Sampling in Ethnobotanical Studies of Medicinal Plants

Espinosa, Mariano Martínez; Bieski, Isanete Geraldini Costa; Martins, Domingos T. O.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-8636-7_13

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“…The study was conducted between March 2020 and March 2021. The participants were chosen using a combination of purposive and convenient sampling methods [ 39 , 40 ]. We asked people in the village’s streets if they would agree to be interviewed; the basic criteria for an informant to be selected was that he/she was a breadwinner and usually used wild plants for food or beverage.…”

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Food Behavior in Emergency Time: Wild Plant Use for Human Nutrition during the Conflict in Syria

Sulaiman

Pieroni

Sõukand

et al. 2022

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Wild food plants (WFPs) have been an important source of human nutrition since ancient times, and it particularly revives when conventional food is not available due to emergency situations, such as natural disasters and conflicts. The war in Syria has entered 10 years since it started in 2011, and it has caused the largest war-related crises since World War II. Nearly 60% of the Syrian population (12.4 million people) are food-insecure. WFPs are already culturally important in the region, and may be supplementing local diets during this conflict. Our study aimed to uncover the conflict’s effect on the use of WFPs and to know what species are consumed by local people during the current crisis. The fieldwork was carried out between March 2020 and March 2021 in the Tartus governorate located in the coastal region of Syria. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 50 participants (26 women and 24 men) distributed in 26 villages along the study area. We recorded the vernacular names, uses, plant parts used, modes of preparation and consumption, change in WFP use before and during the conflict, and informants’ perceptions towards WFPs. We documented 75 wild food plant species used for food and drink. Almost two-thirds (64%) of informants reported an increase in their reliance on wild plants as a food source during the conflict. The species of Origanum syriacum, Rhus coriaria, Eryngium creticum, and Cichorium intybus were among the most quoted species by informants. Sleeq (steamed leafy vegetables), Zaatar (breakfast/dinner food), and Louf (soup) were the most popular wild plant-based dishes.

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Food Behavior in Emergency Time: Wild Plant Use for Human Nutrition during the Conflict in Syria

Sulaiman

Pieroni

Sõukand

et al. 2022

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“…Ethnobotanical data on food plants and medicinal plants for maternal health care were collected by conducting semi-structured interviews using a questionnaire. Snowball sampling method was used to select the informants (Espinosa et al 2014). The informants were interviewed individually.…”

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Ethnobotanical study of plants used as food and for maternal health care by the Malays communities in Kampar Kiri Hulu, Riau, Indonesia

Susandarini

Khasanah²,

Rosalia

2021

Biodiversitas

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Abstract. Susandarini R, Khasanah U, Rosalia N. 2021. Ethnobotanical study of plants used as food and for maternal health care by the Malays communities in Kampar Kiri Hulu, Riau, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 22: 3111-3120. Studies to reveal the diversity of food plants on communities living in remote areas with limited access to the market are important as an effort in documenting the traditional knowledge. The same applies to the diversity of medicinal plants used in maternal health care for communities that have limited access to public health facilities. The documentation of ethnobotanical knowledge is not only for the purpose of developing the potential of these plants, but also could have an impact on their conservation in nature. This study aims to document the traditional knowledge on the diversity of food plants and medicinal plants used in maternal health care by Malays tribes living within the Bukit Rimbang Bukit Baling Wildlife Reserve, Kampar Kiri Hulu Subdistrict, Kampar District, Riau Province, Indonesia. The research was conducted in three villages by collecting data through interviews and followed by fieldwork to collect plant specimens for identification. Data on food plant diversity data were obtained from 20 informants, while data on the diversity and use of medicinal plants for maternal health care were obtained from 73 informants. The results showed that there were 76 species of food plants from 35 families. These food plants were used as secondary food ingredients, vegetables, fruit and spices with most of these plants were obtained from the yard of the house. Plants used for maternal health care identified from this study were 34 species from 26 families. These plants were used for various purposes during pregnancy, child delivery, postpartum recovery, and infant health care. The diversity of food plants and medicinal plants for maternal health care documented in this study showed the valuable role of plant resources in supporting daily needs and health care of the communities living in the fringe of forest area.

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“…Therefore, in order to determine the approximate size of the sample (n), an expression taking the coefficient of reliability to be 95% and the sampling error to be 7.00% (d = 0.07) was used. 9 , 10 , 11 This indicated that the distance between the sample estimate and the population parameter should not exceed this value, with a proportion of 0.5 (P = 0.5). This value was used because of what was not known about the prevalence of the outcome, and also because this value provided greater variance and made it possible to obtain a sample of larger size with a given fixed precision.…”

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“…[9][10][11] This indicated that the distance between the sample estimate and the population parameter should not exceed this value, with a proportion of 0.5 (P = 0.5). This value was used because of what was not known about the prevalence of the outcome, and also because this value provided greater variance and made it possible to obtain a sample of larger size with a given fixed precision.…”

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Abandonment of nicotine dependence treatment: A cohort study

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CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Non-adherence to treatment is one of the hindering factors in the process of smoking cessation. This study aimed to compare sociodemographic characteristics, smoking status and motivation among smokers who maintained or abandoned treatment to stop smoking, and to analyze associations between sociodemographic factors and smoking. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cohort study on 216 smokers who were attended at healthcare units in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso. METHODS:The instruments used were the Fagerström, URICA and CAGE questionnaires. Data from the initial evaluation was analyzed using the two-proportion test (α < 0.05). The patients were monitored for six months and those who abandoned treatment were accounted for. Bivariate analysis was conducted, using crude prevalence ratios and 5% significance level (P < 0.05), with abandonment of treatment as the outcome variable. Associations with P < 0.20 were selected for multiple robust Poisson regression (RPa). RESULTS:The abandonment rate was 34.26%. Males and individuals in the 20-39 age group, in employment, with low motivation, with shorter time smoking and lower tobacco intake predominated in the dropout group. In the final model, gender (RPa 1.47; 95% CI: 1.03-2.10) and age group (RPa 3.77; 95% CI: 1.47-9.67) remained associated with abandonment. CONCLUSION: Males and individuals in the 20-39 age group, in employment, with low motivation, with shorter time smoking and lower tobacco intake more frequently abandoned the treatment. Male gender and younger age group were associated with abandonment of nicotine dependence treatment. RESUMO

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Sampling in Ethnobotanical Studies of Medicinal Plants

Cited by 8 publications

References 10 publications

Food Behavior in Emergency Time: Wild Plant Use for Human Nutrition during the Conflict in Syria

Food Behavior in Emergency Time: Wild Plant Use for Human Nutrition during the Conflict in Syria

Ethnobotanical study of plants used as food and for maternal health care by the Malays communities in Kampar Kiri Hulu, Riau, Indonesia

Abandonment of nicotine dependence treatment: A cohort study

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