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Volume 5;  2009

Research

Shadows of the colonial past – diverging plant use in Northern Peru and Southern Ecuador
Rainer W Bussmann, Douglas Sharon
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 4. Published online 2009 Feb 2. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-4
PMCID:
PMC2655273
Abstract Article PDF–2.3M
Plants and traditional knowledge: An ethnobotanical investigation on Monte Ortobene (Nuoro, Sardinia)
Maria Adele Signorini, Maddalena Piredda, Piero Bruschi
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 6. Published online 2009 Feb 10. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-6
PMCID:
PMC2661884
Abstract Article PDF–468K
Extending the temporal context of ethnobotanical databases: the case study of the Campania region (southern Italy)
Antonino De Natale, Gianni Boris Pezzatti, Antonino Pollio
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 7. Published online 2009 Feb 19. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-7
PMCID:
PMC2656484
Abstract Article PDF–961K
Naming a phantom – the quest to find the identity of Ulluchu, an unidentified ceremonial plant of the Moche culture in Northern Peru
Rainer W Bussmann, Douglas Sharon
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 8. Published online 2009 Mar 31. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-8
PMCID:
PMC2670266
Abstract Article PDF–639K
Crop changes from the XVI century to the present in a hill/mountain area of eastern Liguria (Italy)
Rodolfo Gentili, Elio Gentili, Sergio Sgorbati
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 9. Published online 2009 Apr 11. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-9
PMCID:
PMC2679714
Abstract Article PDF–1.5M
Valorizing the 'Irulas' traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in the Kodiakkarai Reserve Forest, India
Subramanyam Ragupathy, Steven G Newmaster
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 10. Published online 2009 Apr 14. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-10
PMCID:
PMC2681454
Abstract Article PDF–2.0M
Edible aquatic Coleoptera of the world with an emphasis on Mexico
Julieta Ramos-Elorduy, José Manuel Pino Moreno, Victor Hugo Martínez Camacho
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 11. Published online 2009 Apr 20. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-11
PMCID:
PMC2678099
Abstract Article PDF–416K
Hunting strategies used in the semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil
Rômulo RN Alves, Lívia ET Mendonça, Maine VA Confessor, Washington LS Vieira, Luiz CS Lopez
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 12. Published online 2009 Apr 22. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-12
PMCID:
PMC2678999
Abstract Article PDF–3.5M
Medicinal plants used by the Yi ethnic group: a case study in central Yunnan
Chunlin Long, Sumei Li, Bo Long, Yana Shi, Benxi Liu
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 13. Published online 2009 Apr 23. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-13
PMCID:
PMC2679000
Abstract Article PDF–324K
Ethnomedical survey of Berta ethnic group Assosa Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz regional state, mid-west Ethiopia
Teferi Flatie, Teferi Gedif, Kaleab Asres, Tsige Gebre-Mariam
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 14. Published online 2009 May 1. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-14
PMCID:
PMC2688485
Abstract Article PDF–691K
Medicinal plants used by Tibetans in Shangri-la, Yunnan, China
Yanchun Liu, Zhiling Dao, Chunyan Yang, Yitao Liu, Chunlin Long
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 15. Published online 2009 May 5. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-15
PMCID:
PMC2684741
Abstract Article PDF–344K
Uses of medicinal plants by Haitian immigrants and their descendants in the Province of Camagüey, Cuba
Gabriele Volpato, Daimy Godínez, Angela Beyra, Adelaida Barreto
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 16. Published online 2009 May 18. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-16
PMCID:
PMC2690575
Abstract Article PDF–478K
Ethnobotanical survey of trees in Fundong, Northwest Region, Cameroon
Derek A Focho, Muh C Newu, Mendi G Anjah, Fongod A Nwana, Fonge B Ambo
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 17. Published online 2009 Jun 25. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-17
PMCID:
PMC2708145
Abstract Article PDF–425K
Folksong based appraisal of bioecocultural heritage of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench): A new approach in ethnobiology
Firew Mekbib
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 19. Published online 2009 Jul 3. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-19
PMCID:
PMC2717052
Abstract Article PDF–1.4M
Aboriginal uses and management of ethnobotanical species in deciduous forests of Chhattisgarh state in India
Chandra Prakash Kala
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 20. Published online 2009 Aug 4. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-20
PMCID:
PMC2729299
Abstract Article PDF–809K
Zootherapeutics utilized by residents of the community Poço Dantas, Crato-CE, Brazil
Felipe S Ferreira, Samuel V Brito, Samuel C Ribeiro, Waltécio O Almeida, Rômulo RN Alves
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 21. Published online 2009 Aug 5. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-21
PMCID:
PMC2731045
Abstract Article PDF–943K
Folk classification of the crabs and swimming crabs (Crustacea – Brachyura) of the Mamanguape river estuary, Northeastern – Brazil
Emmanoela N Ferreira, José da S Mourão, Pollyana D Rocha, Douglas M Nascimento, Dandara Monalisa Mariz da S Q Bezerra
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 22. Published online 2009 Aug 11. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-22
PMCID:
PMC2734541
Abstract Article PDF–779K
From Eshu to Obatala: animals used in sacrificial rituals at Candomblé "terreiros" in Brazil
Nivaldo A Léo Neto, Sharon E Brooks, Rômulo RN Alves
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 23. Published online 2009 Aug 26. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-23
PMCID:
PMC2739163
Abstract Article PDF–1.3M
The Ethnomedicine of the Haya people of Bugabo ward, Kagera Region, north western Tanzania
Mainen J Moshi, Donald F Otieno, Pamela K Mbabazi, Anke Weisheit
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 24. Published online 2009 Aug 31. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-24
PMCID:
PMC2739164
Abstract Article PDF–297K
Plants used during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum healthcare in Lao PDR: A comparative study of the Brou, Saek and Kry ethnic groups
Hugo de Boer, Vichith Lamxay
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 25. Published online 2009 Sep 8. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-25
PMCID:
PMC2749814
Abstract Article PDF–317K
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by local people in the lowlands of Konta Special Woreda, southern nations, nationalities and peoples regional state, Ethiopia
Tesfaye Hailemariam Bekalo, Sebsebe Demissew Woodmatas, Zemede Asfaw Woldemariam
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 26. Published online 2009 Sep 24. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-26
PMCID:
PMC2764637
Abstract Article PDF–580K
Disease concepts and treatment by tribal healers of an Amazonian forest culture
Christopher N Herndon, Melvin Uiterloo, Amasina Uremaru, Mark J Plotkin, Gwendolyn Emanuels-Smith, Jeetendra Jitan
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 27. Published online 2009 Oct 12. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-27
PMCID:
PMC2774292
Abstract Article PDF–1.7M
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Wonago Woreda, SNNPR, Ethiopia
Fisseha Mesfin, Sebsebe Demissew, Tilahun Teklehaymanot
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 28. Published online 2009 Oct 12. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-28
PMCID:
PMC2769162
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Enhancing innovation between scientific and indigenous knowledge: pioneer NGOs in India
Maria-Costanza Torri, Julie Laplante
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 29. Published online 2009 Oct 22. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-29
PMCID:
PMC2771006
Abstract Article PDF–268K
Model and experiences of initiating collaboration with traditional healers in validation of ethnomedicines for HIV/AIDS in Namibia
Kazhila C Chinsembu
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 30. Published online 2009 Oct 23. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-30
PMCID:
PMC2771007
Abstract Article PDF–298K
Alpine ethnobotany in Italy: traditional knowledge of gastronomic and medicinal plants among the Occitans of the upper Varaita valley, Piedmont
Andrea Pieroni, Maria Elena Giusti
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 32. Published online 2009 Nov 6. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-32
PMCID:
PMC2780386
Abstract Article PDF–2.1M
Barking up the same tree: a comparison of ethnomedicine and canine ethnoveterinary medicine among the Aguaruna
Kevin A Jernigan
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 33. Published online 2009 Nov 10. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-33
PMCID:
PMC2777850
Abstract Article PDF–858K
Medicinal plant knowledge of the Bench ethnic group of Ethiopia: an ethnobotanical investigation
Mirutse Giday, Zemede Asfaw, Zerihun Woldu, Tilahun Teklehaymanot
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 34. Published online 2009 Nov 13. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-34
PMCID:
PMC2780996
Abstract Article PDF–964K
Commercial activities and subsistence utilization of mangrove forests around the Wouri estuary and the Douala-Edea reserve (Cameroon)
Adolphe Nfotabong Atheull, Ndongo Din, Simon N Longonje, Nico Koedam, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 35. Published online 2009 Nov 17. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-35
PMCID:
PMC2785752
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Hunting and use of terrestrial fauna used by Caiçaras from the Atlantic Forest coast (Brazil)
Natalia Hanazaki, Rômulo RN Alves, Alpina Begossi
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 36. Published online 2009 Nov 21. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-36
PMCID:
PMC2784433
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Animals to heal animals: ethnoveterinary practices in semiarid region, Northeastern Brazil
Maine VA Confessor, Lívia ET Mendonça, José S Mourão, Rômulo RN Alves
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 37. Published online 2009 Nov 26. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-37
PMCID:
PMC2788532
Abstract Article PDF–955K
Crop and non-crop productivity in a traditional maize agroecosystem of the highland of Mexico
Rosa M González-Amaro, Angélica Martínez-Bernal, Francisco Basurto-Peña, Heike Vibrans
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 38. Published online 2009 Nov 27. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-38
PMCID:
PMC2789042
Abstract Article PDF–1.4M
Utilisation of Pangolin (Manis sps) in traditional Yorubic medicine in Ijebu province, Ogun State, Nigeria
Durojaye A Soewu, Ibukun A Ayodele
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 39. Published online 2009 Dec 4. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-39
PMCID:
PMC2797502
Abstract Article PDF–343K
Ethnobotanical knowledge in rural communities of Cordoba (Argentina): the importance of cultural and biogeographical factors
Bárbara Arias Toledo, Leonardo Galetto, Sonia Colantonio
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 40. Published online 2009 Dec 15. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-40
PMCID:
PMC2804588
Abstract Article PDF–242K
Endangered edible orchids and vulnerable gatherers in the context of HIV/AIDS in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania
Joyce FX Challe, Lisa Leimar Price
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 41. Published online 2009 Dec 18. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-41
PMCID:
PMC2805612
Abstract Article PDF–979K
Knowledge, use and ecology of golden thistle (Scolymus hispanicus L.) in Central Spain
Sandra Polo, Javier Tardío, Ainhoa Vélez-del-Burgo, María Molina, Manuel Pardo-de-Santayana
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 42. Published online 2009 Dec 22. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-42
PMCID:
PMC2808299
Abstract Article PDF–803K

Reviews

Fauna used in popular medicine in Northeast Brazil
Rômulo RN Alves
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 1. Published online 2009 Jan 7. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-1
PMCID:
PMC2628872
Abstract Article PDF–1.4M
Bear bile: dilemma of traditional medicinal use and animal protection
Yibin Feng, Kayu Siu, Ning Wang, Kwan-Ming Ng, Sai-Wah Tsao, Tadashi Nagamatsu, Yao Tong
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 2. Published online 2009 Jan 12. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-2
PMCID:
PMC2630947
Abstract Article PDF–249K
The use of magical plants by curanderos in the Ecuador highlands
Anthony P Cavender, Manuel Albán
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 3. Published online 2009 Jan 22. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-3
PMCID:
PMC2642781
Abstract Article PDF–391K
Arginine, scurvy and Cartier's "tree of life"
Don J Durzan
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 5. Published online 2009 Feb 2. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-5
PMCID:
PMC2647905
Abstract Article PDF–548K
Food taboos: their origins and purposes
Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 18. Published online 2009 Jun 29. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-18
PMCID:
PMC2711054
Abstract Article PDF–349K
Comparative analysis of medicinal plants used in traditional medicine in Italy and Tunisia
Maria Lucia Leporatti, Kamel Ghedira
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 31. Published online 2009 Oct 26. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-31
PMCID:
PMC2773757
Abstract Article PDF–763K
American palm ethnomedicine: A meta-analysis
Joanna Sosnowska, Henrik Balslev
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2009; 5: 43. Published online 2009 Dec 24. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-43
PMCID:
PMC2804589
Abstract Article PDF–396K
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