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Medicinal and edible plants used by the Lhoba people in Medog County, Tibet, China by Jun Yang; Wen-Yun Chen; Yao Fu; Tao Yang; Xiao-Dong Luo; Yue-Hu Wang; Yu-Hua Wang is a Agricultural and Biological Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Ethnopharmacological relevance: The lhoba people are a small, ancient, tribal ethnic group from the himalayas and are located in the tibet autonomous region of china. medog county is rich in biocultural diversity. for a long time, medog has been almost isolated from the outside world. the lhoba people, who live in medog, have maintained a relatively unique lifestyle and have accumulated rich traditional knowledge (tk), especially about medicinal and edible plants. currently, there is very little documentation of the plants traditionally used by the local lhoba communities. ## Aim of the study: Our investigation aimed to (i) document the species of medicinal and food plants used by the lhoba people in medog county, tibet, china; (ii) screen the most important plant taxa for specific medicines, and identify the aliments treated to further contribute to drug and food supplement research; and (iii) examine whether the ethnobotanical knowledge of the lhoba is similar among different tribes and discuss traditional uses in the health practices and livelihoods of the local communities. ## Methods: Ethnobotanical data were recorded through semi-structured interviews, guided field trips,

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Author

Jun Yang; Wen-Yun Chen; Yao Fu; Tao Yang; Xiao-Dong Luo; Yue-Hu Wang; Yu-Hua Wang

Published

2019

Language

EN

Field

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)