Ethnobotanical study on ritual plants used by Hani people in Yunnan, China.

This study explores the plants used in traditional rituals by the Hani people of Yunnan Province. It applies ethnobotanical methods to understand the cultural value and practical applications of these plants. Understanding this can help preserve their traditional knowledge and inform sustainable agricultural practices.

Ma X et al (2024).

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed.

DOI:

10.1186/s13002-024-00659-y

PubMed:

38350958

Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by the people of Mosop, Nandi County in Kenya.

Maiyo ZC et al (2024).

Front Pharmacol.

DOI:

10.3389/fphar.2023.1328903

PubMed:

38313073

A Review of the Ethnobotany, Biological Activity, and Phytochemistry of the Plants in the Gundelia Genus.

Mehrzadeh M et al (2024).

Chem Biodivers.

DOI:

10.1002/cbdv.202301932

PubMed:

38294082

The quest for Homer's moly: exploring the potential of an early ethnobotanical complex.

This study challenges the previous claim that the snowdrop plant is the Homeric moly mentioned in the Odyssey. Instead, the researchers propose that there is an unidentified group of Mediterranean plants with similar properties. The sea daffodil may have influenced the mythical portrayal of moly.

Molina-Venegas R and Verano R (2024).

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed.

DOI:

10.1186/s13002-024-00650-7

PubMed:

38245738

Ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal tree species used in the treatment of diseases by forest-fringe communities of Southwestern Ghana.

Asigbaase M et al (2023).

Heliyon.

DOI:

10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23645

PubMed:

38226220

Ethnobotanical and ethnomedicinal research into medicinal plants in the Mt Stara Planina region (south-eastern Serbia, Western Balkans).

Jarić S et al (2024).

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed.

DOI:

10.1186/s13002-024-00647-2

PubMed:

38200599

Botanical description, phytochemical constituents, ethnobotany, traditional medicinal use, and pharmacological activities of Stachys lavandulifolia Vahl.

This summary highlights the botanical information, traditional medicinal uses, and chemical composition of Vahl. It emphasizes its potential analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and anxiolytic properties, with a need for more studies on its effects and particular focus on the plant's root.

Dastan D et al (2024).

Nat Prod Res.

DOI:

10.1080/14786419.2023.2301004

PubMed:

38189318

Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants used by the Yi people in Xiaoliangshan, Yunnan Province, SW China.

Addi YW et al (2024).

J Ethnopharmacol.

DOI:

10.1016/j.jep.2023.117683

PubMed:

38184026