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Biocultural understanding of medicinal plants in Mexico

Mexican Journal of Medical Research ICSA
Mexico has diverse climates, influenced by its latitude and complex topography, fosters a rich variety of wildlife and plants. Situated between North and South America, Mexico serves as a convergence point for species that were once isolated ...
Fernanda Laila Guzman Gallardo
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Looking backward to move forward: Enhancing metadata in scientific collections through interdisciplinary collaboration

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 2135-2149, November 2026.
Early modern herbaria house important and useful data on historic environments. However, their contents are often inhospitable to scientific use. Despite this challenge, once their contents have been deciphered, such specimens present novel research opportunities.
Madeline E. White, Stephen A. Harris
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A survey of ethnobotanical research in southern Africa

Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, 1983
Existing ethnobotanical information for southern Africa is scattered through anthropological, medical, botanical and other books and journals, making the task of getting at the information fairly difficult.
C. A. Liengme
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Perspectives and behaviors surrounding planting practices in North America inform genetic conservation realities for American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 2192-2204, November 2026.
American ginseng is a shade‐obligate, North American medicinal plant that is widely traded and used internationally. To meet global demand, ginseng is cultivated in forest farms in the Appalachian region of the USA and field‐based artificial shade farms in two regions: Ontario, Canada and Wisconsin, USA. We conducted social research leveraging in‐depth
Rachel E. Palkovitz, Mary K. Shenk, Eric P. Burkhart   +2 more
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Ka'aguy Mba'apo: Indigenous Illicit Work and Strategic Opacity in the Interstices of the Paraguay–Brazil Border

PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, Volume 49, Issue 2, November 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines how Indigenous Paĩ Tavyterã/Kaiowa communities along the Paraguay–Brazil border navigate illicit economies that have proliferated amid the expansion of soybean agribusiness and the withdrawal of the state. Drawing on long‐term ethnographic fieldwork in several communities on both sides of the border, it explores how ...
Paul Fabié
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Foraging for the future: traditional culinary uses of wild plants in the Western Himalayas–Kashmir Valley (India)

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Background In the intricate tapestry of food security, wild food species stand as pillars, nourishing millions in low-income communities, and reflecting the resilience and adaptability of human societies. Their significance extends beyond mere sustenance,
Musheerul Hassan, Tawseef Ahmad Mir, Muatasim Jan, Muhammad Shoaib Amjad, Muhammad Abdul Aziz, Andrea Pieroni, Ivana Vitasović-Kosić, Rainer W. Bussmann   +7 more
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Peumus boldus: Revealing the Pharmaceutical Potential of the Chilean Forest

Chemistry &Biodiversity, Volume 23, Issue 10, October 2026.
P. boldus emerge as a promising yet underexplored source of bioactive compounds. Current evidence highlights antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, antimicrobial, and cytoprotective activities associated with their unique phytochemical profile. This review integrates chemical composition, biological properties, proposed molecular mechanisms, and safety ...
Marta Rodríguez‐Ceballos, Valentina Jara, Sofía Díaz‐Cornejo, Valentina Morales, Rómulo Santelices‐Moya, Miguel Aguilera, Cristian Atala, María Carolina Otero, Felipe Gordillo‐Fuenzalida   +8 more
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Avanços nas pesquisas etnobotânicas no Brasil Advances in ethnobotany research in Brazil

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2009
A Etnobotânica moderna é produto de mudanças históricas ocorridas dentro e fora da academia. O trabalho buscou traçar a trajetória dessa disciplina e suas tendências no Brasil. Para tal foi realizado um levantamento dos trabalhos, no período de 1968-2007,
Flávia Camargo de Oliveira, Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque, Viviane Stern da Fonseca-Kruel, Natalia Hanazaki   +3 more
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Ethnobotany [PDF]

Plants are a part of our everyday life and have always been. Ethnobotany is the study of the complex relationship between humans and the plant world found in their surroundings. This discipline has a long history of academic research all over the world. Ethnobotanical research includes the use of plants in all aspects of life, e.g.
Tunon, Håkan, Westin, Anna, Ivașcu, Cosmin   +2 more
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Ethnobotany of Dayak medicinal plants in Kayu Ara village, Landak regency as a learning resource

JPBI (Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia)
The lack of scientific documentation on the ethnobotany of Dayak medicinal plants makes this knowledge vulnerable to disappearing. Ethnobotany as a learning resource is one very effective step to make students more familiar with and love the knowledge of
Dede Sunarya, Hanum Mukti Rahayu, Ari Sunandar   +2 more
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