Background: In Kurram district of Pakistan, people use medicinal plants to cure a variety of
livestock diseases. This study was conducted with the aims to document the indigenous …

Background Folk plant nomenclature is a part of knowledge of indigenous people often used
to distinguish plant species. This study aimed to document the folk botanical nomenclature …

Ethnopharmacological relevance The use of medicinal plants in human health has been
documented since ancient times and they provide a useful source of new therapeutics. In …

Background Ethnoveterinary medicine is crucial in many rural areas of the world since
people living in remote and marginal areas rely significantly on traditional herbal therapies …

The aims of the present study were (i) to document ethnoveterinary plants and their
formulation techniques in an unexplored region of Pakistan and (ii) to select candidate …

Background: Gujjar and Bakarwal tribal communities are a treasure trove of traditional
veterinary knowledge as they have been using plants to keep their livestock healthy and free …

Abstract Background Wild food plants (WFPs) contribute to the nutrition, economy and even
cultural identity of people in many parts of the world. Different factors determine the …

Toxic plants are important elements of ethnomedicine. Ethnomedicinal knowledge on toxic
plants recorded from five indigenous people, Dai, Lahu, Miao, Tujia, and Wa in south and …

Xishuang Banna, a particularly rich area for ethnobotanical research, borders on Burma and
Laos, and contains some of the last undisturbed tropical rainforests in China. Xishuang …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: We studied the local knowledge and uses of
medicinal plants among the Ivatan people of Batan Island by documenting their traditional …