2022
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202202.0171.v1
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Time, Mediated through Plant Versatility, is a Better Predictor of Medicinal Status of Alien Plants

Abstract: Ethnobotany has been, for too long, a descriptive discipline. However, ethnobotanists are increasingly calling for a paradigm shift towards the formulation of unifying theories and hypothesis-driven research in ethnobotany. Here, we formulated a theory, termed time-since-introduction theory, to explain the integration of alien plants into local pharmacopoeias in their recipient environment. This theory suggests that the factor time is paramount in determining which alien plants are more likely to be included i… Show more

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