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Entomophagy practices, use patterns, and factors influencing perception and consumption frequency of edible insects in the Republic of Benin
BACKGROUND: Edible insects are important sources of essential nutrients and have the potential to contribute to malnutrition reduction and food …
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Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plant knowledge among three ethnic groups in peri-urban areas of south-central Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Documenting traditional knowledge on plant use among ethnic groups has enabled researchers to obtain a better understanding of how …
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Traditional ecological knowledge and non-food uses of stingless bee honey in Kenya’s last pocket of tropical rainforest
BACKGROUND: Stingless bee honey (SBH) is a natural remedy and therapeutic agent traditionally used by local communities across the (sub-)tropics. …
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Ethnobotanical study of underutilized wild edible plants and threats to their long-term existence in Midakegn District, West Shewa Zone, Central Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia is endowed with much plant diversity. The insignificant number of studies on wild edible plants with their ethnobotanical …
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Ethnobotany of wild edible plants in Soro District of Hadiya Zone, southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Despite their paramount importance all over the globe in supporting food security, information about wild edible plants is generally …
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Indigenous communities’ perceptions reveal threats and management options of wild edible plants in semiarid lands of northwestern Kenya
BACKGROUND: Understanding how local communities perceive threats and management options of wild edible plants (WEPs) is essential in developing their …
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Farmers’ knowledge on cultivation, utilization and conservation practices of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in three selected districts in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Farmers' knowledge has a role in maintaining barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) genetic resource, which plays an important role in …
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Ethnobotanical investigation of medicinal plants in Buska Mountain range, Hamar district, Southwestern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Despite the fact that ethnobotanical studies have been conducted in various parts of Ethiopia, compared with the existence of …
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The resource availability hypothesis (RAH) and cross-cultural patterns: which one explains West African Cochlospermum species’ uses in Benin?
BACKGROUND: Cochlospermum tinctorium and C. planchonii are two wide edible plants of sub-Saharan countries, e.g., Benin, widely used as food, …
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Composition of homegarden plants and cultural use in an indigenous community in Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Homegardens in Northern Ethiopia received little investigation into the diversity of plants and no study and recording in the …
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Ethnobotany of traditional medicinal plants and associated indigenous knowledge in Dawuro Zone of Southwestern Ethiopia
Abstract Background The study aimed at documenting the indigenous and local knowledge and use of traditional medicinal plants for treating …
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The folk illness kimeo and “traditional” uvulectomy: an ethnomedical study of care seeking for children with cough and weakness in Dar es Salaam
BACKGROUND: Amputation of the uvula by lay providers, so-called "traditional uvulectomy", is common in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. In Tanzania, …
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Food and medicinal uses of Annona senegalensis Pers.: a country-wide assessment of traditional theoretical knowledge and actual uses in Benin, West Africa
BACKGROUND: The growing interest for more natural products in food and health industries has led to increasing research on traditional …
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Ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants traditionally used by Messiwa people, Morocco
BACKGROUND: The traditional knowledge on wild edible plants has been shown in many studies a worrying decline throughout the last …
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Traditional uses of wild and tended plants in maintaining ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Many communities in developing countries rely on ecosystem services (ESs) associated with wild and cultivated plant species. Plant resources …
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Ethnobotanical study of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) in Senegal
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) plays a key role in family farming systems in Senegal. It makes an essential contribution to economic, …
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Local perception of ecosystem services and their conservation in Sudanian savannas of Burkina Faso (West Africa)
CONTEXT: In Burkina Faso, Sudanian savannas are important ecosystems for conservation of plant diversity. Due to desertification and insecurity, population …
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Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Adwa District, Central Zone of Tigray Regional State, Northern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Medicinal plants have been used for ages in Ethiopia. Some 887 plant species have been documented to heal human …
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The loneliness of the long-distance ethnobotanist: a constructive critique of methods used in an ethnoveterinary study in Mongolia
BACKGROUND: Fieldwork plays an important role in research projects across a variety of fields, especially in the multidisciplinary setting of …
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Shifting perceptions, preferences and practices in the African fruit trade: the case of African plum (Dacryodes edulis) in different cultural and urbanization contexts in Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Understanding the perceptions, preferences and management practices associated with intraspecific variability of emblematic African tree crops is critical for …