Plant Knowledge and Use in the Context of Migration

Medeiros, Patrícia Muniz de; Abreu, Diego Batista de Oliveira; Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino

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“…Taken together, these reports are in agreement with previous literature showing that the use of medicinal plants in an urban context is not static and is constantly changing and adapting to the current life conditions [ 1 , 2 , 19 , 32 ]. It is important to highlight that the seven informants, despite characterized as experts and users of medicinal plants, began to use the public health service system, since they considered the official therapeutics an additional treatment option.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…These dynamics of use and importance of therapeutic categories were previously discussed by several authors. Medeiros et at [ 1 , 19 ] reported that migrants can adopt two main strategies when arriving the new environment: adaptation of the ethnomedical system to the new flora of the new place and acquisition of the original plants from the original place. The authors did not focus on internal migrations within a country, but many variables discussed are similarly valid in our study.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The migrants usually cherish and uphold values and traditions of their hometowns, such as festive dates, cuisine, music, local dialects, and the medicinal plants they already knew. At their new destination, they are introduced to novel uses for these plants, in addition to introducing their knowledge to local therapeutics as well [ 1 , 19 ]. Additionally, they are exposed to a new environment where the acquisition of new species and the abandonment of certain plants of their therapeutic resource take place [ 1 , 2 ].…”

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Factors affecting the use of medicinal plants by migrants from rural areas of Brazilian Northeast after moving to a metropolitan region in Southeast of Brazil

Romanus

Mendes

Carlini

2018

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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BackgroundEthnopharmacological studies about migrants reveal a dynamic process of knowledge and use of medicinal plants. In this study, we sought to elucidate quantitative and qualitatively the main factors influencing the use of medicinal plants by migrants from rural areas to an urban region in Brazil with traces of remnant natural vegetation.MethodsSeven Northeastern individuals who migrated to the Southeastern Region of Brazil (Bororé Peninsula, in the city of São Paulo) were selected to participate in semi-structured interviews regarding the use of medicinal plants throughout their lives, and indicated an inhabitant in their hometown that would be able to accompany the field collections in each area. Socioeconomic, educational, family structure, and use of Western medicine data were provided during interviews with the individuals from their hometowns. Plant samples cited by the interviewees were collected both at the current place of residence and in their hometowns.ResultsThe participants cited 131 plants and 315 recipes, being the main indications related to the gastrointestinal system, respiratory problems, and pain and inflammatory processes. We observed that most plant uses were maintained after migration. Higher percentages of maintenances and incorporations in plant uses occurred to exotic species, while replacements happen mainly to native plants. The introduction of new species into the migrants’ therapeutics occurred mainly by observations of organoleptic similarities between the substituted plant and the incorporated species, conversations with neighbors, and contact with the television and print media. In addition, the public health system allowed the interviewees access to prophylactic drugs, leading to the discontinuation of certain recipes used in endemic diseases.ConclusionMigrants were exposed to information about new plants and their uses, new diseases, and socioeconomic and cultural differences that impacted their use of medicinal plants. Although migration to a more developed city facilitated access to public health and education, on the other hand, it made access to fresh medicinal plants difficult, causing some medicinal plants to be replaced or ceased to be used.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s13002-018-0270-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Factors affecting the use of medicinal plants by migrants from rural areas of Brazilian Northeast after moving to a metropolitan region in Southeast of Brazil

Romanus

Mendes

Carlini

2018

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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“…Traditional or cultural knowledge especially plant knowledge, can be affected by many factors such as culture (Mncwango et al, 2020, Onuminya et al, 2018, Ontila et al, 2016, age (Prinsloo et al, 2020Nkhabutane et al, 2019, Kansiime et al, 2018, modernization (Arjona -Garcia et al, 2021)), urbanization (Arjona -Garcia et al, 2021, Prinsloo et al, 2020), migration (Medeiros et al, 2016) and education (Ouma, 2022, Prinsloo et al, 2020. South Africa not only contains a rich diversity of plants, but also cultures and the cultural use of these plants.…”

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Medicinal ethnobotanical knowledge across urban cultural groups: A case study in a South African township

Prinsloo,

Kleynhans,

Jansen

2023

Ethnobot. Res. App.

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Background: The use of medicinal plants for primary health care is still prevalent in southern Africa, but the decline in indigenous traditional knowledge is cause for concern as this could lead to a loss of valuable indigenous cultural knowledge. Many ethnobotanical studies have been conducted amongst rural communities, however limited information is available on the indigenous cultural knowledge amongst mixed tribal urban communities Methods: This study was conducted in the diverse urban township of Tembisa, located in the eastern parts of Gauteng Province in South Africa. Through the use of structured questionnaires (n=2724), the Zulu, Tsonga, and Pedi ethnic groups' knowledge of 17 regularly used medicinal herbs was assessed.Results: Our findings indicated that indigenous traditional knowledge is still prevalent in this urban setting, although the extent of this knowledge was significantly influenced by cultural group, participant age, residency period and age of migration into this urban environment. Two plant species Artemisia afra and Helichrysum odoratissimum, were particularly well known amongst all cultural groups, but knowledge on other plants varied. Generally, the younger generation had less knowledge than the elders with the exception for the Tsonga people. Conclusion:Although it was refreshing to find that cultural knowledge about medicinal plants still exists in an urban environment, the perceived lack of knowledge among the younger generation can be viewed as a risk to the continued existence of this knowledge, especiaaly if the opportunities to relay this knowledge becomes less, as influenced by modern urban living.

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Plant Knowledge and Use in the Context of Migration

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Factors affecting the use of medicinal plants by migrants from rural areas of Brazilian Northeast after moving to a metropolitan region in Southeast of Brazil

Factors affecting the use of medicinal plants by migrants from rural areas of Brazilian Northeast after moving to a metropolitan region in Southeast of Brazil

Medicinal ethnobotanical knowledge across urban cultural groups: A case study in a South African township

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