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Medicinal plant use, conservation, and the associated traditional knowledge in rural communities in Eastern Uganda
BackgroundThe global consumption of herbal medicine is increasing steadily, posing an extinction risk to medicinal plants. Uganda is among the top...
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Food taboos and their perceived reasons among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review, 2022
BackgroundThere are foods considered as taboo across different communities in the world and in Ethiopia in particular. Although food taboos exist...
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Traditional knowledge of medicinal plants on Gau Island, Fiji: differences between sixteen villages with unique characteristics of cultural value
BackgroundTraditional resource management (TRM) systems develop depending on local conditions, such as climate, culture, and environment. Most...
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Traditional medical practices for children in five islands from the Society archipelago (French Polynesia)
BackgroundTraditional Polynesian medicine for children has been poorly documented, and few data are available on their efficacy and safety. In this...
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Vegetable and fruit intake and colorectal cancer risk by smoking status in adults: The Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study
BackgroundCigarette smoke contains many oxidants and free radicals which may affect the association between vegetable and fruit intake and colorectal...
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The influence of exotic and native plants on illnesses with physical and spiritual causes in the semiarid region of Piauí, Northeast of Brazil
BackgroundLocal medical systems (LMS) include native and exotic plants used for the treatment of diseases of physical and spiritual nature. The...
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Plants, food and treatments used by BaKongo tribes in Uíge (northern Angola) to affect the quality and quantity of human breast milk
BackgroundAngola has one of the highest annual under-five mortality rates in in the world and malnutrition poses a severe problem in the country....
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Contested or complementary healing paradigms? Women’s narratives of COVID-19 remedies in Mwanza, Tanzania
BackgroundCOVID-19 has caused worldwide fear and uncertainty. Historically, the biomedical disease paradigm established its dominance in tackling...
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New Moms Wellness Study: the randomized controlled trial study protocol for an intervention study to increase fruit and vegetable intake and lower breast cancer risk through weekly counseling and supplemental fruit and vegetable box delivery in breastfeeding women
BackgroundLaboratory studies indicate that chemicals in fruits and vegetables have anti-carcinogenic and anti-inflammatory activities that can lower...
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Wild food plants and fungi sold in the markets of Luang Prabang, Lao PDR
BackgroundOpen air markets hold an important position for ethnobiologists. In Southeast Asia, they are seriously understudied, in spite of their...
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Mature leaf concentrate of Sri Lankan wild type Carica papaya Linn. modulates nonfunctional and functional immune responses of rats
BackgroundThe leaf concentrate of Carica papaya is a traditionally acclaimed immunomodulatory remedy against numerous diseases; nonetheless...
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Renal health benefits of sustainable diets in Japan: a review
Global warming may reduce food production and force people to adopt dietary habits of inadequate quantity or quality. Such dietary habits could...
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Associated factors of dietary diversity among schoolchildren in Plateau Central region of Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study
ContextSchool-age is a dynamic period of growth and development, leading to good health and a productive adult life. Adequate dietary intake provides...
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Herbal medicine use during pregnancy and childbirth: perceptions of women living in Lilongwe rural, Malawi – a qualitative study
BackgroundGlobally, use of herbal medicine during pregnancy and labour is often associated with adverse obstetric outcomes such as uterine rupture...
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The use of medicinal plants to prevent COVID-19 in Nepal
BackgroundMedicinal plants are the fundamental unit of traditional medicine system in Nepal. Nepalese people are rich in traditional medicine...
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Antibacterial activity of medicinal plants and their role in wound healing
BackgroundThe study of plant-based medications, or phytomedicine, involves a wide spectrum of biological activities. Due to the existence of...
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A glycaemic index compendium of non-western foods
Current international tables published on the glycaemic index (GI) of foods represent valuable resources for researchers and clinicians. However, the...
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Micronutrients: Essential Treatment for Inflammatory Arthritis?
Purpose of ReviewSynovial inflammation is characteristic of inflammatory chronic arthropathies and can cause progressive articular damage, chronic...
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Indigenous uses of wild and tended plant biodiversity maintain ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes of the Terai Plains of Nepal
BackgroundDespite a rapidly accumulating evidence base quantifying ecosystem services, the role of biodiversity in the maintenance of ecosystem...
