Ethnobotany, Ethnopharmacology and Drug Discovery Ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology
Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2006),
1 April 2006
,
Page 109-118
https://doi.org/10.22037/ijps.v2.39580
Abstract
This manuscript is a review of a number of ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology texts and papers in order to arrive at current understanding and scope of ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology. It includes either a brief definition of both fields and presenting some examples on them. Also it has a glimpse on the geographical coverage of research works throughout the world, important issue of property rights and state of these fields in Iran.
Keywords:
- Bioprospecting
- Ethnobotany
- Ethnopharmacology
How to Cite
Ghorbani, A. ., Naghibi, . F., & Mosaddegh, M. . (2006). Ethnobotany, Ethnopharmacology and Drug Discovery: Ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology. Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2(2), 109–118. https://doi.org/10.22037/ijps.v2.39580
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[18] Ghorbani A. Studies on pharmaceutical ethnobotany in the region of Turkmen Sahra, north of Iran (Part1): General results. J Ethnopharmacol 2005; 102: 58-68.
[19] Hamilton AC, Pei Shengji, Kessy J, Khan Ashiq A, Lagos-Witte S, Shinwari ZK. The purposes and teaching of applied ethnobotany. People and Plants working paper, 11. WWF, Godalming, UK, 2003.
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[21] Khafagi IK, Dewedar A. The efficiency of random versus ethno-directed research in the evaluation of Sinai medicinal plants for bioactive compounds. J Ethnopharmacol 2000; 71: 365-76.
[22] Sairafianpuor M. Iranian medicinal plants and antiparasitic compounds: from ethnobotany to contemporary scientific evidence. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Medicinal chemistry,Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, Copenhagen,Denmark, 2002; pp. 36-49.
[23] Posey DA. Commodification of the sacred through intellectual property rights. J Ethnopharmacol 2002; 83: 3-12.
[24] Hooper D, Field H. Useful plants and drugs of Iran and Iraq. Field Museum of Natural History. Botanical Series 1937; 9: 71-241.
[25] Shokri M, Safaian N. The study of medicinal plants in mazandaran (northern Iran). Acta Hort (ISHS) 1993; 333:165-74.
[26] Miraldi E, Ferri S, Mostaghimi, V. Botanical drugs and preparations in the traditional medicine of west Azarbaijan (Iran). J Ethnopharmacol 2001; 75:77-87.
[27] Yesilada E. Past and future contributions to traditional medicine in the health care system of the Middle-East. J Ethnopharmacol 2005; 100: 135-7.
[2] Whorld Health Organization. WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2002-2005. Geneva. http://www.who.int/medicines/library/trm/trm_str at_eng.pdf.
[3] Anyinam C. Ecology and Ethnomedicine: Exploring links between current environmental crisis and indigenous medical practices. Soc Sci Med 1995; 4: 321-9.
[4] Cordell G. Biodiversity and drug discovery: A symbiotic relationship. Phytochemistry 2000; 55: 463-80.
[5] Pieroni A. Medicinal plants and food medicines in the folk traditions of the upper Lucca Province, Italy. J Ethnopharmacol 2000; 70: 235–73.
[6] Heinrich M, Barnes J, Gibbons S, Williamson EM. Fundamental pharmacognosy phytotherapy. London: Churchill Livingstone, 2004; pp. 24-5.
[7] Alexiades NM. Selected guidelines for ethnobotanical research: a field manual. New York: The New York Botanical Garden, 1996.
[8] Höft M, Barik SK, Lykke AM. Quantitative ethnobotany. Applications of multivariate and statistical analyses in ethnobotany. People and plants working paper 6. UNESCO, Paris, 1999.
[9] Peters CM. Beyond nomenclature and use: a review of ecological methods for ethnobotanists. In: M.N. Alexiades (editor), Selected guidelines for ethnobotanical research. New York: The New York Botanical Garden, 1996; pp. 241-276.
[10] Phillis O, Gentry A. The useful plants of Tambo Pata, Peru: I. statistical hypothesis tests with a new quantitative thechnique. Economic Botany 1993; 47: 15-32.
[11] Aumeeruddy-Thomas Y, Pei Shengji. Applied Ethnobotany: Casestudies from the Himalayan region. People and plants working paper 12. WWF, Godalming, UK, 2003.
[12] Martin GJ. Ethnobotany: A methods manual. London: Chapman & Hall, 1995.
[13] Davidson-Hunt I. Ecological ethnobotany: Stumbling toward new practices and paradigms. MASA J 2000; 16: 1-13.
[14] Elvine-lewis M. Should we be concerned about herbal remedies? J Ethnopharmacol 2001; 75: 141-4.
[15] Etkin NC. Perspective in ethnopharmacology: Forging a closer link between bioscience and traditional empirical knowledge. J Ethnopharmacol 2001; 76: 177-82.
[16] Naghibi F, Mosaddegh M, Mohammadi Motamed S, Ghorbani A. Labiatae family in folk medicine in Iran: From ethnobotany to pharmacology. Iranian J Pharm Res 2005; 4: 63-79.
[17] Balick MJ, Cox PA. Plants, people, and culture: the science of ethnobotany. Scientific American Library series 60. New York: Scientific AmericanLibrary, 1996; pp. 2-3.
[18] Ghorbani A. Studies on pharmaceutical ethnobotany in the region of Turkmen Sahra, north of Iran (Part1): General results. J Ethnopharmacol 2005; 102: 58-68.
[19] Hamilton AC, Pei Shengji, Kessy J, Khan Ashiq A, Lagos-Witte S, Shinwari ZK. The purposes and teaching of applied ethnobotany. People and Plants working paper, 11. WWF, Godalming, UK, 2003.
[20] Cotton CM. Ethnobotany: Principles and applications. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons,1996.
[21] Khafagi IK, Dewedar A. The efficiency of random versus ethno-directed research in the evaluation of Sinai medicinal plants for bioactive compounds. J Ethnopharmacol 2000; 71: 365-76.
[22] Sairafianpuor M. Iranian medicinal plants and antiparasitic compounds: from ethnobotany to contemporary scientific evidence. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Medicinal chemistry,Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, Copenhagen,Denmark, 2002; pp. 36-49.
[23] Posey DA. Commodification of the sacred through intellectual property rights. J Ethnopharmacol 2002; 83: 3-12.
[24] Hooper D, Field H. Useful plants and drugs of Iran and Iraq. Field Museum of Natural History. Botanical Series 1937; 9: 71-241.
[25] Shokri M, Safaian N. The study of medicinal plants in mazandaran (northern Iran). Acta Hort (ISHS) 1993; 333:165-74.
[26] Miraldi E, Ferri S, Mostaghimi, V. Botanical drugs and preparations in the traditional medicine of west Azarbaijan (Iran). J Ethnopharmacol 2001; 75:77-87.
[27] Yesilada E. Past and future contributions to traditional medicine in the health care system of the Middle-East. J Ethnopharmacol 2005; 100: 135-7.
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