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Herbal Bouquets Blessed on Assumption Day in South-Eastern Poland: Freelisting versus photographic inventory

Łuczaj, Łukasz (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011)

Herbal bouquets are blessed all over Poland on Assumption Day (August 15th). They used to contain many species of crops and medicinal herbs, mainly collected from the wild. Due to transformations in landscape and lifestyle ...
Herbal Formulations from Cold Desert Plants Used For Gynecological Disorders

Ballabh, Basant; Chaurasia, O P (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011)

The traditional medical system of cold desert Ladakh is principally based on a Tibetan system of medicine and is popularly known as the Amchi system of medicine, which provides treatment and relief to local indigenous ...
Linking Past and Present: A preliminary paleoethnobotanical study of Maya nutritional and medicinal plant use and sustainable cultivation in the Southern Maya Mountains, Belize

Abramiuk, Marc A; Dunham, Peter S; Cummings, Linda Scott; Yost, Chad; Pesek, Todd J (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011)

Paleoethnobotanical analysis of anthropogenic soils sampled from archaeological features dating to the Classic Maya Period (A.D. 250-900) reveal diagnostic phytoliths that help the authors bring to light evidence of a novel ...
Mango trees as cultural indicators in the Limahuli Valley, Kauai

Stangeland, Torunn (Botany Department, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011)

This paper describes the development of a new rapid method to age mango (Mangifera indica L.) trees using remote sensing data. The method is based on demonstrating that that crown width (CW) correlates positively with ...
“Modern Linnaeus”: A class exercise on plant nomenclature and taxonomy in comparison with a previous experiment

Savo, V; Bisceglie, S; Caneva, G; Kumbaric, A; McClatchey, W C; Reedy, D (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011)

Ethno-classification is a science dealing with a search for order, or a pattern, in the ways in which people name and categorize plants and animals. An experiment was conducted in the Botany class during the 2008-2009 ...
Proving that Traditional Knowledge Works: The antibacterial activity of Northern Peruvian medicinal plants

Bussmann, Rainer W; Glenn, Ashley; Sharon, D; Chait, D Díaz; Pourmand, K; Jonat, B; Somogy, S; Guardado, G; Aguirre, C; Chan, R; Meyer, K; Rothrock, A; Townesmith, A (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011)

Bacterial infections and inflammation are among the ailments treated by traditional healers. The World Health Organization has expressed high interest in Traditional Medicine (TM), and it is important to demonstrate ...
Staple food choices in Samoa : Do changing dietary trends reflect local food preferences?

Jones, Andrew Maxwell Phineas; Dempewolf, Hannes; Armstrong, Rebecca; Gallucci, Kathy; Tavana, Namulau’ulu Gaugau (Botany Department, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011)

The prevalence of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease has become a considerable health problem throughout the South Pacific, including Samoa. The increase in these diseases is ...
Surviving on Knowledge: Ethnobotany of Chepang community from midhills of Nepal

Rijal, Arun (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011)

The Chepangs of Nepal are rich in knowledge regarding the use of different plants and this knowledge has been transferred verbally through the generations. This study analyzed traditional knowledge regarding plant use among ...
Survivor Rongelap : Health issues and use of traditional medicine among the women of Rongelap Atoll

Releford, Jodi Stevens; McClatchey, Will C (Botany Department, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011)

The people of Rongelap atoll have always been survivors. For centuries they survived in one of the most extreme environments in the world by making the most of the resources available to them. Life was further complicated ...
To Strengthen the Teeth and Harden the Gums - Teeth blackening as medical practice in Asia, Micronesia and Melanesia

Zumbroich, Thomas J (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011)

Teeth blackening with agents of plant and mineral origin used to be the most wide-spread form of bodily inscription in parts of Asia, Micronesia and Melanesia, and I argue here that it can be productively studied as a ...
Traditional Knowledge, Use Practices and Conservation of Medicinal Plants for HIV/AIDS Care in Rural Tanzania

Kisangau, Daniel P; Herrmann, Thora Martina; Lyaruu, Herbert V M; Hosea, Ken M; Joseph, Cosam C; Mbwambo, Zakaria H; Masimba, Pax J (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011)

HIV/AIDS pandemic is currently the most socio-economic challenge that faces Tanzania as it affects mostly the young and most economically productive population. People living with HIV/AIDS in Tanzania are susceptible to ...
Vaavubhali, a Traditional Festival for Remembering Ancestors

Franco, F Merlin; Robin, D T Rose (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011)

Remembering ancestors is a part of tradition in every society. In this article, we present the importance of a traditional festival called vaavubhali in the context of ecological and economical services rendered. The ...
Watermelons in the Sand of Sahara: Cultivation and use of indigenous landraces in the Tombouctou Region of Mali

Jensen, Brita Dahl; Touré, Fatoumata Maïga; Ag Hamattal, Mohamed; Touré, Fatimata Aya; Nantoumé, Aminata Dolo (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011)

Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai) is mainly cultivated worldwide for its dessert type, sweet, red flesh fruits. Other types with white flesh are cultivated for their seeds more locally in some parts ...