What are the drivers of popularity and versatility of medicinal plants in local medical systems?

ABSTRACT The cultural importance of medicinal plants has been measured in terms of popularity (number of people who know a plant) and versatility (number of therapeutic indications mentioned for a plant). Previous works have provided evidence about some drivers of medicinal plant importance, such as...

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Main Authors: Roberta de Almeida Caetano, Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque, Patrícia Muniz de Medeiros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2020-08-01
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abb/v34n2/0102-3306-abb-34-02-256.pdf