Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013 Increases in ethnobotanical studies and knowledge in recent decades have led to a greater and more accurate interpretation of the overall patterns related to the use of medicinal plants, allowing for a clear identification of some ecological and cultural phenomena.
Deyvson Rodrigues Cavalcanti +2 more
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Why Urban Citizens in Developing Countries Use Traditional Medicines: The Case of Suriname
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013 The use of traditional medicines (TMs) among urban populations in developing countries and factors underlying people’s decision to use TMs are poorly documented. We interviewed 270 adults in Paramaribo, Suriname, using a stratified random household sample, semistructured questionnaires, and multivariate analysis.
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Scabies in French Guiana: Quantitative and qualitative factors associated with therapeutic failure
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, Volume 38, Issue 3, Page 602-612, March 2024.Abstract Background Strategies for the control of scabies should be adapted to local settings. Traditional communities in French Guiana have non‐Western conceptions of disease and health. Objectives The objectives for this study were to explore knowledge, attitudes and practices to identify potential factors associated with the failure of scabies ...
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What's in a name? Revisiting medicinal and religious plants at an Amazonian market. [PDF]
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Plants used traditionally to treat malaria in Brazil: the archives of Flora Medicinal. [PDF]
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GOD'S HEALING LEAVES: THE COLONIAL QUEST FOR MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THE TORRID ZONE. [PDF]
Geogr Rev, 2018 Voeks R, Greene C.
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World trade in medicinal plants from Spanish America, 1717-1815. [PDF]
Med Hist, 2015 Gänger S.
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Beyond scents: calling on the fragrance industry to champion plant diversity. [PDF]
Biosciencede Paula LFA +6 more
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Natural resources used in the traditional medicine of the Marinaú community, Caxiuanã forest, Brazil. [PDF]
Front Pharmacolde Oliveira PMC +4 more
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Nephroprotective Plant Species Used in Brazilian Traditional Medicine for Renal Diseases: Ethnomedical, Pharmacological, and Chemical Insights. [PDF]
Plants (Basel)Moraes Carlesso R +7 more
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