Medical ethnobotany of herbal practitioners in the Turkestan Range, southwestern Kyrgyzstan
This study recorded and analyzed traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in the Turkestan Range in southwestern Kyrgyzstan, where ethnobotanical knowledge has been largely under-documented to date. Data was collected through participant observation and both semi-structured and in-depth interviews...
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| author | Pawera, L. Verner, V. Termote, Céline Sodombekov, I. Kandakov, A. Karabaev, N. Polesny, Z. |
| author_browse | Kandakov, A. Karabaev, N. Pawera, L. Polesny, Z. Sodombekov, I. Termote, Céline Verner, V. |
| author_facet | Pawera, L. Verner, V. Termote, Céline Sodombekov, I. Kandakov, A. Karabaev, N. Polesny, Z. |
| author_sort | Pawera, L. |
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| description | This study recorded and analyzed traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in the Turkestan Range in southwestern Kyrgyzstan, where ethnobotanical knowledge has been largely under-documented to date. Data was collected through participant observation and both semi-structured and in-depth interviews with 10 herbal specialists. A total of 50 medicinal plant taxa were documented, distributed among 46 genera and 27 botanical families. In folk medicine they are applied in 75 different formulations, which cure 63 human and three animal ailments. Quantitative ethnobotanical indices were calculated to analyze traditional knowledge of the informants and to determine the cultural importance of particular medicinal plants. Ziziphora pamiroalaica, Peganum harmala, and Inula orientalis obtained the highest use value (UV). The best-represented and culturally important families were Lamiaceae, Asteraceae, and Apiaceae. Gastro-intestinal system disorders was the most prevalent ailment category. Most medicinal plants were gathered from nearby environments, however, species with a higher cultural value occurred at distant rather than nearby collection sites. The findings of this study proved the gap in documentation of traditional knowledge in Kyrgyzstan, indicating that further studies on the traditional use of wild plant resources could bring important insights into ecosystems’ diversity with implications to human ecology and bio-cultural diversity conservation in Central Asia. |
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| spelling | CGSpace759712025-11-12T05:48:35Z Medical ethnobotany of herbal practitioners in the Turkestan Range, southwestern Kyrgyzstan Pawera, L. Verner, V. Termote, Céline Sodombekov, I. Kandakov, A. Karabaev, N. Polesny, Z. human ecology indigenous knowledge ethnobotany drug plants properties uses documentation This study recorded and analyzed traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in the Turkestan Range in southwestern Kyrgyzstan, where ethnobotanical knowledge has been largely under-documented to date. Data was collected through participant observation and both semi-structured and in-depth interviews with 10 herbal specialists. A total of 50 medicinal plant taxa were documented, distributed among 46 genera and 27 botanical families. In folk medicine they are applied in 75 different formulations, which cure 63 human and three animal ailments. Quantitative ethnobotanical indices were calculated to analyze traditional knowledge of the informants and to determine the cultural importance of particular medicinal plants. Ziziphora pamiroalaica, Peganum harmala, and Inula orientalis obtained the highest use value (UV). The best-represented and culturally important families were Lamiaceae, Asteraceae, and Apiaceae. Gastro-intestinal system disorders was the most prevalent ailment category. Most medicinal plants were gathered from nearby environments, however, species with a higher cultural value occurred at distant rather than nearby collection sites. The findings of this study proved the gap in documentation of traditional knowledge in Kyrgyzstan, indicating that further studies on the traditional use of wild plant resources could bring important insights into ecosystems’ diversity with implications to human ecology and bio-cultural diversity conservation in Central Asia. 2016 2016-07-06T13:00:42Z 2016-07-06T13:00:42Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75971 en Open Access application/pdf Polish Botanical Society Pawera, L.; Verner, V.; Termote, C.; Sodombekov, I.; Kandakov, A.; Karabaev, N.; Polesny, Z. (2016) Medical ethnobotany of herbal practitioners in the Turkestan Range, southwestern Kyrgyzstan. Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 85(1) ISSN: 0001-6977 |
| spellingShingle | human ecology indigenous knowledge ethnobotany drug plants properties uses documentation Pawera, L. Verner, V. Termote, Céline Sodombekov, I. Kandakov, A. Karabaev, N. Polesny, Z. Medical ethnobotany of herbal practitioners in the Turkestan Range, southwestern Kyrgyzstan |
| title | Medical ethnobotany of herbal practitioners in the Turkestan Range, southwestern Kyrgyzstan |
| title_full | Medical ethnobotany of herbal practitioners in the Turkestan Range, southwestern Kyrgyzstan |
| title_fullStr | Medical ethnobotany of herbal practitioners in the Turkestan Range, southwestern Kyrgyzstan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Medical ethnobotany of herbal practitioners in the Turkestan Range, southwestern Kyrgyzstan |
| title_short | Medical ethnobotany of herbal practitioners in the Turkestan Range, southwestern Kyrgyzstan |
| title_sort | medical ethnobotany of herbal practitioners in the turkestan range southwestern kyrgyzstan |
| topic | human ecology indigenous knowledge ethnobotany drug plants properties uses documentation |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75971 |
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