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Medicinal plants and edible plants are frequently studied together in ethnobotanical research as they often share cross-disciplinary utility and provide significant therapeutic and dietary benefits to communities, as evidenced by [1], [2], and [3]. Numerous studies and databases, such as those cited in [4], [5], [6], and [7], categorize these plants together, while [8] highlights that specific species are often recognized for both their medicinal and edible properties.
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Ethnobotanical study of food plants used in traditional medicine in ... link.springer.com 6 facts
procedureThe ethnobotanical survey methodology consisted of guided surveys following individual interviews with informants to list and collect edible plants known to be medicinal.
claimIntegrated conservation strategies combining in situ and ex situ approaches are required to address the vulnerability of wild medicinal and edible plants.
referenceHeubach et al. highlighted that non-timber forest products (NTFPs), including medicinal and edible plants, provide significant dietary, therapeutic, and economic benefits to marginalized and peri-urban communities.
claimThe lack of formal conservation status for wild medicinal and edible plants leaves these species vulnerable to overexploitation, habitat degradation, and eventual local extinction.
claimThe principal threats to medicinal and edible plant species in the study area include the expansion of itinerant slash-and-burn agriculture, large-scale deforestation, unsustainable fuelwood and charcoal production, timber extraction, and the use of natural resources for housing and construction materials.
claimPrior ethnobotanical studies in tropical regions, including Africa, Angola, and Ethiopia, indicate that a large proportion of wild medicinal and edible plants remain unevaluated despite their socio-economic and cultural importance.
Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in the mountainous ... link.springer.com 3 facts
referenceGhadimi Joboni and Ghavam (2021) studied the ethnobotany of medicinal and edible plants in Jubon village of Gilan province, Iran, using descriptive statistics, published in the 'Iranian Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research'.
referenceThe study 'Ethnobotany of edible, medicinal and industrial plant species in Khosh Yeylagh Rangeland, Golestan Province' was published in Indig Knowl in 2019.
claimIn Iran, most existing ethnobotanical knowledge is focused on medicinal plant use, with very little attention given to edible plant use.
Ethnobotanical and Food Composition Monographs of Selected ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua 2 facts
referenceAlves Ribeiro, Monteiro, and Fonseca da Silva (2000) published 'Etnobotânica. Plantas bravias, comestíveis, condimentares e medicinais', a work covering wild, edible, condiment, and medicinal plants.
referencePlants for a Future (PFAF) maintains a database of edible, medicinal, and useful plants for a healthier world, accessed in 2014.
Other-Worldly: Making Chinese Medicine through Transnational ... dokumen.pub 1 fact
claimCertain plants possess a cross-disciplinary utility, serving simultaneously as medicinal, edible, and industrial resources.
Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Shabelle Zone, Eastern ... link.springer.com 1 fact
referenceA 2017 study by Teklehaymanot conducted an ethnobotanical survey of medicinal and edible plants in the Yalo woreda of the Afar regional state in Ethiopia.