Medical Ethnobotany in Europe: From Field Ethnography to a More Culturally Sensitive Evidence-Based CAM?

Quave, Cassandra L.; Pardo‐de‐Santayana, Manuel; Pieroni, Andréa

doi:10.1155/2012/156846

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“…Homemade herbal remedies, handed down over generations, may be a useful therapeutic alternative for treatment of livestock [9,22,26,27], in particular on certified organic farms [24,27,28]. Although there are reviews regarding ethnoveterinary medicine (EVM) from other parts of the world [20,29] and from European ethnomedicine [30], a comprehensive overview on EVM in Europe is still lacking.…”

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Treatment of Organic Livestock with Medicinal Plants: A Systematic Review of European Ethnoveterinary Research

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Background: The EC Regulation for Organic Farming states that organic livestock should be treated preferably with phytotherapeutic products. In spite of the high importance of organic livestock in Europe, primarily ruminants, today almost no phytotherapeutic product is registered for livestock. Also, information regarding veterinary phytotherapy is rare. The aim of this paper is to find approaches to cope with health problems of organic ruminants in Europe on the basis of findings from the European ethnoveterinary medicine (EuEVM). Methods: A systematic review of ethno-biomedicinal papers was conducted with the aid of the Scopus database, and 75 papers, from European countries were analyzed regarding ethnoveterinary information. Results: A total of 590 plant species referring to 102 different plant families are reported to be used for animal treatment, with Asteraceae, Fabaceae and Lamiaceae being the most important families. The traditional use of some plant species (e.g. mallow, chamomile, wormwood) corresponds with findings from recent scientific literature. The large number of less studied plant species, such as white lupin as an antiparasitic herb, and Helleborus spp. as potential immunostimulatory agent, opens an interesting field for future research. Conclusions: In general, EuEVM provides interesting treatment approaches for gastrointestinal and dermatological disorders as well as parasitosis. Findings regarding disorders of female genital or respiratory tract are less consistent. Nevertheless, EuEVM offers a solid basis for stimulating research in veterinary phytotherapy in Europe with a perspective to solve animal health problems in organic or even nonorganic ruminant production.

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“…En este sentido, la amplitud de usos y taxones mencionados proviene de la diversificación de los entrevistados y de sus raigambres culturales. De esta manera se observa lo que Quave et al (2012), señalan como naturaleza adaptativa del conocimiento local, al darse un proceso de adopción de nuevas especies y técnicas en las farmacopeas tradicionales. Estos autores ponen de relieve cómo la incorporación de especies exóticas dentro de las farmacopeas de las MAC constituye un fenómeno recurrente en toda Europa, a la vez que destacan algunos ejemplos de plantas no nativas populares como el ginseng (Panax ginseng) y el ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba), dos especies también de uso frecuente en el Valle de Traslasierra .…”

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“…En lo concerniente a la composición florística de la farmacopea medicinal de esta región, se observa un patrón similar a las de otras regiones del mundo, con un relevante número de especies en las familias Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, Rosaceae, Fabaceae, Solanaceae y Apiaceae (Molares & Ladio, 2009;Quave et al, 2012). Como lo señalan estas últimas autoras, Asteraceae es la familia con mayor frecuencia de aparición en las floras medicinales Holárticas y del Neotrópico (Moerman et al, 1999;Leonti et al, 2003).…”

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“…En particular, y en lo que concierne a investigaciones de etnobotánica médica y etnomedicina referidos a las MAC, encontramos, las revisiones de Barry (2006) y Quave et al (2012). Otros estudios del mismo tenor, dan cuenta de: las transformaciones en las medicinas tradicionales en el contexto de pluralismo cultural y de migraciones urbano-rurales (Oliveira Abreu et al, 2015); de nuevas configuraciones de las farmacopeas foráneas de migrantes a partir del contacto con las nativas (Pieroni & Quave, 2005;Ceuterick et al, 2008;Pieroni et al, 2012); del influjo de los medios de comunicación y la globalización en las farmacopeas locales (Pochettino et al, 2008); de la conformación de un sistema híbrido entre la biomedicina con las medicinas tradicionales (Medeiros et al, 2012;Hilgert, 2009), entre otros aspectos.…”

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Confluencia de experiencias etnomédicas y uso de plantas medicinales en practicantes nativos del Valle de Traslasierra (Departamento San Javier), Córdoba, Argentina.

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Barboza

Martínez

2017

Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot.

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El “Valle de Traslasierra”, se extiende en el faldeo occidental de las Sierras de Los Comechingones. Su característico alejamiento de las grandes urbes, se modificó cualitativamente, debido a importantes corrientes migratorias, las que han aportado diversidad a este paisaje cultural. El objetivo es caracterizar la etnomedicina y la farmacopea natural de la región. Se recurrió a métodos cualitativos y cuantitativos mediante técnicas clásicas etnobotánicas. Se evidenció una rica terapéutica ejercida por practicantes nativos con un total de 231 taxones, 676 usos medicinales y 84 familias botánicas. Se presenta un análisis de frecuencias de usos y taxones por medio de figuras de estadística descriptiva. Las familias con mayor cantidad de taxones citados y usos medicinales son Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, Fabaceae, Rosaceae y Verbenaceae. Las aplicaciones vinculadas con afecciones gastrointestinales son las más frecuentes, seguidas por neumonología y cardiología. De los taxones con mayor cantidad de usos, el 60 % corresponden a especies introducidas y el 40% a nativas. Finalmente, las narrativas denotan que los practicantes nativos, a la vez de mantener vigente su hacer con base en el saber médico popular, han incorporado representaciones y prácticas terapéuticas variadas, en especial de las medicinas alternativas, conformando así una vasta farmacopea natural con múltiples significaciones y propia de contextos pluriculturales.

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“…Although access to public health care is improving in Kyrgyzstan, the affordability of modern health care remains a widespread problem [37]. The practical wisdom to use medicinal plants as an alternative or in combination with conventional health care systems underpins the resilience of rural communities [2].…”

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Medical ethnobotany of herbal practitioners in the Turkestan Range, southwestern Kyrgyzstan

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This study recorded and analyzed traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in the Turkestan Range in southwestern Kyrgyzstan, where ethnobotanical knowledge has been largely under-documented to date. Data was collected through participant observation and both semi-structured and in-depth interviews with 10 herbal specialists. A total of 50 medicinal plant taxa were documented, distributed among 46 genera and 27 botanical families. In folk medicine they are applied in 75 different formulations, which cure 63 human and three animal ailments. Quantitative ethnobotanical indices were calculated to analyze traditional knowledge of the informants and to determine the cultural importance of particular medicinal plants. Ziziphora pamiroalaica, Peganum harmala, and Inula orientalis obtained the highest use value (UV). The best-represented and culturally important families were Lamiaceae, Asteraceae, and Apiaceae. Gastro-intestinal system disorders was the most prevalent ailment category. Most medicinal plants were gathered from nearby environments, however, species with a higher cultural value occurred at distant rather than nearby collection sites. The findings of this study proved the gap in documentation of traditional knowledge in Kyrgyzstan, indicating that further studies on the traditional use of wild plant resources could bring important insights into ecosystems' diversity with implications to human ecology and biocultural diversity conservation in Central Asia.

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Medical Ethnobotany in Europe: From Field Ethnography to a More Culturally Sensitive Evidence-Based CAM?

Cited by 62 publications

References 136 publications

Treatment of Organic Livestock with Medicinal Plants: A Systematic Review of European Ethnoveterinary Research

Treatment of Organic Livestock with Medicinal Plants: A Systematic Review of European Ethnoveterinary Research

Confluencia de experiencias etnomédicas y uso de plantas medicinales en practicantes nativos del Valle de Traslasierra (Departamento San Javier), Córdoba, Argentina.

Medical ethnobotany of herbal practitioners in the Turkestan Range, southwestern Kyrgyzstan

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