Cross-Cultural Ethnobotanical Assembly as a New Tool for Understanding Medicinal and Culinary Values–The Genus Lycium as A Case Study

Cross-Cultural Ethnobotanical Assembly as a New Tool for Understanding Medicinal and Culinary Values–The Genus Lycium as A Case Study

Ethnobotanical knowledge is indispensable for the conservation of global biological integrity, and could provide irreplaceable clues for bioprospecting aiming at new food crops and medicines. This biocultural diversity requires a comprehensive documentation of such intellectual knowledge at local le...

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Main Authors: Ruyu Yao, Michael Heinrich, Jianhe Wei, Peigen Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
ethnobotany
ethnopharmacology
Lycium
medicine and food homology
traditional use
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2021.708518/full

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