GeoBotanical: Ethnobotany Studies

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Ethnobotany for food security and ecological transition: wild food plant gathering and consumption among four cultural groups in Kurram District, NW Pakistan.

This study emphasizes the importance of documenting wild food plants in rural areas to ensure sustainable livelihoods and food security for the population.

Ethnobotany Fragaria nubicola Pinus wallichiana Sambucus nigra

Hussain ST et al (2023).; J Ethnobiol Ethnomed.
DOI:: 10.1186/s13002-023-00607-2
PubMed:: 37658453

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Ethnobotanical study of nutraceutical plants used to manage opportunistic infections associated with HIV/AIDS in Acholi sub-region, Northern Uganda.

Ethnobotany Cajanus cajan Cucurbita pepo Erigeron floribundus Eucalyptus globulus Mangifera indica Momordica foetida

Ikinyom N et al (2023).; Trop Med Health.
DOI:: 10.1186/s41182-023-00540-w
PubMed:: 37658427

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Ethnomedicinal plants used for malaria treatment in Rukungiri District, Western Uganda.

They studied the use of medicinal plants for treating malaria in a region of Uganda where medical facilities are limited. Understanding local knowledge can help improve malaria management in the area.

Ethnobotany Aloe vera Azadirachta indica Vernonia amygdalina

Gumisiriza H et al (2023).; Trop Med Health.
DOI:: 10.1186/s41182-023-00541-9
PubMed:: 37644587

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Ethnomedicinal Uses, Phytochemistry, and Anticancer Potentials of African Medicinal Fruits: A Comprehensive Review.

This review explores the use of African fruits in traditional medicine and their potential as anticancer agents. It emphasizes the importance of further research and suggests that these fruits could provide valuable phytochemicals for anticancer studies.

Cancer Ethnobotany Phytochemistry Abelmoschus esculentus Annona muricata Kigelia africana Persea americana Sclerocarya birrea Syzygium cumini Tribulus terrestris Withania somnifera Xanthium strumarium

Fakudze NT et al (2023).; Pharmaceuticals (Basel).
DOI:: 10.3390/ph16081117
PubMed:: 37631032

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Ethnobotanical Survey and Cercaricidal Activity Screening of Medicinal Plants Used for Schistosomiasis Treatment in Atwima-Nwabiagya District, Ashanti Region, Ghana.

Ethnobotany Balanites aegyptiaca Withania somnifera Ximenia americana

Asante-Kwatia E et al (2023).; J Parasitol Res.
DOI:: 10.1155/2023/6707157
PubMed:: 37520159

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Ethnoveterinary practises of medicinal plants used for the treatment of different cattle diseases: A case study in East Khasi Hill district of Meghalaya, North East India.

Ethnobotany Aegle marmelos Tagetes erecta

Bhat NA et al (2023).; Heliyon.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18214
PubMed:: 37501975

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Discovery and biological evaluation of a new type of dual inhibitors of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 and tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase from ethnomedicinal plant Dactylicapnos scandens.

Ethnobotany Dactylicapnos scandens

Bao MF et al (2023).; Phytochemistry.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113794
PubMed:: 37499850

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An ethnobotanical survey on phytomedicines based on traditional knowledge in the Barpeta district, Assam, India.

Ethnobotany Syzygium cumini

Bhattacharjya DK et al (2023).; J Ayurveda Integr Med.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jaim.2023.100763
PubMed:: 37478633