TL;DR
Women, older respondents, housewives, practitioners, and midwives retained the largest share of knowledge, which was transmitted mainly through parents and grandparents, and cost, tradition, and accessibility were the principal reasons for remedy use.
This study investigates the wealth of ethnomedicinal plant knowledge among the indigenous and saint communities of Chitrakoot, India, and identifies 119 ethnomedicinal plants used to treat various ailments categorized into 15 groups.
The concentration of ethnomedicinal knowledge among older individuals underscores the need for systematic documentation, preservation of indigenous knowledge, and scientific investigation of commonly used medicinal plants to establish their safety and therapeutic potential.
Traditional plant knowledge remains important to primary healthcare and biocultural continuity in rural and tribal communities of Rajasthan. This study re-analysed the ethnomedicinal component of an 18-month floristic and ethnobotanical investigation conducted in Jaipur district during 2020–2022. The original work used...
Traditional healers are key healthcare service providers for ethnic communities in Bangladesh. Most experienced healers are elderly, and unfortunately, much of their knowledge remains undocumented, putting centuries of ethnobotanical expertise at risk of being lost. The study aimed to identify and record the medicinal...
Medicinal plants remain important components of rural healthcare and everyday household practices in Azerbaijan, yet their uses remain insufficiently documented in many culturally diverse regions. This study investigated which medicinal plants are used in the Guba District, how their uses vary according to informant ch...
Introduction: Rural communities in the Menoua Division (West Region, Cameroon) rely heavily on plant biodiversity for healthcare, nutrition, and socioeconomic needs. However, changing lifestyles and ecosystem degradation threaten the sustainability of these resources and the transmission of associated traditional knowl...
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