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Utilitarian redundancy, plant evolutionary history, and medicinal plant use patterns among the Shipibo-Konibo in the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest.

Published online: 24 Aug 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: And, M. A. & Gaoue, O. G.

Content type: Blog

The research focuses on how the evolutionary relationship between medicinal plants may affect the therapeutic use, local preference and harvesting pra...

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A phylogenetic evaluation of non-random medicinal plants selection around an African biosphere reserve.

Published online: 16 Mar 2024

Authors: Moutouama, J. K. & Gaoue, O. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Theory in ethnobiology suggests that the selection of medicinal plants by local people in a given region is not random and evolutionary closely relate...

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Domestication and sustainable production of wild crafted plants with special reference to the Chilean maqui berry (Aristotelia chilensis).

Published online: 18 Jan 2017

Authors: Vogel, H. & González, B. & Catenacci, G. & Doll, U.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

The principle threats for sustainable production of wild collected medicinal plants are related to ecological factors, such as endemism, and botanical...

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Cultural importance, availability and conservation status of Spanish wild medicinal plants: implications for sustainability.

Published online: 12 Oct 2023

Authors: Mateo-Martín, J. & Benítez, G. & Gras, A. & Molina, M. & Reyes-García, V. & Tardío, J. & Verde, A. & Pardo-De-Santayana, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The harvest of wild plants with medicinal uses is increasing globally, both for self-treatment and as a source of income. The increasing demand for th...

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Demographic variation and population viability in a threatened Himalayan medicinal and aromatic herb Nardostachys grandiflora: matrix modelling of harvesting effects in two contrasting habitats.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Ghimire, S. K. & Gimenez, O. & Pradel, R. & McKey, D. & Aumeeruddy-Thomas, Y.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Despite significant interest in the sustainable use of medicinal plants, the population ecology of many medicinal plant species remains unstudied. Als...

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Highly localised traditional knowledge of mien medicinal plants in Chiang Rai, Thailand.

Published online: 21 May 2025

Authors: Phumthum, M. & Nguanchoo, V. & Inta, A. & Balslev, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The Mien ethnic people have migrated from China to Thailand over centuries and traditionally settled in remote areas of northern Thailand. They relied...

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Phylogeny explains why less therapeutically redundant plant species are not necessarily facing greater use pressure.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Coe, M. A. & Gaoue, O. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Understanding which factors influence medicinal plant species selection and harvest or use pressure can provide valuable insights for sustainable mana...

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Understanding indigenous people's traditional Chinese medicinal plants harvesting preferences to guide sustainable management.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Zhao JingJing & Fan LinYu & Hu SiFan & Poha & Jiayangji & Wan, A. K. Y. & Zeng Yan & Yang YongChuan & Duan BeiLu & Lee TienMing

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Surging demand for medicinal plant products may lead to unsustainable harvesting practices, which could put pressure on wild populations. Yet little i...

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Navigating human-plant reciprocity: commercial harvesting by professionals of a medicinal plant fosters multi-actor landscape management.

Published online: 21 May 2025

Authors: Locqueville, J. & McKey, D. & MacDonald, K. I. & Coq, S. & Caillon, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Studies of human-nature relationships increasingly recognise not only nature's contributions to people but also the positive contributions of human pr...

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Recovery from bark harvesting of 12 medicinal tree species in Benin, West Africa.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Delvaux, C. & Sinsin, B. & Darchambeau, F. & Damme, P. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The growing interest in medicinal plants from both international industry and local markets requires management of tree bark harvesting from natural f...

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