Psidium guajava, is an important food crop and medicinal plant in tropical and subtropical
countries is widely used like food and in folk medicine around of the world. This aims a …

Diabetes mellitus is a syndrome which affects more and more people in all countries over
the world. In México, it is commonly treated with herbal extracts. Such treatment may be of …

Ethnopharmacological importance Currently, in many traditional communities, such as the
riverine community in the North Araguaia microregion (Mato Grosso, Brazil), plant …

Ethnopharmacology as a well-defined field has a relatively short history, but for centuries
researchers have been interested in the observation, description, and experimental …

Ethnopharmacological importance The use of medicinal plants for treatment, cure and
prevention of diseases has been described by many people since time immemorial …

AIM OF THE STUDY: Apart from empirically learned medicinal and pharmacological
properties, the selection of medicinal plants is dependent on cognitive features, ecological …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Ethnopharmacology focuses on the understanding of local
and indigenous use of medicines and therefore an emic approach is inevitable. Often …

Tagetes (marigold) is native to America, and its cultivation currently extends to other
countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Many species of this genus, such as T. minuta, T …

AIMS OF THE STUDY: More than 100 cases of nephropathy over the last 10 years caused
by the systemic and longer term application of Chinese snakeroot (Aristolochia fangchi) …

This paper reports an ethnobotanical study conducted in the year 2000 in the Natural Park of
“Serra de São Mamede”(Portugal). Informal interviews involving 45 informants provided data …