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Medicinal and Edible Plants Used by the Daur People
Jenn Hoskins
25th May, 2024
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Key Findings
- The study in Inner Mongolia documented 52 medicinal and edible plant species used by the Daur people
- These plants are primarily used to treat digestive issues, rheumatic immunity problems, infectious diseases, and parasitic infections
- The research highlights the need to preserve ethnobotanical knowledge, which is at risk of being lost as it is mainly held by older generations
References
Main Study
1) An ethnobotanical survey on the medicinal and edible plants used by the Daur people in China.
Published 24th May, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-024-00695-8
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