What is in a name? The need for accurate scientific nomenclature for plants

Rivera, Diego; Allkin, Robert; Obón, Concepción; Alcaraz, Francisco; Verpoorte, Robert; Heinrich, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2013.12.022

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“…The challenge during ethnopharmacological field research is to link collected local plant names with plant samples (Rivera et al, 2014;Bennett and Balick, 2014). Ideally, one should collect voucher specimens with each respondent for all plants mentioned during interviews.…”

Section: Collecting Plantsmentioning

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Recommended standards for conducting and reporting ethnopharmacological field studies

Weckerle

Boer

Puri

et al. 2018

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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Ethnopharmacological relevance: What are the minimum methodological and conceptual requirements for an ethnopharmacological field study? How can the results of ethnopharmacological field studies be reported so that researchers with different backgrounds can draw on the results and develop new research questions and projects? And how should these field data be presented to get accepted in a scientific journal such as the Journal of Ethnopharmacology? The objective of this commentary is to create a reference that covers the basic standards necessary during planning, conducting and reporting of field research. Materials and methods: We focus on conducting and reporting ethnopharmacological field studies on medicinal plants or materia medica and associated knowledge of a specific people or region.The article highlights the most frequent problems and pitfalls, and draws on published literature, fieldwork experience, and extensive insights from peer-review of field studies. Results: Research needs to be ethical and legal, and follow local and national regulations. Primary ethnopharmacological field data need to be collected and presented in a transparent and comprehensible way. In short this includes: 1) Relevant and concise research questions, 2) Thorough literature study encompassing all available information on the study site from different disciplines, 3) Appropriate methods to answer the research questions, 4) Proper plant use documentation, unambiguously linked to voucher specimens, and 5) Qualitative and quantitative analyses of the collected data, the latter relying on use-reports as basic units. Conclusion: Although not exhaustive, we provide an overview of the necessary main issues to consider for field research and data reporting including a list of minimal standards and recommendations for best practices. For methodological details and how to correctly apply specific methods, we refer to further reading of suggested textbooks and methods manuals.

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Section: Collecting Plantsmentioning

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Recommended standards for conducting and reporting ethnopharmacological field studies

Weckerle

Boer

Puri

et al. 2018

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“…(1) they must have been carried out in Morocco, (2) the species list must be the result of ethnobotanical fieldwork, i.e., not from bibliographical revisions, and (3) studies must explicitly state the collection of voucher specimens and deposition in recognized herbaria, since poor taxonomic practises are common in ethnopharmacology and correct botanical names linked to a vouchered specimen are indispensable (Bennet & Balick, 2014;Rivera et al, 2014). Further pharmacological literature was searched to identify uses outside Morocco and seek experimental evidence for efficacy and safe use of the new citations of traditional medicines.…”

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An ethnomedicinal survey of a Tashelhit-speaking community in the High Atlas, Morocco

Teixidor‐Toneu

Martin²,

Ouhammou

et al. 2016

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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ethnomedicinal survey of a Tashelhitspeaking community in the High Atlas, Morocco, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, http://dx.doi.org/10. 1016/j.jep.2016.05.009 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting galley proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. ABSTRACT Ethnopharmacological relevanceTraditional knowledge about medicinal plants from a poorly studied region, the High Atlas in Morocco, is reported here for the first time; this permits consideration of efficacy and safety of current practices whilst highlighting species previously not known to have traditional medicinal use. Aim of the studyOur study aims to document local medicinal plant knowledge among Tashelhit speaking communities through ethnobotanical survey, identifying preferred species and new medicinal plant citations and illuminating the relationship between emic and etic ailment classifications. Materials and methodsEthnobotanical data were collected using standard methods and with prior informed consent obtained before all interactions, data were characterized using descriptive indices and medicinal plants and healing strategies relevant to local livelihoods were identified.Results 151 vernacular names corresponding to 159 botanical species were found to be used to treat 36 folk ailments grouped in 14 biomedical use categories. Thirty-five (22%) are new medicinal plant records in Morocco, and 26 described as used for the first time anywhere. Fidelity levels (FL) revealed low specificity in plant use, particularly for the most commonly reported plants. Most plants are used in mixtures. Plant use is driven by local concepts of disease, including "hot" and "cold" classification and beliefs in supernatural forces. 2 ConclusionLocal medicinal plant knowledge is rich in the High Atlas, where local populations still rely on medicinal plants for healthcare. We found experimental evidence of safe and effective use of medicinal plants in the High Atlas; but we highlight the use of eight poisonous species.

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“…Information collected in Appendix 1 makes it easy to define a research study; however, it is recommended that general considerations for herbal research, as well as specific issues for studies on a specific disease [7] in addition to the history of traditional usages of desired herb(s) are carefully examined from the beginning of an experiment to the end. Botanical scientific nomenclature is another critical case that should never be overlooked [14].…”

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“…Botanical scientific nomenclatures applied in the reviewed articles were evaluated according to Rivera et al [14].…”

Section: Botanical Scientific Nomenclaturementioning

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An Encyclopedia of Herb-Disease, a Quick Shortcut for Herbal Research: A Comprehension Based on Iranian Herbal Studies

Rezaei¹,

Farzadfard²,

Amirahmadi³

2017

J Biomedical Sci

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The use of herbal medicine has been faced with a huge welcome by patients and scientists, as well as drug industries. It seems that reducing the time of research, economizing investments with better safety, and conducting high-quality botanical research are essential and indispensable. This study aimed to introduce the first reciprocal herb-disease encyclopedia and to recount some of the salient points of herbal research based on Iranian studies. A search limited to Iran was conducted using 36 search terms in the data banks Pubmed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Wiley, and SpringerLink up to the end of 2012. Data including the investigated disease(s) and common and scientific names of the investigated herbs were extracted from the titles and abstracts of 1310 articles. Investigated subjects and diseases have been categorized in 18 groups: cancer, cardiovascular, cellular-molecular, embryology, endocrinology, genito-urology, gastrointestinal, gynecology, immunology, infectious, metabolism, mucocutaneous, musculoskeletal, neuroscience, ophthalmology, renal, reproductive, and respiratory topics. Herbs including Crocus sativus L., Allium sativum L., and Zataria multiflora Boiss from totally 560 studied herbs were the most studied ones. Only 69 of 560 studied (12.5%) herbs were endemic to Iran. Due to the vast majority of information available for herbs and diseases, an herb-disease encyclopedia comes to the help of herbal researchers and enthusiasts to find that which herb is useful or recommended for which kind(s) of health problems, and/or for the management, pretreatment or treatment of a specific disease or disorders.

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What is in a name? The need for accurate scientific nomenclature for plants

Cited by 182 publications

References 5 publications

Recommended standards for conducting and reporting ethnopharmacological field studies

Recommended standards for conducting and reporting ethnopharmacological field studies

An ethnomedicinal survey of a Tashelhit-speaking community in the High Atlas, Morocco

An Encyclopedia of Herb-Disease, a Quick Shortcut for Herbal Research: A Comprehension Based on Iranian Herbal Studies

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