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Traditional Use of Wild Edible Plants in Babanosa and Lagawa Districts, West Kordofan State, Sudan
Consumption of wild edible plants (WEPs) is a traditional practice in many rural areas of Sudan and elsewhere in the world. We investigated the...
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Medicinal Plant Use Among the Congolese (Democratic Republic of Congo) Community in Belgium
When the biocultural landscape differs from the country of origin, migrants develop strategies to maintain ethnobotanical habits and/or adapt them to...
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ÉPOP (traditional starter culture): a complex composition of plant resources prepared by the Misings of Assam, Northeast India
Ethnic practices with relation to starter culture reflect a region-specific traditions; therefore, documentation of such knowledge is key to...
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Traditional alcoholic beverages of the Bonda tribe in Odisha, India: evidence from the field
Traditional alcoholic-beverages have been used by the tribes since ages. Bonda is one of the 62 Schedule Tribes and 13 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal...
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Divergence and Convergence in Traditional Plant-Based Medicinal Practices of Haitian Migrants in Montreal, Miami and Cayenne
Migrants continue to usee their traditional herbal medicines in their new locations, but few studies have compared therapeutic practices within a...
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Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr.: a multipurpose plant with multiple uses in traditional ethnic culinary and ethnomedicinal preparations
Various plants form the basis of multiple traditional ethnic cuisines and ethnomedicinal practices across the globe. The ethnic cuisines cater to the...
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Cultural, nutritional and microbial perspectives of tuak, a traditional Balinese beverage
Palm wine ( tuak ) is a traditional drink recognized worldwide as the traditional drink of Africa, Southeast Asia, and Central America. The history of...
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Ginger: An Introduced Foreign Species and Its Recognition as a Traditional Medicine Plant by the Peruvian Awajun Populations
In the Peruvian Amazon, the Awajun indigenous populations have treated diseases traditionally through the consumption of medicinal plants and...
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Diversity of sambals, traditional Indonesian chili pastes
Indonesia, a multicultural country, exhibits high diversity of cultural heritage. Sambal, for example, a traditional chili paste or sauce usually...
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The Role of Traditional Knowledge of Himalayan Nettle in Mitigating the Climate Crisis with Special Reference to Textile Production
Climate crisis is one of the major problems of this era and Himalayan region is one of the most susceptible regions to it. It is the need of the hour...
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Traditional Medicine in Ghana: Statistical Production and Professionalisation of Practitioners, Practice, and Products
Traditional medical knowledge has remained important to indigenous populations. In Ghana, the practice has proven to be resilient and creative in the...
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Ethonobotanical Documentation of Medicinal Plant Genetic Resources of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya
Medicinal plants have attracted the attention of scientists both in India and abroad from chemical, pharmacological and clinical points of view. The...
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Amazonian Invertebrates in the Traditional diet of the Paiter Suruí in Southeastern Brazil
The Paiter Suruí people in the southwestern Brazilian Amazon have a complex food system that includes insects and crustaceans. We designed our study...
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A Review on Traditional Knowledge: A Sustainable Solution for the Climate Crisis
Nature-based solutions are crucial to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Traditional knowledge is a credible resource based on nature-based...
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Traditional Practices of Agroforestry Systems in the Cold Desert Area of Himachal Himalayas
The present chapter gives an overview of indigenous knowledge of traditional agroforestry systems practiced by tribal communities such as Gari,...
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Comparing traditional and commercial nixtamalization of three maize landraces: impact on pozole quality and consumer acceptance
One of the most typical dishes of traditional Mexican cuisine is pozole , made with nixtamalized maize. This dish has a special place as part of the...
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Science and philosophy of Korea traditional foods (K-food)
The foods, diets, lifestyles, and cultures that can be encountered throughout the world are different depending on the environment of each region and...
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Traditional Ecological Knowledge Repository in the Indian Himalayas: An Overview
“Traditional ecological knowledge” (TEK) refers to a body of information that is also referred to as “local knowledge,” “traditional knowledge,”...
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Eroding Traditional Ecological Knowledge. A Case Study in Bolivia
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) adjusts to changes in its socioecological system (SES). We focus on understanding if and how TEK´s spiritual,...
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Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Sustainable Conservation of Seeds and Food Grains in the Himalayas
Himalayan region is one of the oldest agricultural civilization areas and treasure for the food and agricultural crops such as rice, wheat, maize,...