Alternative natural sources for a new generation of antibacterial agents

PW Taylor - International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2013 - Elsevier
The huge challenge posed by antibiotic resistance would be well served by the discovery
and development of a new wave of antibacterial drugs. Natural products have been the …

Mountain social-ecological resilience requires transdisciplinarity with Indigenous and local worldviews

JT Ibarra, J Caviedes, C Marchant… - Trends in ecology & …, 2023 - cell.com
Addressing the shocks of global crises requires that scientists, policymakers, and
Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities work together to enable communities to …

Health service utilization, perspectives, and health-seeking behavior for maternal and child health services in the Amazon of Peru, a mixed-methods study

CM Westgard, A Rogers, G Bello… - International journal for …, 2019 - Springer
Background Various factors influence health service utilization at the community level.
Research on the barriers to uptake of local health services is essential to reduce maternal …

The coexistence of traditional medicine and biomedicine: A study with local health experts in two Brazilian regions

S Zank, N Hanazaki - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
This study investigated the combined use of traditional medicine and biomedicine by local
experts in Chapada do Araripe communities (Ceará State) and maroon communities (Santa …

Traditional medicine for the rich and knowledgeable: challenging assumptions about treatment-seeking behaviour in rural and peri-urban Nepal

RS Thorsen, M Pouliot - Health Policy and Planning, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Traditional medicine is commonly assumed to be a crucial health care option for poor
households in developing countries. However, little research has been done in Asia to …

Traditional medicine and childcare in Western Africa: mothers' knowledge, folk illnesses, and patterns of healthcare-seeking behavior

AM Towns, S Mengue Eyi, T van Andel - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background In spite of the strong role of traditional medicine in childcare in the pluralistic
healthcare system in Western Africa, little information is known on mothers' domestic plant …

[PDF][PDF] Empleo de plantas medicinales en usuarios de dos hospitales referenciales del Cusco, Perú

G Oblitas, G Hernández-Córdova… - Revista Peruana de …, 2013 - SciELO Public Health
Con el fin de determinar la frecuencia de empleo de plantas medicinales y describir las
características de su uso en pacientes de dos hospitales referenciales de la ciudad de …

Intercultural health and ethnobotany: How to improve healthcare for underserved and minority communities?

I Vandebroek - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2013 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance The present conceptual review explores intercultural
healthcare—defined as the integration of traditional medicine and biomedicine as …

How do local medical systems work? An overview of the evidence

UP Albuquerque, AS Cantalice, DVB Oliveira… - Economic Botany, 2024 - Springer
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 …

New categories for traditional medicine in the Economic Botany Data Collection Standard

M Gruca, R Cámara-Leret, MJ Macía… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Economic Botany Data Collection Standard (EBDCS) has been successfully
followed by ethnobotanists investigating plant uses in many parts of the world. However, we …