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Eating from the wild: diversity of wild edible plants used by Tibetans in Shangri-la region, Yunnan, China
- Y. Ju, Jingxian Zhuo, Bo Liu, C. Long
- Geography, Medicine
- Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
- 19 April 2013
BackgroundLocally harvested wild edible plants (WEPs) provide food as well as cash income for indigenous people and are of great importance in ensuring global food security. Some also play a… Expand
Crop Wild Relatives—Undervalued, Underutilized and under Threat?
- B. Ford-Lloyd, M. Schmidt, +17 authors N. Maxted
- Biology
- 1 July 2011
The world's wealth of plant genetic resources has much value for world food security, but these resources are under considerable threat. Crop improvement, particularly under climate change, depends… Expand
Ethnobotanical studies on medicinal plants used by the red-headed yao people in Jinping, Yunnan Province, China.
Sixty-six medicinal plant species traditionally collected and used by the Red-headed Yao people in Jinping county, Yunnan Province, SW China, were investigated and studied through the approaches of… Expand
Effects of Extreme Climate Events on Tea (Camellia sinensis) Functional Quality Validate Indigenous Farmer Knowledge and Sensory Preferences in Tropical China
- S. Ahmed, J. Stepp, +10 authors E. Kennelly
- Geography, Medicine
- PloS one
- 6 October 2014
Climate change is impacting agro-ecosystems, crops, and farmer livelihoods in communities worldwide. While it is well understood that more frequent and intense climate events in many areas are… Expand
Medicinal plants used by Tibetans in Shangri-la, Yunnan, China
- Y. Liu, Z. Dao, Chunyan Yang, Yitao Liu, C. Long
- Geography, Medicine
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine
- 5 May 2009
BackgroundMedicinal plants used by the local people in Xizang (Tibet) have been investigated since the 1960s. The others out of Xizang, however, have been less understood, although they may be easily… Expand
Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants used by Maonan people in China
- Liya Hong, Z. Guo, +4 authors C. Long
- Medicine, Geography
- Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
- 30 April 2015
BackgroundThis paper is based on an ethnobotanical investigation that focused on the traditional medicinal plants used by local Maonan people to treat human diseases in Maonan concentration regions.… Expand
In vitro propagation of four threatened Paphiopedilum species (Orchidaceae)
- B. Long, A. Niemiera, Z. Cheng, C. Long
- Biology
- Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC)
- 2 February 2010
The effects of seed maturity, media type, carbon source, and organic nutrient additives on seed germination, protocorm development, and plant growth of Paphiopedilum villosum var. densissimum Z. J.… Expand
Herbs for medicinal baths among the traditional Yao communities of China.
Medicinal baths are an important traditional way to prevent and cure common diseases among the traditional Yao communities of Jinping County, Yunnan Province, SW China. Approaches of anthropology,… Expand
Ethnobotanical survey of cooling herbal drinks from southern China
- Yujing Liu, S. Ahmed, C. Long
- Geography, Medicine
- Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
- 19 December 2013
BackgroundLiáng chá (“cooling tea”, “herbal tea” or “cool tisane” in Chinese) are herbal drinks widely produced in southern China and consumed by billions of people worldwide to prevent and treat… Expand
Phytochemistry and health benefits of jaboticaba, an emerging fruit crop from Brazil
- Shi-biao Wu, C. Long, E. Kennelly
- Biology
- 1 November 2013
Abstract Many edible dark-colored fruits, rich in anthocyanins, are thought to be important for human health. Jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora (Mart.) O. Berg) fruit, native to Brazil, is a… Expand
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