Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2024) | Viewed by 1119
Special Issue Editor
Interests: pharmacognosy; medicinal plants; herbal medicines; ethnobotany; ethnopharmacology; ethnopharmacy; rational phytotherapy; natural products
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ethnobotany and ethnomedicine are crucial in restoring traditional knowledge, preserving biodiversity, and discovering new medicines. By adding value to traditional knowledge, cultural diversity, and heritage, its role is increasingly appreciated. Research in these areas contributes to sustainable development and conservation strategies because understanding how communities interact with their environment leads to more effective conservation plans that respect local customs and lifestyles. In addition, ethnomedicine offers insights into traditional healing practices, potentially leading to the discovery of new medicines and the conservation of indigenous and local cultures. These disciplines are vital to ensure that valuable traditional knowledge is documented, preserved, and passed on to future generations.
In this Special Issue, original research papers, perspectives, hypotheses, opinions, reviews, modeling approaches, and methods that focus on ethnobotany knowledge of medicinal plants and its potential benefits in human and animal health are most welcome.
Dr. Olga Silva
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- anthropological ethnomedicine
- cultural heritage
- ethnobotanical survey
- ethnobotany field work
- ethnomedicine
- linguists and ethnomedicine
- material culture in ethnomedicine
- medicinal plants
- new methods in ethnobotany
- primary health care
- sustainable development
- traditional herbal medicines
- traditional medicine practitioners
