The faunal drugstore: Animal-based remedies used in traditional medicines in Latin America

RRN Alves, HN Alves - Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine, 2011‏ - Springer
Zootherapy is the treatment of human ailments with remedies made from animals and their
products. Despite its prevalence in traditional medical practices worldwide, research on this …

Effect of gender on the knowledge of medicinal plants: Systematic review and meta‐analysis

W Torres-Avilez, PM Medeiros… - Evidence‐based …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Knowledge of medicinal plants is not only one of the main components in the structure of
knowledge in local medical systems but also one of the most studied resources. This study …

Ecosystem services from southern African woodlands and their future under global change

CM Ryan, R Pritchard, I McNicol… - … of the Royal …, 2016‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Miombo and mopane woodlands are the dominant land cover in southern Africa. Ecosystem
services from these woodlands support the livelihoods of 100 M rural people and 50 M …

Are women reservoirs of traditional plant knowledge? Gender, ethnobotany and globalization in northeast Brazil

RA Voeks - Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, 2007‏ - Wiley Online Library
This study examines the degree to which knowledge of traditional plant medicine is
gendered among communities settled near Chapada Diamantina National Park in eastern …

Regeneration by coppicing (resprouting) of miombo (African savanna) trees in relation to land use

EJ Luoga, ETF Witkowski, K Balkwill - Forest Ecology and Management, 2004‏ - Elsevier
This study compared and contrasted natural regeneration by coppicing of tree species in a
forest reserve and more disturbed adjacent public lands in eastern Tanzanian miombo …

From cnidarians to mammals: The use of animals as remedies in fishing communities in NE Brazil

RRN Alves, IL Rosa - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2006‏ - Elsevier
This work documents zootherapeutic practices in Northeast Brazil. It is primarily based on
field surveys carried out in fishing villages located in the states of Maranhão and Paraíba …

Assessing cultural and ecological variation in ethnobiological research: the importance of gender

JM Pfeiffer, RJ Butz - Journal of ethnobiology, 2005‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Contending that a significant portion of current ethnobiological research continues to
overlook cultural variation in traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and practice, this paper …

Firewood use in Bulamogi County, Uganda: species selection, harvesting and consumption patterns

JRS Tabuti, SS Dhillion, KA Lye - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2003‏ - Elsevier
This study was carried out in Bulamogi, Uganda, with the main objective of determining
preferred firewood species, their harvesting and consumption patterns. Data collected …

Local institutions and indigenous knowledge in adoption and scaling of climate-smart agricultural innovations among sub-Saharan smallholder farmers

C Makate - International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and …, 2020‏ - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to discuss how enhancing the role of local institutions
(LI) and incorporating indigenous knowledge (IK) in climate change adaptation planning can …

Reptiles used in traditional folk medicine: conservation implications

RR da Nóbrega Alves, WL da Silva Vieira… - Biodiversity and …, 2008‏ - Springer
The present work provides an overview of the global use of reptiles in traditional folk
medicine and the implications for conservation. The results demonstrate that at least 165 …