiaoding Ma, Di Cui, Bing Han, Dayuan Xue and Longzhi Han Tags: Research Source Type: research

An ethnobotany survey of wild plants used by the Tibetan people of the Yadong River Valley, Tibet, China
Plant resources gathered from the wild are important sources of livelihood needs, especially for low-income populations living in remote areas, who rely on these plants for food, fuelwood, medicine and buildin... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - March 31, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Chang-An Guo, Xiao-Yong Ding, Yi-Won Addi, Yu Zhang, Xiao-Qian Zhang, Hui-Fu Zhuang and Yu-Hua Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Ethnobotanical study of wild edible fruits in eastern Bhutan
In the past, wild edible fruits (WEFs) were a significant source of food and nutrition in Bhutan. These nutrient-rich species can enhance food security and alleviate poverty in Bhutan. However, recent developm... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - March 30, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Pema Yangdon, Tetsuya Araki, Yen Yen Sally Rahayu and Kunzang Norbu Tags: Research Source Type: research

Indigenous farmers ’ perceptions of problems in the rice field agroecosystems in the upper Baram, Malaysia
Rice field agroecosystems produce food for more than half of the world ’s population and deliver important services supporting farmers’ livelihoods. However, traditional rice field agroecosystems are facing a v... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - March 29, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Alexander Hollaus, Christoph Schunko, Rainer Weisshaidinger, Poline Bala and Christian R. Vogl Tags: Research Source Type: research

Cultural consensus and intracultural diversity in ethnotaxonomy: lessons from a fishing community in Northeast Brazil
Traditional fishing communities are strongholds of ethnobiological knowledge but establishing to what degree they harbor cultural consensus about different aspects of this knowledge has been a challenge in man... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - March 27, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: V ítor Renck, Deborah M. G. Apgaua, David Y. P. Tng, Paride Bollettin, David Ludwig and Charbel N. El-Hani Tags: Research Source Type: research

Cultural significance of locusts, grasshoppers, and crickets in sub-Saharan Africa
In sub-Saharan Africa, there is a wealth of information about insects which is often only orally available. The purpose of the study was to remedy this shortcoming and make an overview of how orthopteran speci... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - March 26, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Arnold van Huis Tags: Research Source Type: research

Ethnomedicinal study of medicinal plants used by Mizo tribes in Champhai district of Mizoram, India
Medicinal plants have been used countless times for curing diseases mainly in developing countries. They are easily available with little to no side effects when compared to modern medicine. This manuscript en... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - March 24, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: T. B. C. Laldingliani, Nurpen Meitei Thangjam, R. Zomuanawma, Laldingngheti Bawitlung, Anirban Pal and Awadhesh Kumar Tags: Research Source Type: research

Ethnomycological study of wild edible and medicinal mushrooms in district Jammu, J & K (UT), India
Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has a rich tradition of usage of wild edible mushrooms (WEMs) for culinary and medicinal purposes. But very few studies, restricted to some regions of the Union Terri... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - March 24, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Roshi Sharma, Yash Pal Sharma, Sayed Azhar Jawad Hashmi, Sanjeev Kumar and Rajesh Kumar Manhas Tags: Research Source Type: research

Why the ongoing occupation of Ukraine matters to ethnobiology
Ethnobiology and ethnomedicine investigate the continuously changing complex and inextricable relations among culture, nature, and health. Since the emergence of modern ethnobiology a few decades ago, its esse... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - March 22, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Nataliya Stryamets, Julia Prakofjewa, Giulia Mattalia, Raivo Kalle, Baiba Pruse, Dauro M. Zocchi, Renata S õukand, Andrea Pieroni and Michele F. Fontefrancesco Tags: Editorial Source Type: research