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Prehistoric psychotropic consumption in Andean Chilean mummies [PDF]
, 2007 Hallucinogenic plants are often regarded as the main source of psychoactive drugs in antiquity to reach deep altered states of consciousness^1,2^. Many researchers believe this was particularly true during the Tiwanaku empire expansion, circa (500-1000 A.
Bernardo T. Arriaza +2 more
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Man-animal relationships in Central Nepal [PDF]
, 2010 Background Nepal is small in size but rich in bio-cultural diversity. The rugged terrain of the country is home to a number of unique assemblages of fauna, some of which are endemic. Not only faunal resources the country also harbors some
Usha Lohani
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New vitality of ancient ethnomedicine in China: Review of Li ethnomedicine
African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2013 Nowadays, with the development of nature drug, herbal medicine is gaining more attention from scientists in various countries. In China, ancient ethnomedicine based on natural medicinal plants faces new opportunities and challenges. This paper examines Li ethnomedicine, which has not attracted much attention among researchers yet. Four special species,
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Scientific ReportsKadsura heteroclita (Roxb) Craib also named Xuetong in Tujia ethnomedicine in China, has been traditionally employed in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment.
Yasi Deng +13 more
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Frontiers in ImmunologyObjectiveTo screen and validate the expression of key PANoptosis-related genes in the synovial tissue of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) through bioinformatics approaches and in vitro/in vivo experiments, explore their role in RA synovial hyperplasia, and ...
Yunmi Lu +15 more
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Digital Chinese Medicine, 2019 Objective: Tu Jia ethnomedicine is a unique medical system inherited and adhibited by Tu Jia minority living in central-south China. Panax japonicus C. A. Mey.
Li Wei +7 more
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The relevance of traditional knowledge systems for ethnopharmacological research: theoretical and methodological contributions [PDF]
, 2010 Background Ethnopharmacology is at the intersection of the medical, natural, and social sciences. Despite its interdisciplinary nature, most ethnopharmacological research has been based on the combination of the chemical, biological, and pharmacological ...
Victoria Reyes-García
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Impressions of Interculturality and Health Care in Bolivia: Three Cases from Cochabamba [PDF]
, 2012 Considerable health disparities exist that result in both poorer health outcomes and relatively low accessibility of health care for the world’s indigenous populations.
DeLoge, Alana
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Explaining the resurgent popularity of the wild: motivations for wild plant gathering in the Biosphere Reserve Grosses Walsertal, Austria [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Wild plant gathering becomes again a popular and fashionable activity in Europe after gathering practices have been increasingly abandoned over the last decades.
Grasser, Susanne +2 more
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Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2018 Background Microglia-mediated neuroinflammation is recognized to mainly contribute to the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Tetrahydroxystilbene glucoside (TSG) has been proved to be beneficial for health with a great number of pharmacological ...
Yanzhen Zhou +6 more
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