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1. A quiet harvest: linkage between ritual, seed selection and the historical use of the finger-bladed knife as a traditional plant breeding tool in Ifugao, Philippines

Author:
Kevin M. Murphy
Source:
Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 3
ISSN:
1746-4269
Subject:
archaeology; coevolution; farmers; genetic improvement; harvesting; mountains; plant breeding; planting; rice; social structure; Philippines
Abstract:
... The transverse harvest knife, also commonly called the finger or finger-bladed knife, has been utilized by rice farmers in southeast Asia for many centuries. The finger knife persisted in many traditional cultures long after the introduction of the sickle, a tool which provided farmers with the means to execute a much faster harvest. Several theories in interpretative archaeology have attempted to ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13002-016-0124-9
PubMed:
28086808
PubMed Central:
PMC5237252

2. Agrobiodiversity and in situ conservation in ethnic minority communities of Xishuangbanna in Yunnan Province, Southwest China

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

3. An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal and edible plants of Yalo Woreda in Afar regional state, Ethiopia

Author:
Tilahun Teklehaymanot
Source:
Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 40
ISSN:
1746-4269
Subject:
Acalypha; Balanites aegyptiacus; Indigofera; agroforestry; arid zones; biodiversity; climate change; drought; dry season; ethnobotany; gender; habitats; home gardens; indigenous knowledge; invasive species; leaves; livelihood; medicinal plants; people; shrubs; statistical analysis; surveys; Ethiopia
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: The Afar people inhabit the sub-arid and arid part of Ethiopia. Recurrent drought and invasive encroaching plants are taking out plants that have cultural importance, and threaten the biodiversity and the associated traditional knowledge. Thus, the aim of the current study is to conduct an ethnobotanical survey and document medicinal and edible plants in Yalo Woreda in Afar regional st ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13002-017-0166-7
PubMed:
28679438
PubMed Central:
PMC5499056

4. An ethnographic study of salt use and humoral concepts in a Latino farm worker community in California’s Central Valley

Author:
Judith C. Barker; Claudia Guerra; M. Judy Gonzalez-Vargas; Kristin S. Hoeft
Source:
Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 11
ISSN:
1746-4269
Subject:
Latinos; anthropology; farm labor; flavor; focus groups; immigration; interviews; medicine; migrant workers; psychological stress; rehydration; researchers; roots; table salt; temperature; California; Central America; Mexico
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: This article reports on the use of domestic or table salt for its perceived health effects and healing properties in a Latino farmworker community. It explores how contemporary salt usage beliefs can be seen to have roots in long-standing humoral theories of medicine and health. METHODS: This qualitative investigation comprised 30 in-depth individual interviews and five focus groups co ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13002-017-0140-4
PubMed:
28178991
PubMed Central:
PMC5299697

5. An ethnopharmacological evaluation of Navapind and Shahpur Virkanin district Sheikupura, Pakistan for their herbal medicines

Author:
Maria Zahoor; Zubaida Yousaf; Tahreem Aqsa; Manahil Haroon; Nadia Saleh; Arusa Aftab; Sadia Javed; Mouzma Qadeer; Habiba Ramazan
Source:
Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 27
ISSN:
1746-4269
Subject:
Fabaceae; Poaceae; antidotes; asthma; chemical constituents of plants; climatic factors; cough; ethnobotany; females; first aid; flora; herbal medicines; herbs; indigenous peoples; influenza; interviews; leaves; males; medicinal plants; neoplasms; questionnaires; rural areas; toxicity; traditional medicine; wild plants; Pakistan
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: The chief aim of this study was to enlist the ethnobotanical uses of wild plants in district Sheikhupura, province Punjab, Pakistan. Due to extreme geographical and climatic conditions, Pakistan has a great floral diversity. Plants have been used by the indigenous people for treatment of different ailments since long. They are still dependent on the plants for their domestic purposes. ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13002-017-0151-1
PubMed:
28482859
PubMed Central:
PMC5422909

6. Are identities oral? Understanding ethnobotanical knowledge after Irish independence (1937–1939)

Author:
Fiona Shannon; Astrid Sasse; Helen Sheridan; Michael Heinrich
Source:
Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 65
ISSN:
1746-4269
Subject:
children; ethnobotany; interviews; politics; schools; traditions; Ireland
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: The Schools’ Folklore Scheme (1937–1939) was implemented at a pivotal time in Irelands’ political history. It resulted in a body of ethnological information that is unique in terms of when, why and how it was collected. This material consists of over 700,000 pages of information, including ethnomedicinal and ethnobotanical traditions, reflecting an oral identity that spans generations ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13002-017-0189-0
PubMed:
29162151
PubMed Central:
PMC5699017

7. Cognition, culture and utility: plant classification by Paraguayan immigrant farmers in Misiones, Argentina

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

8. Correction to: Medicinal plants used by women in Mecca: urban, Muslim and gendered knowledge

Author:
Afnan Alqethami; Julie A. Hawkins; Irene Teixidor-Toneu
Source:
Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 71
ISSN:
1746-4269
Subject:
Muslims; medicinal plants; women
Abstract:
... In the original publication [1] were the Arabic letters in Table 2 incorrect. The corrected version of Table 2 can be found as Additional file 1 in this Erratum. ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13002-017-0197-0
PubMed:
29246233
PubMed Central:
PMC5732485

9. Cultural significance of termites in sub-Saharan Africa

Author:
Arnold van Huis
Source:
Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 8
ISSN:
1746-4269
Subject:
Termitidae; ancestry; baits; biomass; birds; bricks; cellulose; common names; edible insects; fertilizers; fish; fungus gardens; geochemical prospecting; geophagia; harvesting; interviews; landscapes; mushrooms; nationalities and ethnic groups; poultry; soil; swarming; termite mounds; tropics; women; Sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: The number of termite species in the world is more than 2500, and Africa with more than 1000 species has the richest intercontinental diversity. The family Termitidae contains builders of great mounds up to 5 m high. Colonies are composed of casts: a queen, a king, soldiers and workers. Some species of termite cultivate specialised fungi to digest cellulose. Termites constitute 10% of ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13002-017-0137-z
PubMed:
28126033
PubMed Central:
PMC5270236

10. Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa

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

11. Ethnobotanical knowledge acquisition during daily chores: the firewood collection of pastoral Maasai girls in Southern Kenya

Author:
Xiaojie Tian
Source:
Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 2
ISSN:
1746-4269
Subject:
case studies; children; communication skills; data collection; diet; dry season; environmental knowledge; ethnobotany; females; fuelwood; girls; hardness; interviews; odors; researchers; society; taxonomy; terminology; women; Kenya
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Researchers considering children’s traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) highlighted the importance of examining children’s daily activities as empirical contexts for its acquisition. Many of them evaluated children’s TEK acquisition linearly as gain or loss, and paid less attention to the adaptive nature of this knowledge system and the social relationships arising from its acquisiti ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13002-016-0131-x
PubMed:
28086839
PubMed Central:
PMC5237272

12. Ethnobotanical studies of fodder grass resources for ruminant animals, based on the traditional knowledge of indigenous communities in Central Punjab Pakistan

Author:
Nidaa Harun; Abdul Shakoor Chaudhry; Shabnum Shaheen; Kifayat Ullah; Farah Khan
Source:
Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 56
ISSN:
1746-4269
Subject:
Poaceae; cutting; descriptive statistics; ethnobotany; farmers; feeding methods; feeds; forage; graphs; grasses; grazing; healthy diet; indigenous knowledge; indigenous peoples; indigenous species; interviews; local government; mixing; questionnaires; ruminants; Pakistan
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Traditional knowledge of indigenous plants is pivotal in developing strategies to feed livestock sustainably in low input systems. Likewise, in Pakistan the indigenous people of Central Punjab have been using their regional grasses as a ruminant fodder for centuries. This study evaluated the indigenous traditional knowledge to ascertain the value of various fodder grasses to optimise t ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13002-017-0184-5
PubMed:
28978348
PubMed Central:
PMC5628460

13. Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used against human ailments in Gubalafto District, Northern Ethiopia

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

14. Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used as insects repellents in six malaria endemic localities of Cameroon

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

15. Ethnobotanical survey of wild food plants traditionally collected and consumed in the Middle Agri Valley (Basilicata region, southern Italy)

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

16. Ethnomedicinal and cultural practices of mammals and birds in the vicinity of river Chenab, Punjab-Pakistan

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

17. Ethnomedicinal plants used by local inhabitants of Jakholi block, Rudraprayag district, western Himalaya, India

Author:
Ankit Singh; Mohan C. Nautiyal; Ripu M. Kunwar; Rainer W. Bussmann
Source:
Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 49
ISSN:
1746-4269
Subject:
Asteraceae; Gymnospermae; Liliopsida; altitude; indigenous knowledge; medicinal plants; pastures; phytotherapy; questionnaires; surveys; traditional medicine; trees; villages; Himalayan region; India
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Ethnomedicinal knowledge of the Indian Himalayas is very interesting because of the wide range of medicinal plants used in traditional medical practice. However, there is a danger of knowledge being lost because the knowledge sharing is very limited and passed on orally. The present study is the first ethnomedicinal study in Jakholi area of Rudraprayag district of Northwestern India. T ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13002-017-0178-3
PubMed:
28836997
PubMed Central:
PMC5571566

18. Ethnopharmacological studies of indigenous plants in Kel village, Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

Author:
Khawaja Shafique Ahmad; Abdul Hamid; Fahim Nawaz; Mansoor Hameed; Farooq Ahmad; Jiabin Deng; Noreen Akhtar; Ambreen Wazarat; Sehrish Mahroof
Source:
Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 68
ISSN:
1746-4269
Subject:
Achillea millefolium; Ageratum; Artemisia scoparia; Artemisia vulgaris; Berberis lycium; Cynoglossum; Dioscorea bulbifera; Impatiens glandulifera; Olea; abortion (animals); correlation; ethnobotany; exports; fever; heart diseases; hepatitis; herbal medicines; income; indigenous knowledge; indigenous peoples; indigenous species; jaundice; leaves; medicinal plants; traditional medicine; tuberculosis; typhoid fever; villages; Pakistan
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: This explorative study was undertaken for the first time in Kel village located in the Upper Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. The purpose was to document the indigenous knowledge of the native people used in the preparation of herbal medicines. METHODS: To get the data on traditional uses of medicinal plants, 20 informants were interviewed. Quantitative ethnobotanical indices, i. ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13002-017-0196-1
PubMed:
29191238
PubMed Central:
PMC5709976

19. Ethnozoological study of animals based medicine used by traditional healers and indigenous inhabitants in the adjoining areas of Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India

Author:
Manash Pratim Borah; Surya Bali Prasad
Source:
Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2017 v.13 no.1 pp. 39
ISSN:
1746-4269
Subject:
Gastropoda; Mantis religiosa; Periplaneta americana; Pheretima; amphibians; asthma; common names; earthworms; females; fish; health services; human health; indigenous knowledge; indigenous peoples; insects; interviews; males; mammals; multicultural diversity; neoplasms; new drugs; questionnaires; reptiles; surveys; traditional medicine; India
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: India has an immense faunal, floral, as well as cultural diversity with many ethnic communities who are primarily dependent on the traditional medicinal system for their primary health care. Documentation and evaluation of this indigenous remedial knowledge may be helpful to establish new drugs for human health. The present study is intended to look into different zootherapeutic medici ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13002-017-0167-6
PubMed:
28666483
PubMed Central:
PMC5493085

20. Evaluating fishermen’s conservation attitudes and local ecological knowledge of the European sardine (Sardina pilchardus), Peniche, Portugal

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