Food biodiversity presents one of the most significant opportunities to enhance food and
nutrition security today. The lack of data on many plants, however, limits our understanding …

Stryphnodendron spp., popularly known as “barbatimão”, is the native Brazilian tree most
often employed to treat wounds and infections. The aim of the present study was to highlight …

Background Angola suffered a long-lasting military conflict. Therefore, traditional knowledge
of plant usage is still an important part of cultural heritage, especially concerning the still …

Efforts have been dedicated to the understanding of social-ecological systems, an important
focus in ethnobiological studies. In particular, ethnobiological investigations have found …

Local medical systems (LMSs) are shaped by the interaction of human beings with biota, so
understanding how human beings use natural resources for their survival is one of the most …

The chemical environment, and the natural resources available in which our species has
evolved has been crucial for the establishment of our medical practices. Here we present a …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Leishmaniasis are widely distributed among tropical and
subtropical countries, and remains a crucial health issue in Amazonia. Indigenous groups …

The utilitarian redundancy model has been used to indirectly verify the resilience of useful
plant knowledge systems used by local populations. From the bases of this model and the …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Stryphnodendron adstringens has been used by
indigenous Brazilian people to treat wound, infections, inflammation and other conditions …

Although ethnobotanical knowledge is considered potentially valuable information for
several human disciplines, it is currently declining due to a decrease in the transmission of …