Traditional Knowledge on the Regional Folk Plants in Inland of Chungcheongnam-do Province, Korea

Abstract

-To survey and collect the traditional knowledge on the regional folk plants, we interviewed 125 (male 37, female 88) native inhabitants in inland, 12 cities and counties of Chungnam province from March to October, 2011. The results showed that the regional folk plants in inland of Chungnam province consisted of a total 273 taxa; 92 families, 225 genera, 237 species, 4 subspecies, 29 varieties and 3 forms. Of 273 taxa surveyed ; 5 Korean endemic plants, 8 rare plants and 16 naturalized plants were also included. And of 273 taxa, cultivated plants were 82 taxa and 191 taxa were wild plants. The analysis of use by usage for 273 taxa showed that the edible use was the highest with 981 times, followed by medicinal with 439 times, material with 179 times, oil with 68 times, respectively. The leaf of plant was the most useful part, followed by stem and fruit. The consistency comparison between the Korean name and the local name were the highest in 50's and the lowest in 90's. Key words -

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“…Furthermore, the data were classified according to the plant parts used and the functional organs in the For the survey, plants were identified and recorded using illustrated reference books [44,45]. Survey times were across two sessions held in May (spring) and September (autumn) 2012 because it was a general plant survey of the four seasons in Korea [9,10,25,39]. Braun-Blanquet survey method was employed for the field survey.…”

“…The roots of 98 taxa had recorded uses, including 18 taxa where the part used was the entire plant, corresponding to about one-third of the range of uses noted. Roots have been widely used in TM because they contain higher levels of bioactive and other compounds [25,70,71]. Achyranthes japonica roots have been widely used in treating neuralgia and arthritis, on Ulleungdo Island and in the inland area of Chungnam Province [25,70].…”

“…Roots have been widely used in TM because they contain higher levels of bioactive and other compounds [25,70,71]. Achyranthes japonica roots have been widely used in treating neuralgia and arthritis, on Ulleungdo Island and in the inland area of Chungnam Province [25,70]. The medicinal name of A. japonica in KTKP was useulgyeong; its roots are used and act on the liver and kidney.…”

“…The Nagoya Protocol for protecting the rights to TK and sharing profits derived from that knowledge was adopted at the 10th general meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2010 [24]. This protocol recognized education about use patterns in TM as a valuable and essential field [25]. Recently, growing recognition of TK and TEK has drawn attention to their contributions to the conservation of ecological resources and biodiversity [26,27].…”

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