Medical Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology of Europe

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

doi:10.1002/9781118930717.ch29

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“…This could also justify the fact that this activity was more common in this study among older patients. Women also showed a significantly higher plant collecting activity, a fact that is also associated with other observations [ 133 ].…”

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Protected Natural Areas: In Sickness and in Health

Romanillos

Maneja

Varga

et al. 2018

IJERPH

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Numerous studies show the benefits that contact with the natural environment have for human health, but there are few studies on the role of Protected Natural Areas (PNAs), either from the preventive point of view or on their potential benefits, on individuals with health problems. A study was made of the relationship between the visitation of Montseny Natural Park and Biosphere Reserve and health, from the perspective of a population group with different diseases. A total of 250 patients resident in the areas near the park were surveyed, recording their beliefs about the benefits of nature, as well as the reasons for visiting and the activities associated with health that they carried out in the park. The pure air is the most valued benefit (27.2%), particularly for those with allergies. The majority (57%) visit the park for health reasons. High levels (82%) of exercise are recorded, especially by patients with heart diseases (85%), and 65% exercised in the park. More physical activity is mentioned among those that visit the park most often, particularly among those that carried it out for health reasons. Plants were collected for medicinal use by 39.6%. The study confirmed the significant role of the Montseny Natural Park and Biosphere Reserve as a health resource for individuals with diseases that live near it. It also corroborates the beneficial effects that the PNA provide in human health.

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confidence: 83%

Protected Natural Areas: In Sickness and in Health

Romanillos

Maneja

Varga

et al. 2018

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“…The documentation of the immense knowledge of HMs, which indigenous and local communities have passed on orally over generations, has been a research focus in many regions of the world, and clearly, there is a risk of losing this knowledge if not documented. The change of knowledge and practice in diasporic communities remains poorly explored (Vandebroeck and Balick, ; Pardo‐de‐Santayana et al ., ), especially in the context of the relationship between participants who use HMs and their HCPs. This investigation looked at how two medical systems co‐exist in the UK.…”

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The Use of Traditional Herbal Medicines Amongst South Asian Diasporic Communities in the UK

Bhamra

Slater

Howard

et al. 2017

Phytotherapy Research

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Migrant South Asian communities in the UK have brought with them their own traditional forms of medicine, yet little is known about their current use of herbal medicines (HMs) in the UK. The aim of the study was to explore the origins, use and transmission of knowledge of traditional HMs used by diasporic South Asian communities in the UK. A researcher-administered questionnaire was used for data collection (n = 192). An opportunity sampling technique was used to recruit participants across several locations in Birmingham and Leicester. Two thirds of participants (n = 126) stated they used HMs to maintain their health and to treat various health conditions such as digestive problems, skin conditions and diabetes. Almost 2000 actively used HMs were documented including 123 plant species that were identified. Participants imported HMs from abroad as well as sourcing them locally and even growing some of their own plants. Up to 82% (n = 87) of participants who took prescription medicines did not tell their healthcare professionals about any HMs they consumed; this raises concerns about people's knowledge of herb-drug interactions, compliance and effect on prescribed medicine regimens. Similar studies to explore the use of HMs by other ethnic groups are imperative to help optimise pharmaceutical care of patients. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…When coining the term ethnobotany, Harshberger [ 1 ] considered as basic points for the newly named science “elucidating the cultural position of tribes who used plants” (where, nowadays, ‘tribes’ is replaced by ‘human groups’, [ 2 ]), “clarifying the past distribution of plants”, “determining trade routes” and “suggesting new current production lines” for useful plants. For Portères and Barrau [ 3 , 4 ], ethnobotany is a discipline located at the crossroad between natural and human sciences studying the behaviour of human societies with regard to plants.…”

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Beyond food and medicine, but necessary for life, too: other folk plant uses in several territories of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands

Gras

Garnatje

Bonet

et al. 2016

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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BackgroundEthnobotanical academic research, particularly in European industrialised countries, has been, and is, mostly focused on folk uses of food and medicinal plants. Nevertheless, other uses, as may well be supposed, account for a significant portion of these folk uses. In the Catalan linguistic domain, a considerable amount of ethnobotanical work has been produced, but to date almost nothing has been published on these other plant uses.MethodsWe basically used the method of semistructured interviews to collect data on names, knowledge and use of plants in the above-mentioned fields from 759 informants in three Catalonian (Alt Empordà, Montseny and Ripollès) and two Balearic (Formentera and Mallorca) areas. We identified the plants quoted by the informants and prepared herbarium vouchers. We analysed and compared the results obtained.ResultsInformation has been collected on 401 genera, 552 species, 81 subspecies and four varieties, belonging to 122 families, totalling 4137 use reports for popular non-food and non-medicinal uses (classified in 14 modalities), and designated with 1303 folk Catalan names. The informant consensus factor is 0.87, accounting for a consistent and robust dataset.ConclusionContrarily to what could be thought a priori, and irrespective of the fact that some uses are declining or changing, non-medicinal and non-food folk plant uses strongly persist in the territories considered, are highly considered by their practitioners, and may even imply some economic revenues.

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Medical Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology of Europe

Cited by 27 publications

References 36 publications

Protected Natural Areas: In Sickness and in Health

Protected Natural Areas: In Sickness and in Health

The Use of Traditional Herbal Medicines Amongst South Asian Diasporic Communities in the UK

Beyond food and medicine, but necessary for life, too: other folk plant uses in several territories of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands

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