Given the importance of studying the knowledge, beliefs, and practices of migrant
communities to understand the dynamics of plant resource use, we reviewed the scientific …

There is controversy about whether traditional medicine can guide drug discovery, and
investment in bioprospecting informed by ethnobotanical data has fluctuated. One view is …

"[An important] detailing of the development and evolution of a major institution of the African
Diaspora [and] of Brazilian and Afro-Brazilian identity."—Sheila S. Walker The Afro-Brazilian …

Tropical forests represent repositories of medicinal plant species and indigenous
ethnomedical knowledge. These biotic and cognitive resources are threatened by forest …

Traditional knowledge is influenced by ancestry, inter-cultural diffusion and interaction with
the natural environment. It is problematic to assess the contributions of these influences …

American plants play significant roles in Sub-Saharan African societies as foods, raw
materials, medicines and ornamentals. Adopted over the past 500 years in the context of the …

Both ethnozoological and ethnobotanical studies carried out in cities mention the complexity
of these cases and the need for shortcuts to aid understanding of the different social …

African-derived ethnomedical systems are visible elements of the New World cultural
landscape. Rejected by Western medicine, African healing systems have survived and …

I assume that Marie Price and Martin Lewis are as conscious as I of the delightful double
irony that runs through their essay (Annals, AAG 83: l-17). They have “invented” a …

Ethnobotanical data on plants which are used by cultural descendants of african people in
Brazil are reported. The work field was carried in the city of Recife, state of Pernambuco …