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  1. Content type: Research

    Myanmar is one of the hotspots of biodiversity and is a rapidly developing country. Performing floristic research in Myanmar is an urgent issue, and ethnobotanical studies of wild edible plants (WEPs) will pro...

    Authors: Thant Shin, Kazumi Fujikawa, Aung Zaw Moe and Hiroshi Uchiyama

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:48

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    According to the biophilia hypothesis, an emotional affiliation with nature has been inherited during human biocultural evolution. Research on beekeeping can contribute to the scientific understanding of the i...

    Authors: Roberta Monique Amâncio Carvalho, Celso Feitosa Martins, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves and Ângelo Giuseppe Chaves Alves

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:47

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    Limpopo province, South Africa, has a rich plant diversity and is referred to as one of the hotspots areas within the country. The aim of the current work was to identify and document medicinal plant species u...

    Authors: Nkoana Ishmael Mongalo and Tshepiso Jan Makhafola

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:46

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    Medicinal properties of the food species are one of the poorly documented and important areas of ethnopharmacology. The present survey quantitatively documented the medicinal foods prescribed by the non-instit...

    Authors: S. Esakkimuthu, S. Sylvester Darvin, S. Mutheeswaran, M. Gabriel Paulraj, P. Pandikumar, S. Ignacimuthu and N. A. Al-Dhabi

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:45

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  5. Content type: Research

    Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) have been traded for millennia by indigenous communities. Current increased demands driven by globalisation, however, put more pressure on local harvesters and their surround...

    Authors: Tim van den Boog, Janette Bulkan, James Tansey and Tinde R. van Andel

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:44

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  6. Content type: Research

    Despite the importance of local markets as a source of medicinal plants in Colombia, comparatively little comparative research reports on the pharmacopoeiae sold. This stands in contrast to wealth of available...

    Authors: Rainer W. Bussmann, Narel Y. Paniagua Zambrana, Carolina Romero and Robbie E. Hart

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:43

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  7. Content type: Research

    Chuxiong, known as “the City of Fungi,” is rich in fungal resources and traditional knowledge related to fungal biodiversity. The local environment is an excellent habitat for a wide variety of edible fungi. I...

    Authors: Dongyang Liu, Hong Cheng, Rainer W. Bussmann, Zhiyong Guo, Bo Liu and Chunlin Long

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:42

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  8. Content type: Research

    Birds are kept as pets around the world, and bird-keeping is an ancient and widespread practice, constituting one of the main reasons for the decline of some species. In the semi-arid region of Brazil, this pr...

    Authors: Wallisson Sylas Luna de Oliveira, Sérgio de Faria Lopes and Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:41

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  9. Content type: Research

    This study seeks to better understand the human-nature interface and to measure the variability of plant use knowledge among cultures, through inter- and intracultural analyses. We compared plant collection, u...

    Authors: Ripu M. Kunwar, Maria Fadiman, Mary Cameron, Rainer W. Bussmann, Khum B. Thapa-Magar, Bhagawat Rimal and Prabhat Sapkota

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:40

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  10. Content type: Research

    This study contributes to the current ethnomedicinal knowledge of the Swat Valley, Pakistan. District Swat possesses remarkable biodiversity owing to its varied topographical and climatic conditions, prompting...

    Authors: Kishwar Ali, Nasrullah Khan, Inayat-Ur Rahman, Waqar Khan, Murad Ali, Nisar Uddin and Mohammad Nisar

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:39

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  11. Content type: Research

    The traditional ecological knowledge of land of the Ch’ol originary people from southeast Mexico forms part of their cultural identity; it is local and holistic and implies an integrated physical and spiritual...

    Authors: Rufo Sánchez-Hernández, Lucero Méndez-De la Cruz, David J. Palma-López and Francisco Bautista-Zuñiga

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:38

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  12. Content type: Research

    Using animals for different purposes goes back to the dawn of mankind. Animals served as a source of food, medicine, and clothing for humans and provided other services. This study was designed to undertake a ...

    Authors: Fasil Adugna Kendie, Sileshi Andualem Mekuriaw and Melkamu Andargie Dagnew

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:37

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  13. Content type: Research

    Eliciting factors affecting distribution of traditional knowledge (TK) and cultural importance of plant resources is central in ethnobiology. Socio-demographic attributes and ecological apparency hypothesis (E...

    Authors: Kolawolé Valère Salako, Francisco Moreira, Rodrigue Castro Gbedomon, Frédéric Tovissodé, Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo and Romain Lucas Glèlè Kakaï

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:36

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    The housefly, Musca domestica L., is a major public health and domestic pest that spoils food and causes irritation and is a vector of many infectious disease pathogens of medical and veterinary importance. Curre...

    Authors: Kalori Baana, Harriet Angwech and Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:35

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    The Sierra Nevada del Cocuy-Güicán in the Colombian Andes is protected as a National Natural Park since 1977 because of its fragile páramo ecosystems, extraordinary biodiversity, high plant endemism, and function...

    Authors: Mireia Alcántara Rodríguez, Andrea Angueyra, Antoine M. Cleef and Tinde Van Andel

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:34

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  16. Content type: Review

    Invasive plants can impact biodiversity as well as the lives of native human populations. Natural ecosystems represent sources of natural resources essential for the subsistence and socio-cultural continuity o...

    Authors: Arlene Oliveira Souza, Maria do Perpétuo Socorro Rodrigues Chaves, Reinaldo Imbrozio Barbosa and Charles Roland Clement

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:33

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  17. Content type: Research

    Mushrooms are important forest resources, mostly as food, despite the serious health threat posed by toxic species. In the Highlands of Chiapas, numerous wild mushroom intoxications have been registered. While...

    Authors: Felipe Ruan-Soto

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:32

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  18. Content type: Research

    The inhabitants of western Sudan use traditional medicine for the treatment of various ailments due to lack of medical doctors and unaffordable prices of pharmaceutical products. The present study is the first...

    Authors: Tahani Osman Issa, Yahya Sulieman Mohamed, Sakina Yagi, Reem Hassan Ahmed, Telal Mohammed Najeeb, Abdelrafie Mohamed Makhawi and Tarig Osman Khider

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:31

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    The residents of remote areas mostly depend on folk knowledge of medicinal plants to cure different ailments. The present study was carried out to document and analyze traditional use regarding the medicinal p...

    Authors: Wahid Hussain, Lal Badshah, Manzoor Ullah, Maroof Ali, Asghar Ali and Farrukh Hussain

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:30

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  20. Content type: Research

    Cassava is an important crop in Africa that is widely cultivated for its starchy tuberous root, which constitutes a major source of dietary carbohydrates. Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is the most devastating d...

    Authors: Jerome Anani Houngue, Justin S. Pita, Gilles Habib Todjro Cacaï, Martine Zandjanakou-Tachin, Emmanuel A. E. Abidjo and Corneille Ahanhanzo

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:29

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  21. Content type: Research

    Palikur Amerindians live in the eastern part of French Guiana which is undergoing deep-seated changes due to the geographical and economic opening of the region. So far, Palikur’s traditional ecological knowle...

    Authors: Clémence Ogeron, Guillaume Odonne, Antonia Cristinoi, Julien Engel, Pierre Grenand, Jacques Beauchêne, Bruno Clair and Damien Davy

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:28

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  22. Content type: Research

    The order Hymenoptera comprises melliferous insects (bees, wasps and bumblebees); among them, stingless bees comprise a diverse group of eusocial insects present in tropical and subtropical areas. Of a total o...

    Authors: Fabio Fernando Flores, Norma Inés Hilgert and Liliana Concepción Lupo

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:27

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  23. Content type: Research article

    Food knowledge and consumption in the context of migration is an important topic in ethnobiological research. Little research is done on the process of how external factors impact food knowledge amongst migran...

    Authors: Elisabeth Kuhn, Ruth Haselmair, Heidemarie Pirker and Christian R. Vogl

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:26

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  24. Content type: Research

    The Guachichiles were a group of Chichimeca people that inhabited the southern and central parts of the Mexican Plateau. In the southern area of their distribution, they occupied and used the tunales, extensive f...

    Authors: Eric Mellink, Mónica E. Riojas-López and José Antonio Rivera-Villanueva

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:24

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  25. Content type: Research

    Majority of the people in rural areas depend on traditional fungi-based medicines to combat different illnesses. This ethnomycological survey was undertaken to document the traditional knowledge of mushrooms a...

    Authors: N. A. Teke, T. R. Kinge, E. Bechem, T. M. Nji, L. M. Ndam and A. M. Mih

    Citation: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2018 14:25

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