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Knowledge of Nature and the Nature of Knowledge: Student natural history knowledge and the significance of birds

open access: yesPeople and Nature, 2022
We studied the natural history knowledge (NHK) of students (18–19 years), considering the salience of nature expressed through the knowledge of names of organisms, routes for knowledge transmission and acquisition and the potential of specific taxa to ...
Andrew G. Gosler, Stephen M. Tilling
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Traditions of produktion and funkcional use of wax candles in the Zarichne region (Rivne oblast): based on field materials.

open access: yesВісник Харківського національного університету імені В.Н. Каразіна. Серія: Ìсторія України. Українознавство: історичні та філософські науки, 2023
Research aim. is to study the traditions of making and functional purpose of wax candles based on expedition materials collected in Zarichne region. The realization of the formulated goal involves solving the following tasks: to analyze traditional and ...
Alla Dmytrenko
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Folk medicine in Mandaguaçu municipality, Paraná State: an ethnobotanical approach - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v34i4.9306

open access: yesActa Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2012
Herein, we present results from an ethnobotanical study (from February to August 2009) aiming the improvement and rationalization of medical practices, based on popular use of plants.
Edmar Antônio Correa   +2 more
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Folk knowledge of the Chukchi

open access: yesИзвестия Восточного института, 2022
В статье рассматриваются мало изученные народные знания чукчей. На их основе обобщается опыт социальной трансформации и потенциал ценностной ориентации в традиционной культуре. Это обстоятельство в значительной мере объясняется теми задачами, которые поставлены перед этнологической наукой по изучению и сохранению функционирующих, имеющих ...
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The Infusion of Folk Catholicism to Tambal Binisaya as an Indigenous Healing System in Iligan City

open access: yesRecoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 2022
For generations, folk medicines have been used to cure various diseases with supernatural and naturalistic causations. With ethnographic descriptive design, mananambals, Tambal Binisaya vendors, and loyal patrons served as key informants in this ...
Lourd Greggory D. Crisol   +1 more
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Folk Medicine in the Philippines: A Phenomenological Study of Health-Seeking Individuals

open access: yesInternational Journal of Medical Students, 2021
Background: Folk medicine refers to traditional healing practices anchored on cultural beliefs of body physiology and health preservation. Reflective of indigenous heritage, it fosters a better understanding of health and disease, healthcare systems ...
Nadine Angela Rondilla   +8 more
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Conhecimento popular sobre plantas medicinais em comunidades rurais de mata atlântica - Itacaré, BA, Brasil Folk knowledge about medicinal plants within rural communities in Atlantic Forest, Itacaré, Bahia State, Brazil

open access: yesActa Botânica Brasílica, 2006
O presente trabalho teve por objetivo o levantamento etnobotânico sobre o conhecimento e uso de plantas medicinais em duas comunidades rurais (Marambaia e Camboinha), localizadas em uma Área de Proteção Ambiental, na Mata Atlântica do Sul da Bahia ...
Erika de Paula Pedro Pinto   +2 more
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Cricket singing means rain: semiotic meaning of insects in the district of Pedra Branca, Bahia State, northeastern Brazil

open access: yesAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2006
This paper deals with the semiotic meanings which are given both to the appearance and/or behavior of insect species according to the ethnoentomological knowledge of the inhabitants of the village of Pedra Branca, Bahia State, Brazil. Data were collected
Eraldo M. Costa Neto
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Plantas medicinais utilizadas pela comunidade do bairro dos Tenentes - município de Extrema, MG, Brasil Medicinal plants used by the community of Tenentes District - Extrema Municipality, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais, 2011
Este trabalho teve como objetivo verificar junto à comunidade do bairro dos Tenentes (Extrema, MG) como é feito o tratamento de doenças a partir do uso de plantas medicinais, bem como identificar e relacionar as plantas utilizadas com a literatura ...
V.P Costa, M.A.S Mayworm
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Folk medicine in Mandaguaçu municipality, Paraná State: an ethnobotanical approach=Medicina popular em Mandaguaçu, Estado do Paraná: uma abordagem etnobotânica [PDF]

open access: yesActa Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2012
Herein, we present results from an ethnobotanical study (from February to August 2009) aiming the improvement and rationalization of medical practices, based on popular use of plants.
Gisele Caroline Novakowski   +2 more
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