Ethnolichenology—the use of lichens in the Himalayas and southwestern parts of China

MX Yang, S Devkota, LS Wang, C Scheidegger - Diversity, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lichens are used in traditional medicine, food and various other ethnic uses by cultures
across the Himalayas and southwestern parts of China. Evidence-based knowledge from …

Ethnic uses of lichens in Yunnan, China

L Wang, T Narui, H Harada, CF Culberson… - Bryologist, 2001 - JSTOR
In Yunnan Province China, ethnic peoples use five species of lichens as foods (Lobaria
isidiophora, L. kurokawae, L. yoshimurae, Ramalina conduplicans, and R. sinensis) and five …

Lichens used in traditional medicine

SD Crawford - Lichen secondary metabolites: bioactive properties and …, 2019 - Springer
Lichens are used in traditional medicine by cultures across the world, particularly in
temperate and arctic regions. Knowledge of these medicinal uses is available to us because …

Indigenous knowledge and use of lichens by the lichenophilic communities of the Nepal Himalaya

S Devkota, RP Chaudhary, S Werth… - Journal of Ethnobiology …, 2017 - Springer
Background The aim of the study was to document the prevailing indigenous knowledge
and various uses of lichens among the lichenophilic communities in the hills and …

Ethnobotanical use of lichens: lichens for food review

D Ivanova, D Ivanov - Scripta Scientifica Medica, 2009 - journals.mu-varna.bg
Traditional uses of lichens for food, food preparation, and chemical constituents of lichens
with regards to their nutritional value are briefly reviewed. Reports that indicate significant …

Commercial and ethnic use of lichens in India

DK Upreti, PK Divakar, S Nayaka - Economic botany, 2005 - Springer
The diversity of Indian lichen flora has undergone a considerable decline in the last five
decades. Among the various anthropogenic activities, overexploitation and selective …

Three lichens used in popular medicine in Eastern Andalucia (Spain)

MR González-Tejero, MJ Martínez-Lirola… - Economic Botany, 1995 - JSTOR
Three Lichens Used in Popular Medicine in Eastern Andalucia (Spain) Page 1 THREE LICHENS
USED IN POPULAR MEDICINE IN EASTERN ANDALUCIA (SPAIN)' MR GONZALEZ-TEJERO …

Mysterious world of lichens: Highlights on their history, applications, and pharmaceutical potentials

WA Elkhateeb, GM Daba, D Sheir… - The Natural Products …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Lichens play an important role in many ecosystems and exist as a symbiotic
association between fungi and algae or cyanobacteria. This symbiosis results in the …

[PDF][PDF] Lichens uses surprising uses of lichens that improve human life

WA Elkhateeb, DE El-Ghwas, GM Daba - J biomed res environ sci, 2022 - researchgate.net
Lichens are composite organisms containing algae (Trebouxia or Trentepohlia), or
cyanobacteria (Nostoc), living among filaments of multiple fungal species in a mutualistic …

A checklist of the lichens of Xinjiang, China

A Abbas, H Mijit, A Tumur, W Jinong - Harvard Papers in botany, 2001 - JSTOR
A checklist of the lichens of Xinjiang, China, is based on the extensive collections and
research by the senior author during the past 15 years. About 6000 specimens were …