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ethnobotany
Also known as: ethnobotanical
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Ethnobotanical and Food Composition Monographs of Selected ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua 11 facts
referenceGarcía Jiménez R. authored a 2007 PhD thesis titled 'Etnobotánica Leonesa. Municipio de Palacios del Sil.'
referenceGarcía-González JA published a study in 2008 titled 'Los lotófagos y el loto homérico' in the journal Baetica, which examines the ethnobotanical history of the Homeric lotus.
referenceJ.J. Lastra documented the ethnobotany of the Picos de Europa National Park in a 2003 publication titled 'Etnobotánica en el Parque Nacional de Picos de Europa'.
referenceRabal (2000) published an ethnobotanical study titled 'Cuando la chicoria echa la flor...' regarding the ethnobotany of Torre Pacheco, with a focus on chicory.
referenceSan Miguel (2004) documented the ethnobotany and popular knowledge regarding plants in the Piloña council of the Central-Eastern Asturian region of Spain.
referenceTejerina documented the ethnobotany and plant knowledge of the Monfragüe region in Cáceres in 2010.
referenceGalán R. authored a 1993 PhD thesis titled 'Patrimonio etnobotánico de la provincia de Córdoba: Pedroches, Sierra Norte y Vega del Guadalquivir' at the Universidad de Córdoba.
referenceAndrea Pieroni studied local plant resources in the ethnobotany of Theth, a village in the Northern Albanian Alps, published in Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution in 2008.
referenceParada M, Carrió E, and Vallès J published a study in 2011 titled 'Ethnobotany of food plants in the Alt Empordà region (Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula)' in the Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality.
referenceGuzmán MA authored a PhD thesis titled 'Aproximación a la etnobotánica de la provincia de Jaén' at the Universidad de Granada in 1997.
referenceRigat et al. (2009) studied the ethnobotany of food plants in the High River Ter Valley in the Pyrenees, Catalonia, covering both non-crop vascular plants and crop food plants with medicinal properties.
Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in the mountainous ... link.springer.com Oct 4, 2024 7 facts
referenceCasas A., Farfán-Heredia B., Camou-Guerrero A., Torres-García I., Blancas J., and Rangel-Landa S. authored the chapter 'Wild, weedy and domesticated plants for food security and sovereignty' in the book 'Ethnobotany of the mountain regions of Mexico', published by Springer International Publishing in 2022, pages 1–31.
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'.
referenceA 2020 study by Kiasi Y, Forouzeh MR, Mirdeilami SZ, and Niknahad-Gharmakher H examined the ethnobotany of medicinal plants in the Khosh Yeilagh rangeland of Golestan Province, Iran.
referenceA 2014 study published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology documented the ethnobotany of medicinal plants in Sirjan, Kerman Province, Iran.
referenceA 2019 study published in the Journal of Medicinal Plants identified and investigated the ethnobotany of medicinal plants in the Razavi Khorasan province of Iran.
referenceThe study 'Ethnobotany of edible, medicinal and industrial plant species in Khosh Yeylagh Rangeland, Golestan Province' was published in Indig Knowl in 2019.
referenceA 2020 preprint study conducted by Salteh SA and Amani M investigated the ethnobotany of medicinal plants in West Azerbaijan, Northwestern Iran.
Ethnobotanical Study of Wild Edible Plants and Their Indigenous ... scirp.org 6 facts
referenceCotton, C.M. authored the book 'Ethnobotany: Principles and Applications', published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd. in 1996.
referenceM. Moa authored the 2010 M.Sc. thesis titled 'Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants in Wayu Tuka Wereda, East Wollega Zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia' at Addis Ababa University.
referenceA. Getu authored the 2017 PhD dissertation titled 'Plant Diversity and Ethnobotany of Medicinal and Wild Edible Plants of Amaro District of Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region and Gelana District of Oromia Region, Southern Ethiopia' at Addis Ababa University.
referenceA. Getachew, A. Zemede, and W. Zerihun published 'Ethnobotany of Wild and Semi-Wild Edible Plants of Konso Ethnic Community, South Ethiopia' in the 'Journal of Ethnobotany' in 2013.
referenceG.J. Martin authored the book 'Ethnobotany: A Method Manual,' which was published by Chapman and Hall in London in 1995.
referenceR. Tena, K. Ensermu, and A. Zemede published 'Ethnobotany of Wild and Semi-Wild Edible Plants of Chelia District, West-Central Ethiopia' in the 'Science, Technology and Arts Research Journal' in 2014.
Ethnobotanical study of food plants used in traditional medicine in ... link.springer.com Nov 26, 2025 5 facts
referenceMasengo CA, Vulenga GK, Mawunu M, Tshibangu DS, Mpiana PT, and Ngbolua K-T-N conducted ethnobotanical, phytochemical, and pharmacological studies of the red-leaf hibiscus (Hibiscus acetosella), published in the Moroccan Journal of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences in 2024.
referenceAlbar H, Juhriah, and Santosa S studied the ethnobotany of medicinal plants used by the community in Langgudu Sub-district, Bima district, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, published in 2025.
referenceLiyongo CT, Mbingu ML, Masengo CM, Ngbolua J-P, Mawunu M, Mawil CF, Kankolongo JN, Eyale LE, Dinangayi DT, Tshibangu DS, and Mpiana PT conducted a study on the ethno-botanical, bioenergetic, cosmetic, and pharmaco-biological valorisation of Jatropha Curcas L. (Euphorbiaceae) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, published in the Scientific Journal of the University of Zakho in 2023.
referenceMawunu M. et al. studied the biodiversity and ethnobotany of medicinal plants in the small Songo City, Angola, published in the Journal of Quality in Health Care & Economics in 2022.
referenceRobert A. Voeks published 'Are women reservoirs of traditional plant knowledge? Gender, ethnobotany and globalization in Northeast Brazil' in the Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography in 2007.
Medicinal plants and human health: a comprehensive review of ... link.springer.com Nov 5, 2025 4 facts
claimEthnobotany is a scientific field used to document traditional knowledge systems regarding plant utilization and to develop systematic inventories of botanically important species used in traditional medicine globally.
claimEthnobotany has been essential in uncovering and utilizing the therapeutic capabilities of plant species historically used by indigenous populations to address diverse health issues.
referenceNiharika et al. (2024) explore plant-based healing wisdom through the disciplines of ethnobotany and medicinal ethnopharmacology.
referenceBanerjee (2024) authored an introduction to ethnobotany and traditional medicine in the book 'Traditional resources and tools for modern drug discovery: ethnomedicine and pharmacology'.
An ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants in Taishan County ... frontiersin.org Jul 10, 2025 4 facts
referenceHuai and Khasbagan published the article 'Quantitative methods in ethnobotanical (II)' in the Journal of Inner Mongolia Normal University (Natural Science Edition) in 2010.
referenceNde A. L. et al. (2022) published 'Ethnobotanical, phytochemical, toxicology and anti-diabetic potential of Senna occidentalis (L.) link; a review' in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, volume 283.
claimEthnobotany investigates human roles in environmental conservation, applies traditional knowledge to sustainable development and ecological civilization, and analyzes the impact of plants on human economies, languages, and cultures.
claimEthnobotany is the study of human-plant relationships, focusing on traditional botanical knowledge within economic, medicinal, daily life, and cultural contexts.
Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Shabelle Zone, Eastern ... link.springer.com Feb 5, 2026 4 facts
referenceMartin GJ authored the book 'Ethnobotany: principles and applications,' published in 1996.
referenceTardío J, Sánchez-Mata MD, Morales R, Molina M, García-Herrera P, Morales P, Díez-Marqués C, Fernández-Ruiz V, Cámara M, and Pardo-de-Santayana M published ethnobotanical and food composition monographs of selected Mediterranean wild edible plants in 2016.
referenceAlemayehu G, Asfaw Z, and Kelbessa E studied plant diversity and ethnobotany in the Berehet District of the North Shewa zone in Ethiopia, with a specific emphasis on wild edible plants, published in the Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies in 2015.
referenceBalick MJ and Cox PA authored the book 'Plants, people, and culture: the science of ethnobotany', published by Garland Science in 2020.
Medicinal plants meet modern biodiversity science - OUCI ouci.dntb.gov.ua 3 facts
claimPanda et al. investigated the antiparasitic activity of plants in the Asteraceae family, with a focus on ethnobotanical use by tribes in Odisha, India.
claimA. de la Parra et al. introduced the concept of ethnophytotechnology, which involves harnessing the power of ethnobotany with biotechnology, in a 2017 Trends in Biotechnology article.
referenceM. Leonti et al. analyzed ecological theories and major hypotheses in ethnobotany and their relevance for ethnopharmacology and pharmacognosy in a 2020 Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia article.
Editorial—Medicinal Plants: Advances in Phytochemistry and ... - PMC pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Jan 7, 2026 2 facts
measurementThe Special Issue of the journal Plants dedicated to Ethnobotany and Phytochemistry received 18 manuscript submissions from researchers across the world.
claimThe Special Issue of the journal Plants focuses on the fields of Ethnobotany and Phytochemistry.
Ethnobotanical profiles of wild edible plants recorded from Mongolia ... pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Aug 11, 2021 2 facts
claimMongolian traditional botanical knowledge has been rarely researched concerning ethnobotany theory and methodology in the last six decades, according to research by Pei (1988) and Martin (1995).
claimA.A. Yunatov's records regarding the edible parts and intake methods of some plants are incomplete, though they remain of significant scientific value for the study of ethnobotany in Mongolian regions.
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claimThe investigation published in the MDPI article titled 'Ethnobotanical Knowledge, Nutritional Composition, and Aroma ...' conducted a detailed examination focusing on the ethnobotany, nutritional components, and volatile compounds of edible plants.
claimThe investigation conducted in the study titled 'Ethnobotanical Knowledge, Nutritional Composition, and Aroma' focused on the ethnobotany, nutritional components, and volatile compounds of edible plants.
Ethnobotanical profiles of wild edible plants recorded from Mongolia ... data.isiscb.org 2 facts
claimMongolian traditional botanical knowledge has been rarely researched regarding ethnobotany theory and methodology over the last sixty years.
perspectiveYunatov's records on the edible parts and intake methods of some plants are incomplete, yet they provide ethnobotanical materials of significant scientific value and represent a living history of ethnobotany in Mongolian regions.
Pharmacological Uses of New Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua 1 fact
referenceSarkar, B., Polley, S., Halder, N.C., Biswas, G., Das, N., Ganguly, S., & Madhu, N.R. (2023) conducted a survey of medicinal plants on the Acharya Prafulla Chandra College campus, published in 'The Basic Handbook of Indian Ethnobotany and Traditional Medicine' [Volume: 2], pages 172-223.
Psychoactive plants in Ancient World: notes from an Ethnobotanist academia.edu 1 fact
referenceNavchoo, I. A. and G. M. Buth documented the ethnobotany of Ladakh, India, specifically regarding beverages, narcotics, and foods, in a 1990 study.
The traditional use of wild edible plants in pastoral and agro ... link.springer.com Feb 23, 2023 1 fact
referenceSingh, Sultan, Hassan, Gairola, and Bedi conducted a case study on the ethnobotany, traditional knowledge, and diversity of wild edible plants and fungi in the District of Kashmir Himalaya, India, published in the Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants in 2016.
Psychedelics, Sociality, and Human Evolution frontiersin.org 1 fact
referencePennacchio, Jefferson, and Havens (2010) authored 'Uses and Abuses of Plant-Derived Smoke: Its Ethnobotany as Hallucinogen, Perfume, Incense, and Medicine', which covers the ethnobotanical uses of plant smoke.
Role of Traditional Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Indigenous ... mdpi.com 1 fact
claimThe discipline of ethnobotany operates at the intersection of the relationship between plants and people on one end and science on the other end.
Medicinal Plants and their Traditional Uses - Open Access Pub openaccesspub.org 1 fact
referenceHeinrich (2000) discussed the role of ethnobotany in drug development in the journal Phototherapy Research.