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- Author:
- Shicai Shen; Gaofeng Xu; Diyu Li; David Roy Clements; Fudou Zhang; Guimei Jin; Jianyong Wu; Pingfang Wei; Song Lin; Dayuan Xue
- Source:
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 28
- ISSN:
- 1746-4269
- Subject:
- agricultural resources; agroecosystems; bananas; biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; cash crops; cattle; chickens; conservation practices; conservation programs; cultivars; ducks; food crops; fruit crops; geese; goats; heirloom varieties; households; in situ conservation; issues and policy; land use change; livelihood; minorities (people); oil crops; plantations; planting; questionnaires; rubber; seed exchange; seeds; shifting cultivation; spices; swine; tea; topographic slope; tourists; vegetable crops; China
- Abstract:
- ... BACKGROUND: Xishuangbanna of Yunnan Province, southwest of China belongs to a global biodiversity and cultural hotspot. Agrobiodiversity plays an essential role in local livelihoods and traditional culture in the region. However, preliminary studies suggest that diversity of crop plants and livestock species is declining. We hypothesized that agrobiodiversity and traditional means of preserving ag ...
- DOI:
- 10.1186/s13002-017-0158-7
- PubMed:
- 28506271
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5433000
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0158-7
- Author:
- Monika Kujawska; N. David Jiménez-Escobar; Justin M. Nolan; Daniel Arias-Mutis
- Source:
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 42
- ISSN:
- 1746-4269
- Subject:
- climate; cluster analysis; cognition; ethnobotany; farmers; flora; hail; medicine; models; photographs; principal component analysis; rural communities; Argentina; Paraguay; Parana River
- Abstract:
- ... BACKGROUND: This study was conducted in three rural communities of small farmers of Paraguayan origin living in the province of Misiones, Argentina. These Criollos (Mestizos) hail chiefly from departments located in the east of Paraguay, where the climate and flora have similar characteristics as those in Misiones. These ecological features contribute to the continuation and maintenance of knowled ...
- DOI:
- 10.1186/s13002-017-0169-4
- PubMed:
- 28743302
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5526315
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0169-4
- Author:
- Alfred Maroyi
- Source:
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 43
- ISSN:
- 1746-4269
- Subject:
- Apiaceae; Apocynaceae; Araliaceae; Asparagaceae; Asteraceae; Fabaceae; Lamiaceae; Malvaceae; Myrtaceae; Poaceae; Rosaceae; Solanaceae; Xanthorrhoeaceae; brooms; developing countries; diet; economic plants; environmental knowledge; food plants; fuelwood; handicrafts; herbal medicines; home gardens; income; introduced plants; manufacturing; natural resource management; ornamental plants; people; questionnaires; socioeconomics; species diversity; vegetation; villages; South Africa
- Abstract:
- ... BACKGROUND: Traditional ecological knowledge among indigenous communities plays an important role in retaining cultural identity and achieving sustainable natural resource management. Hundreds of millions of people mostly in developing countries derive a substantial part of their subsistence and income from plant resources. The aim of this study was to assess useful plant species diversity, plant ...
- DOI:
- 10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
- PubMed:
- 28789692
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5549312
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
- Author:
- Getnet Chekole
- Source:
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 55
- ISSN:
- 1746-4269
- Subject:
- Asteraceae; Ocimum; Rhamnus; Solanum incanum; biodiversity conservation; conservation practices; descriptive statistics; elderly; ethnobotany; ex situ conservation; focus groups; herbs; human health; humans; indigenous knowledge; interviews; leaves; medicinal plants; sampling; schools; surveys; Ethiopia
- Abstract:
- ... BACKGROUND: Traditional medicinal plant species documentation is very crucial in Ethiopia for biodiversity conservation, bioactive chemical extractions and indigenous knowledge retention. Having first observed the inhabitants of Gubalafto District (Northern Ethiopia), the author gathered, recorded, and documented the human traditional medicinal plant species and the associated indigenous knowledge ...
- DOI:
- 10.1186/s13002-017-0182-7
- PubMed:
- 28978342
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5628421
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0182-7
- Author:
- Roger Ducos Fokouo Youmsi; Patrick Valère Tsouh Fokou; Elisabeth Zeuko’o Menkem; Issakou Bakarnga-Via; Rodrigue Keumoe; Victor Nana; Fabrice Fekam Boyom
- Source:
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 33
- ISSN:
- 1746-4269
- Subject:
- Canarium schweinfurthii; Chromolaena odorata; Citrus limon; Culicidae; Elaeis guineensis; bark; control methods; cost effectiveness; ethnobotany; indigenous knowledge; insect repellents; insects; interviews; leaves; malaria; medicinal plants; parasites; questionnaires; surveys; trees; Cameroon
- Abstract:
- ... BACKGROUND: The combined efforts to combat outdoor/indoor transmission of malaria parasites are hampered by the emerging vector resistance in a wide variety of malaria-endemic settings of Africa and the rest of the world, stressing the need for alternative control measures. This study aimed at documenting insect’s repellent plant species used by indigenous populations of 6 localities of East, Sout ...
- DOI:
- 10.1186/s13002-017-0155-x
- PubMed:
- 28595645
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5465592
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0155-x
- Author:
- Sabrina Sansanelli; Maura Ferri; Mirko Salinitro; Annalisa Tassoni
- Source:
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 50
- ISSN:
- 1746-4269
- Subject:
- Cichorium intybus; Rosaceae; Sonchus; common names; cooking; cultural heritage; ethnobotany; food plants; fruits; interviews; leaves; men; stems; surveys; therapeutics; traditions; wild plants; women; Italy
- Abstract:
- ... BACKGROUND: This research was carried out in a scarcely populated area of the Middle Agri Valley (Basilicata region, southern Italy). The aim of the study was to record local knowledge on the traditional uses of wild food plants, as well as to collect information regarding the practices (gathering, processing and cooking) and the medicinal uses related to these plants. METHODS: Fifty-eight people ...
- DOI:
- 10.1186/s13002-017-0177-4
- PubMed:
- 28874202
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5586000
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0177-4
- Author:
- Muhammad Altaf; Arshad Javid; Muhammad Umair; Khalid Javed Iqbal; Zahid Rasheed; Arshad Mehmood Abbasi
- Source:
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 41
- ISSN:
- 1746-4269
- Subject:
- Anas platyrhynchos; Bubalus bubalis; Capra hircus aegarus; Columba livia; Coturnix coturnix; Felis; Gallus gallus; Lepus; Passer domesticus; bioactive properties; biodiversity; birds; blood; cattle; cultural values; drugs; eggs; in vivo studies; interviews; lipids; questionnaires; rivers; sheep; therapeutics; Pakistan
- Abstract:
- ... BACKGROUND: Although, use of animal species in disease treatment and culture practices is as ancient as that of plant species; however ethnomedicinal uses and cultural values of animal species have rarely been reported. Present study is the first report on the medicinal uses of mammals and bird species in Pakistan. METHODS: Questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were applied to collect qual ...
- DOI:
- 10.1186/s13002-017-0168-5
- PubMed:
- 28701165
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5508792
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0168-5
- Author:
- Heitor O. Braga; Ulisses M. Azeiteiro; Henrique M. F. Oliveira; Miguel A. Pardal
- Source:
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 25
- ISSN:
- 1746-4269
- Subject:
- Sardina pilchardus; attitudes and opinions; economic valuation; education programs; educational status; environmental education; environmental knowledge; fisheries; fishermen; interviews; natural resources conservation; quantitative analysis; sardines; villages; Portugal; Southern European region
- Abstract:
- ... BACKGROUND: European sardines are an important fishing resource in the North Atlantic. Recognized for its great commercial and economic value in southern Europe, this resource currently has low stock indices. From this perspective, fishers’ local ecological knowledge (LEK) is appreciated as an auxiliary tool in the management of sardines in this region. Our goal is to evaluate the LEK and attitude ...
- DOI:
- 10.1186/s13002-017-0154-y
- PubMed:
- 28476167
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5420086
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0154-y
- Author:
- Laura Estelle Yêyinou Loko; Azize Orobiyi; Paterne Agre; Alexandre Dansi; Manuele Tamò; Yves Roisin
- Source:
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 64
- ISSN:
- 1746-4269
- Subject:
- Amitermes; Macrotermes; Trinervitermes; agricultural productivity; alcohols; common names; control methods; corn; drought; ecosystems; farmers; pesticides; pests; questionnaires; soil; taste; termite control; termite mounds; villages; yams; Benin
- Abstract:
- ... BACKGROUND: Although termites are considered as agricultural pests, they play an important role in maintaining the ecosystem. Therefore, it matters to investigate the farmers’ perception of the impacts of the termites on the agriculture and their indigenous utilization. METHODS: A semi-structured questionnaire was used to interview 94 farmers through 10 villages of Atacora department, in the north ...
- DOI:
- 10.1186/s13002-017-0187-2
- PubMed:
- 29157286
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5697355
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0187-2
- Author:
- Monika Kujawska; Piotr Klepacki; Łukasz Łuczaj
- Source:
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 20
- ISSN:
- 1746-4269
- Subject:
- Betula; Calendula officinalis; Centaurea; Helichrysum arenarium; Lilium; Nuphar lutea; Prunella vulgaris; business enterprises; data collection; ethnobotany; flora; home gardens; ornamental plants; peasantry; Belarus; Eastern European region; Lithuania; Poland; Ukraine
- Abstract:
- ... BACKGROUND: Historical ethnobotanical studies are useful starting points for further diachronic analysis. The aim of this contribution is to present archival data from the Polish-Lithuanian-Belarusian borderland, which were collected by Adam Fischer, a Polish ethnographer from Lviv, in the 1930s. These data were originally gathered for publication in the first part of the Lexicon of Slavic beliefs ...
- DOI:
- 10.1186/s13002-017-0149-8
- PubMed:
- 28335791
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5364690
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0149-8
- Author:
- Roselyter Monchari Riang’a; Jacqueline Broerse; Anne Kisaka Nangulu
- Source:
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 29
- ISSN:
- 1746-4269
- Subject:
- Sorghum (Poaceae); abortion (animals); avocados; blood; cassava flour; child health; children; colic; community health workers; corn flour; dietary recommendations; eggs; fetal death; fetus; food beliefs; fruits; heart; herbs; interviews; liver; males; meat; millet flour; nutritional intervention; pregnancy outcome; pregnant women; public health; sorghum flour; tongue; udders; vegetables; Kenya
- Abstract:
- ... BACKGROUND: Understanding food beliefs and practices is critical to the development of dietary recommendations, nutritional programmes, and educational messages. This study aimed to understand the pregnancy food beliefs and practices and the underlying reasons for these among the contemporary rural Kalenjin communities of Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. METHODS: Through semi-structured interviews, data ...
- DOI:
- 10.1186/s13002-017-0157-8
- PubMed:
- 28545533
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5445501
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0157-8
- Author:
- Rodrigue Castro Gbedomon; Valère Kolawolé Salako; Adandé Belarmain Fandohan; Alix Frank Rodrigue Idohou; Romain Glèlè Kakaї; Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo
- Source:
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 66
- ISSN:
- 1746-4269
- Subject:
- agroecological zones; agroforestry; chi-square distribution; crops; educational status; food plants; food production; functional diversity; gardeners; gardening; gender; home gardens; linear models; logit analysis; managers; medicinal plants; men; sociodemographic characteristics; species diversity; wild plants; wild relatives; women; Benin
- Abstract:
- ... BACKGROUND: Understanding the functional diversity of home gardens and their socio-ecological determinants is essential for mainstreaming these agroforestry practices into agrobiodiversity conservation strategies. This paper analyzed functional diversity of home gardens, identified the socio-ecological drivers of functions assigned to them, and assessed the agrobiodiversity benefits of home garden ...
- DOI:
- 10.1186/s13002-017-0192-5
- PubMed:
- 29178909
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5702203
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0192-5
- Author:
- Shiva Devkota; Ram Prasad Chaudhary; Silke Werth; Christoph Scheidegger
- Source:
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 15
- ISSN:
- 1746-4269
- Subject:
- Brahman; Heterodermia; Lama; Parmotrema; Ramalina; Usnea; aesthetics; herbaria; hills; indigenous knowledge; lichens; microscopy; mountains; nationalities and ethnic groups; nutritive value; questionnaires; thin layer chromatography; type collections; Himalayan region; Nepal
- Abstract:
- ... BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to document the prevailing indigenous knowledge and various uses of lichens among the lichenophilic communities in the hills and mountainous settlements of Nepal. METHODS: Ethnic uses were recorded during twelve field trips, each of roughly 15 days in three consecutive years, through direct questionnaires administered to 190 respondents. Lichen samples were ide ...
- DOI:
- 10.1186/s13002-017-0142-2
- PubMed:
- 28222809
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5320728
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0142-2
- Author:
- Alexander R. O’Neill; Hemant K. Badola; Pitamber P. Dhyani; Santosh K. Rana
- Source:
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 21
- ISSN:
- 1746-4269
- Subject:
- biodiversity conservation; case studies; data collection; habitats; issues and policy; models; society; temperate forests; threatened species; Himalayan region; India
- Abstract:
- ... Biocultural knowledge provides valuable insight into ecological processes, and can guide conservation practitioners in local contexts. In many regions, however, such knowledge is underutilized due to its often-fragmented record in disparate sources. In this article, we review and apply ethnobiological knowledge to biodiversity conservation in the Eastern Himalayas. Using Sikkim, India as a case st ...
- DOI:
- 10.1186/s13002-017-0148-9
- PubMed:
- 28356115
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5372287
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0148-9
- Author:
- Esther Ebifa-Othieno; Antony Mugisha; Philip Nyeko; John David Kabasa
- Source:
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 5
- ISSN:
- 1746-4269
- Subject:
- Tamarindus indica; analytical methods; attitudes and opinions; crops; cross-sectional studies; economic valuation; ecosystems; focus groups; food security; fruit pulp; functional foods; home gardens; income; indigenous knowledge; indigenous peoples; interviews; planting; silvicultural practices; tamarinds; trees; Uganda
- Abstract:
- ... BACKGROUND: Tamarindus indica L. is one of the indigenous fruit tree species that traditionally contributes to food security and ecosystem stability in sub-Saharan Africa. We hypothesized that the indigenous people of Eastern Uganda have used T. indica for generations and developed practices that promote its conservation and therefore we expected that they possess an elaborate indigenous knowledge ...
- DOI:
- 10.1186/s13002-016-0133-8
- PubMed:
- 28109300
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5251340
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-016-0133-8
- Author:
- Vandana Singh Kushwah; Rashmi Sisodia; Chhaya Bhatnagar
- Source:
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 69
- ISSN:
- 1746-4269
- Subject:
- birds; data analysis; drugs; females; focus groups; humans; interviews; males; medical facilities; molluscs; questionnaires; reptiles; transportation; tribal peoples; wildlife management; India
- Abstract:
- ... BACKGROUND: Religious beliefs and practices have long influenced human perceptions and uses of nature. Animals in particular play a prominent role in magico-religious practices and provide historical and cultural depth of these relationships. Understanding human-faunal relations is often fundamental to the cause of meaningful wildlife conservation. This study investigates the domestic and wild har ...
- DOI:
- 10.1186/s13002-017-0195-2
- PubMed:
- 29191222
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5709986
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0195-2
- Author:
- Mark A. Caudell; Marsha B. Quinlan; Robert J. Quinlan; Douglas R. Call
- Source:
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 7
- ISSN:
- 1746-4269
- Subject:
- agropastoralism; community health; disease outbreaks; food security; gender; herbal medicines; herd size; households; human health; livestock; medicine; models; multicultural diversity; research projects; social environment; zoonoses; Ethiopia; Tanzania
- Abstract:
- ... BACKGROUND: Human and animal health are deeply intertwined in livestock dependent areas. Livestock health contributes to food security and can influence human health through the transmission of zoonotic diseases. In low-income countries diagnosis and treatment of livestock diseases is often carried out by household members who draw upon both ethnoveterinary medicine (EVM) and contemporary veterina ...
- DOI:
- 10.1186/s13002-017-0135-1
- PubMed:
- 28109305
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5251319
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0135-1
- Author:
- Flora Magige; Eivin Røskaft
- Source:
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 48
- ISSN:
- 1746-4269
- Subject:
- asthma; bones; education programs; eggs; feathers; indigenous knowledge; livelihood; market value; markets; meat; medicinal properties; national parks; oils; ostriches; people; pets; questionnaires; ranching; traditional medicine; traditions; Tanzania
- Abstract:
- ... BACKGROUND: Traditional communities have been utilizing animal products for numerous purposes and have for a long time contributed to the accumulation of world knowledge. Local people in Tanzania and elsewhere in Africa, have been using birds including ostriches as pets or their products such as meat, eggs as food; their body parts such as feathers, bones and hide for ornaments but more importantl ...
- DOI:
- 10.1186/s13002-017-0176-5
- PubMed:
- 28835266
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5569478
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0176-5
- Author:
- Pauline Suffice; Hugo Asselin; Louis Imbeau; Marianne Cheveau; Pierre Drapeau
- Source:
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 51
- ISSN:
- 1746-4269
- Subject:
- Martes americana; agroforestry; anthropogenic activities; climate change; coniferous forests; environmental indicators; forest health; forest management; freeze-thaw cycles; habitats; ice; interviews; monitoring; snow; sympatry; Quebec
- Abstract:
- ... BACKGROUND: Monitoring of fur-bearing species populations is relatively rare due to their low densities. In addition to catch data, trappers’ experience provides information on the ecology and status of the harvested species. Fisher (Pekania pennanti) and American marten (Martes americana) are mustelids that are sensitive to forest management and therefore considered to be ecological indicators of ...
- DOI:
- 10.1186/s13002-017-0180-9
- PubMed:
- 28882186
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5590137
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0180-9
- Author:
- Renata Sõukand; Yanina Hrynevich; Iryna Vasilyeva; Julia Prakofjewa; Yuriy Vnukovich; Jury Paciupa; Aliaksei Hlushko; Yana Knureva; Yulia Litvinava; Siarhei Vyskvarka; Hanna Silivonchyk; Alena Paulava; Mare Kõiva; Raivo Kalle
- Source:
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 10
- ISSN:
- 1746-4269
- Subject:
- drug therapy; food plants; homogenization; humans; interviews; snacks; villages; wild plants; Belarus
- Abstract:
- ... BACKGROUND: This study examined the use of wild plants in the food, medicinal and veterinary areas within a small territory limited to one village council in the Liubań district of Belarus. The objectives of the research were to document the current and past uses of wild plants in this region for food and human/animal medication; to analyse the food, medicinal and veterinary areas in the context o ...
- DOI:
- 10.1186/s13002-017-0139-x
- PubMed:
- 28179002
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5299745
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0139-x
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