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Selection of medicinal plants for traditional medicines in Nepal
In this study, we tested the non-random medicinal plant selection hypothesis using national- and community-level datasets through three diff... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - October 16, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Durga H. Kutal, Ripu M. Kunwar, Yadav Uprety, Yagya P. Adhikari, Shandesh Bhattarai, Binaya Adhikari, Laxmi M. Kunwar, Man D. Bhatt and Rainer W. Bussmann Tags: Research Source Type: research

Traditional knowledge of medicinal plants on Gau Island, Fiji: differences between sixteen villages with unique characteristics of cultural value
Traditional resource management (TRM) systems develop depending on local conditions, such as climate, culture, and environment. Most studies have focused on the TRM system itself, excluding the people who mana... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - October 11, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Kana Miyamoto, Hiroshi Ehara, Randolph Thaman, Joeli Veitayaki, Takehito Yoshida and Hikaru Kobayashi Tags: Research Source Type: research

The Primate Cultural Significance Index: applications with Popoluca Indigenous people at Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve
The study of the cultural significance (CS) of biodiversity provides key information to develop conservation strategies consistent with traditions and perceptions of human communities. In Los Tuxtlas Biosphere... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - October 9, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Marianna Pinto-Marroquin, John F. Aristizabal, Yasminda Garc ía-Del Valle, Felipe Ruan-Soto and Juan Carlos Serio-Silva Tags: Research Source Type: research

Preserving for the future the — once widespread but now vanishing — knowledge on traditional pig grazing in forests and marshes (Sava-Bosut floodplain, Serbia)
Traditional knowledge is key for sustainability, but it is rapidly disappearing. Pig keeping in forests and marshes is an ancient, once widespread, now vanishing practice, with a major economic and ecological ... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - October 9, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Zsolt Moln ár, Klára Szabados, Alen Kiš, Jelena Marinkov, László Demeter, Marianna Biró, Kinga Öllerer, Krisztián Katona, Marko Đapić, Ranko Perić, Viktor Ulicsni and Dániel Babai Tags: Research Source Type: research

In situ conservation of traditional vegetable diversity in Wa homegardens in southwestern Yunnan, China
Homegardens are in situ conservation sources of germplasm diversity for overcoming homogenous germplasm problems in industrial agricultural systems. The Wa people constitute a long-dwelling ethnic group mainly... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - September 8, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Hua Shao, Rosemary Hill, Dayuan Xue and Jingbiao Yang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Exploration of ethnomedicinal plants and their practices in human and livestock healthcare in Haripur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
The utilization of plants and plant resources for various ethnobotanical purposes is a common practice in local towns and villages of developing countries, especially in regard to human and veterinary healthca... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - September 8, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Zeeshan Siddique, Nasir Shad, Ghulam Mujtaba Shah, Abid Naeem, Liu Yali, Muhammad Hasnain, Arshad Mahmood, Muhammad Sajid, Muhammad Idrees and Ilyas Khan Tags: Research Source Type: research

Local plant knowledge and its variation among farmer ’s families in the Napf region, Switzerland
Local plant knowledge typically is unevenly distributed within a community. This knowledge variation is important in understanding people ’s relationship with their environment. Here we ask about knowledge vari... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - September 3, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Anna Poncet, Christoph Schunko, Christian R. Vogl and Caroline S. Weckerle Tags: Research Source Type: research

Uses, abundance perception, and potential geographical distribution of Smilax aristolochiifolia Mill (SMILACACEAE) on the Totonacapan Region of Puebla, Mexico
In some regions of Mexico, edible wild plants have been displaced or eliminated from the traditional food systems, mainly by changes in land use, booming monoculture, herbicide use, and by changes among the ne... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - August 23, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jos é Espinoza-Pérez, César Reyes, Jesús Hernández-Ruíz, Maximino Díaz-Bautista, Francisco Ramos-López, Abel Espinoza-Gómez and Oscar Pérez-García Tags: Research Source Type: research

Prioritization and selection of high fuelwood producing plant species at Boset District, Central Ethiopia: an ethnobotanical approach
In Ethiopia, about 92.3% of all the fuelwood (firewood and/or charcoal) is consumed for cooking, heating and lighting purposes by domestic households and the demand is growing from 10 to 14%. However, there ar... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - August 16, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Tinsae Bahru, Berhane Kidane and Amsalu Tolessa Tags: Research Source Type: research

Indigenous plant protection practices of Tripura, India
Traditional plant protection strategies have an integral part of food production system in North Eastern state Tripura, India, which has bestowed with rich heritage and biodiversity. However, there is no compr... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - August 13, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Satyapriya Singh, Biswajit Das, Anup Das, Sujan Majumder, Hidangmayum Lembisana Devi, Ranjeet Singh Godara, Alok Kumar Sahoo and Manas Ranjan Sahoo Tags: Research Source Type: research

Wild edible plants traditionally collected and used in southern Yemen
The local wild edible plants (WEPs) are still used traditionally in the rural communities in Yemen, but this traditional knowledge is still undocumented and has been never reported before. Therefore, this stud... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - August 9, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Mohamed Al-Fatimi Tags: Research Source Type: research

How does urbanization affect perceptions and traditional knowledge of medicinal plants?
The use and knowledge of medicinal plants play an essential role in community health in rural Mexico. Medicinal plants are part of the local heritage and provide a source of economic income. Nevertheless, know... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - August 3, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Cecilia Arjona-Garc ía, José Blancas, Leonardo Beltrán-Rodríguez, Citlalli López Binnqüist, Hortensia Colín Bahena, Ana Isabel Moreno-Calles, José Antonio Sierra-Huelsz and Xavier López-Medellín Tags: Research Source Type: research

Ethnobotany of the Aegadian Islands: safeguarding biocultural refugia in the Mediterranean
The Aegadian Islands are located west of Trapani, Sicily. Once the site of bountiful tuna fisheries and fruit orchards (plums, peaches, apricots), grapevines, prickly pears, and grains, the local economy is no... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - July 28, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Alfonso La Rosa, Laura Cornara, Alessandro Saitta, Akram M. Salam, Santo Grammatico, Marco Caputo, Tommaso La Mantia and Cassandra L. Quave Tags: Research Source Type: research

Wild plants used by the Lhoba people in Douyu Village, characterized by high mountains and valleys, in southeastern Tibet, China
Douyu Village, inhabited by the Lhoba people, is situated within the Eastern Himalayas, in southeastern Tibet, China. The village is located among high mountains and valleys, which feature complex terrain with... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - July 23, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Wen-Yun Chen, Tao Yang, Jun Yang, Zhu-Chuan Qiu, Xiao-Yong Ding, Yu-Hua Wang and Yue-Hu Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding vector-borne diseases in central Mexico
While vector-borne diseases (VBDs) pose an important public health problem worldwide, there is a limited and conflicting knowledge about such illnesses in rural or urban settings. The present study aimed to ex... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - July 21, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Joel E. Nava-Doctor, C ésar A. Sandoval-Ruiz and Antonio Fernández-Crispín Tags: Research Source Type: research