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The socio-cultural significance of mineral licks to the Maijuna of the Peruvian Amazon: implications for the sustainable management of hunting
The overhunting of wild species is a major threat to biodiversity in the Amazon; yet, managed, sustainable hunting is widely considered part of the solution to conserving wildlife populations. Hunting is both ... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - October 7, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Michael P. Gilmore, Brian M. Griffiths and Mark Bowler Tags: Research Source Type: research

Renegotiating situativity: transformations of local herbal knowledge in a Western Alpine valley during the past 40 years
Mountain environments are fragile socio-ecological systems and the conservation of their biological and cultural diversities — seen as co-evolving, strongly intertwined entities—represents a crucial issue for f... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - October 1, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Michele F. Fontefrancesco and Andrea Pieroni Tags: Research Source Type: research

Expanding the reach: ethnobotanical knowledge and technological intensification in beekeeping among the Ogiek of the Mau Forest, Kenya
Initiatives for beekeeping intensification across the tropics can foster production and income, but the changes triggered by the introduction of modern beehives might permeate traditional knowledge and practic... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - September 29, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dauro Mattia Zocchi, Gabriele Volpato, Duncan Chalo, Patrick Mutiso and Michele Filippo Fontefrancesco Tags: Research Source Type: research

Richness of non-timber forest products in Himalayan communities —diversity, distribution, use pattern and conservation status
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are important resources for sustenance of rural communities; a systematic planning to manage diverse NTFPs may immensely contribute to food and livelihood security of forest ... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - September 23, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Haseeb Ul Rashid Masoodi and R. C. Sundriyal Tags: Review Source Type: research

The uses of fig (Ficus) by five ethnic minority communities in Southern Shan State, Myanmar
Most regions of Myanmar fall within the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot and are threatened with biodiversity loss. Development of a comprehensive framework for sustainable development is crucial. Figs are ecol... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - September 17, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Aye Mya Mon, Yinxian Shi, Xuefei Yang, Pyae Phyo Hein, Thaung Naing Oo, Cory W. Whitney and Yongping Yang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Phytotherapies in motion: French Guiana as a case study for cross-cultural ethnobotanical hybridization
French Guiana is characterized by a very multicultural population, made up of formerly settled groups (Amerindians, Maroons, Creoles) and more recent migrants (mostly from Latin America and the Caribbean). It ... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - September 16, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: M.-A. Tareau, A. Bonnefond, M. Palisse and G. Odonne Tags: Research Source Type: research

Patterns in the transmission of traditional ecological knowledge: a case study from Arnhem Land, Australia
The loss of traditional ecological knowledge in endangered language communities is a cause of concern worldwide. Given the state of current knowledge, it is difficult to say whether language and TEK transmissi... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - September 14, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Aung Si Tags: Research Source Type: research

Folk classification of wild mushrooms from San Isidro Buensuceso, Tlaxcala, Central Mexico
An ethnomycological study was conducted to describe the fungus concept and the traditional fungus classification system for the Nahuas of San Isidro Buensuceso, in central Mexico. The study which provides info... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - September 14, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Roberto Carlos Reyes-L ópez, Adriana Montoya, Alejandro Kong, Ezequiel Alberto Cruz-Campuzano and Javier Caballero-Nieto Tags: Research Source Type: research

Prohibited, but still present: local and traditional knowledge about the practice and impact of forest grazing by domestic livestock in Hungary
Forests have been grazed for millennia. Around the world, forest grazing by livestock became a controversial management practice, gradually restricted in many countries over the past 250  years. This was also t... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - September 10, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Anna Varga, L ászló Demeter, Viktor Ulicsni, Kinga Öllerer, Marianna Biró, Dániel Babai and Zsolt Molnár Tags: Research Source Type: research

The best choices: the diversity and functions of the plants in the home gardens of the Tsang-la (Motuo Menba) communities in Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, Southwest China
Home garden is identified as a kind of small-scale land-use system which is used to manage and cultivate useful plants by local people, and home gardens can provide various plant products and services. Investi... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - August 31, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Yu Zhang, Li-Xin Yang, Ming-Xiang Li, Yong-Jie Guo, Shan Li and Yu-Hua Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Medicinal dietary plants of the Yi in Mile, Yunnan, China
The Yi is the largest ethnic group in Yunnan Province (China), with a population of five million. The Yi people tend to live in mountainous areas, and their culture includes a unique dietary system for treatin... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - August 28, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jingxian Sun, Yong Xiong, Yanhong Li, Qingsong Yang, Yijian Chen, Mengyuan Jiang, Yukui Li, Hongrui Li, Zizhen Bi, Xiangzhong Huang and Shugang Lu Tags: Research Source Type: research

“It may also have prevented churchgoers from falling asleep”: southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum L. (fam. Asteraceae), in the church bouquet, and its contemporary presence as a heritage plant in Sweden
Southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum L., is a plant that has been cultivated for centuries. Most probable is that it has its origin in the eastern Mediterranean area. It has been kept for its fragrance and has a his... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - August 28, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Ingvar Svanberg and Erik de Vahl Tags: Research Source Type: research

Correction to: Local preferences for three indigenous oil-seed plants and attitudes towards their conservation in the K énédougou province of Burkina Faso, West-Africa
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article. (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - August 26, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Fanta Reine Sheirita Ti étiambou, Kolawolé Valère Salako, Jésukpégo Roméo Tohoun and Amadé Ouédraogo Tags: Correction Source Type: research

Mazri (Nannorrhops ritchiana (Griff) Aitch.): a remarkable source of manufacturing traditional handicrafts, goods and utensils in Pakistan
Mazri palm (Nannorrhops ritchiana (Griff) Aitch.) is a member of the family Arecaceae, native to Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Oman, and Saudi Arabia. In Pakistan, it is used since long time for various purposes. ... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - August 17, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Abdullah, Shujaul Mulk Khan, Andrea Pieroni, Zahoor ul Haq and Zeeshan Ahmad Tags: Research Source Type: research

An ethnoveterinary study on medicinal plants used by the Buyi people in Southwest Guizhou, China
The Buyi (Bouyei) people in Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest Guizhou, China, have used medicinal plants and traditional remedies for ethnoveterinary practices, such as treating domestic... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - August 17, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Yong Xiong and Chunlin Long Tags: Research Source Type: research