The use of different indicators for interpreting the local knowledge loss on medical plants
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT The increasing loss of local ecological knowledge may have negative impacts on the resilience of socio-ecological systems and may also negatively impact bioprospecting efforts, since local ecological knowledge is an important source of information for searching new drugs. Recent studies try to evaluate whether communities are experiencing loss of local ecological knowledge. However, some of them make conclusions which are erroneously based on specific analyses of a single indicator. We propose an integrative analysis of three indicators, namely: number of plants cited by young people and elders, therapeutic choices and people's connectance in terms of medicinal plant learning. The study was carried out in the community of Sucruiuzinho (Bahia, Brazil). We conducted semistructured interviews and a therapeutic recall with 24 local dwellers. We did not find evidence of local ecological knowledge loss in the studied community. Although younger people know fewer plants, they are well connected in terms of knowledge transmission. Moreover, in illness events, young people and adults have similar proportions of choice for plants when compared to allopathy. Concomitant use of the three indicators leads to a more realistic scenario of local ecological knowledge loss than the use of only one of them. |
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The use of different indicators for interpreting the local knowledge loss on medical plantsLocal knowledgeErosionTraditional botanical knowledgeEthnobotanyABSTRACT The increasing loss of local ecological knowledge may have negative impacts on the resilience of socio-ecological systems and may also negatively impact bioprospecting efforts, since local ecological knowledge is an important source of information for searching new drugs. Recent studies try to evaluate whether communities are experiencing loss of local ecological knowledge. However, some of them make conclusions which are erroneously based on specific analyses of a single indicator. We propose an integrative analysis of three indicators, namely: number of plants cited by young people and elders, therapeutic choices and people's connectance in terms of medicinal plant learning. The study was carried out in the community of Sucruiuzinho (Bahia, Brazil). We conducted semistructured interviews and a therapeutic recall with 24 local dwellers. We did not find evidence of local ecological knowledge loss in the studied community. Although younger people know fewer plants, they are well connected in terms of knowledge transmission. Moreover, in illness events, young people and adults have similar proportions of choice for plants when compared to allopathy. Concomitant use of the three indicators leads to a more realistic scenario of local ecological knowledge loss than the use of only one of them.Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia2017-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-695X2017000200245Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia v.27 n.2 2017reponame:Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia (Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia (SBFgnosia)instacron:SBFGNOSIA10.1016/j.bjp.2016.09.006info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBrito,Camilla de Carvalho deSilva,Taline Cristina daAlbuquerque,Ulysses PaulinoRamos,Marcelo AlvesFerreira Júnior,Washington SoaresBarros,Fernanda NovaisCosta Neto,Eraldo MedeirosMedeiros,Patrícia Muniz deeng2017-04-20T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0102-695X2017000200245Revistahttp://www.sbfgnosia.org.br/revista/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phprbgnosia@ltf.ufpb.br1981-528X0102-695Xopendoar:2017-04-20T00:00Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia (Online) - Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia (SBFgnosia)false |
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The use of different indicators for interpreting the local knowledge loss on medical plants |
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The use of different indicators for interpreting the local knowledge loss on medical plants |
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The use of different indicators for interpreting the local knowledge loss on medical plants Brito,Camilla de Carvalho de Local knowledge Erosion Traditional botanical knowledge Ethnobotany |
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The use of different indicators for interpreting the local knowledge loss on medical plants |
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The use of different indicators for interpreting the local knowledge loss on medical plants |
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The use of different indicators for interpreting the local knowledge loss on medical plants |
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The use of different indicators for interpreting the local knowledge loss on medical plants |
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The use of different indicators for interpreting the local knowledge loss on medical plants |
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Brito,Camilla de Carvalho de |
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Brito,Camilla de Carvalho de Silva,Taline Cristina da Albuquerque,Ulysses Paulino Ramos,Marcelo Alves Ferreira Júnior,Washington Soares Barros,Fernanda Novais Costa Neto,Eraldo Medeiros Medeiros,Patrícia Muniz de |
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Silva,Taline Cristina da Albuquerque,Ulysses Paulino Ramos,Marcelo Alves Ferreira Júnior,Washington Soares Barros,Fernanda Novais Costa Neto,Eraldo Medeiros Medeiros,Patrícia Muniz de |
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Brito,Camilla de Carvalho de Silva,Taline Cristina da Albuquerque,Ulysses Paulino Ramos,Marcelo Alves Ferreira Júnior,Washington Soares Barros,Fernanda Novais Costa Neto,Eraldo Medeiros Medeiros,Patrícia Muniz de |
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Local knowledge Erosion Traditional botanical knowledge Ethnobotany |
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Local knowledge Erosion Traditional botanical knowledge Ethnobotany |
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ABSTRACT The increasing loss of local ecological knowledge may have negative impacts on the resilience of socio-ecological systems and may also negatively impact bioprospecting efforts, since local ecological knowledge is an important source of information for searching new drugs. Recent studies try to evaluate whether communities are experiencing loss of local ecological knowledge. However, some of them make conclusions which are erroneously based on specific analyses of a single indicator. We propose an integrative analysis of three indicators, namely: number of plants cited by young people and elders, therapeutic choices and people's connectance in terms of medicinal plant learning. The study was carried out in the community of Sucruiuzinho (Bahia, Brazil). We conducted semistructured interviews and a therapeutic recall with 24 local dwellers. We did not find evidence of local ecological knowledge loss in the studied community. Although younger people know fewer plants, they are well connected in terms of knowledge transmission. Moreover, in illness events, young people and adults have similar proportions of choice for plants when compared to allopathy. Concomitant use of the three indicators leads to a more realistic scenario of local ecological knowledge loss than the use of only one of them. |
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