Ethnopharmacological investigations typically assume that most remedies of traditional medicine reflect empirical knowledge of the pharmacological properties of plants, although anthropologists generally deny this. Traditional medicine, they claim, mainly obeys social constraints rather than biological ones. Three ethnopharmacological approaches to traditional medicine can be distinguished, cor...

background & aim: since traditional knowledge is base of producing new herbals and other natural products, and old people of ancient cities know about characteristics of such herbals, therefore, death of such people will gradually causes demolishing of their knowledge about herbals. therefore, it seems it is necessary to register and save such information. the goal of this research is to st...

background & aim: nepetabracteata benth is a medicinal plant belongs to the lamiaceae family which wildly grows in khorasan province. this herb is used by the indigenous people as afolkloric medicine in khorasan. this paper aimed to study the situation and application of this plant in traditional medicine of khorasan province.experimental: current study was done by questionnaire and intervi...

Ethnopharmacology is the scientific study of indigenous drugs. Herein, I discuss some of the metaphysical issues at stake when rendering traditional medicines scientifically legible. I draw on my laboratory experience, my limited experience with Amazonian shamanism, and the ethnographic literature to consider drugs as relational entities animated in their particular cosmological milieu, with wi...

Background: Ethnopharmacology is at the intersection of the medical, natural, and social sciences. Despite its interdisciplinary nature, most ethnopharmacological research has been based on the combination of the chemical, biological, and pharmacological sciences. Far less attention has been given to the social sciences, including anthropology and the study of traditional knowledge systems. Met...

background & aim: one of the most common diseases in the world, especially among iranian people, is high blood pressure which can cause many cardiovascular disorders such as heart attack. the disease is often associated with other diseases such as diabetes and hyperlipidemia. methyldopa and captopril are the most common drugs among several medications used to control blood pressure in iran. now...

BACKGROUND Ethnopharmacology is at the intersection of the medical, natural, and social sciences. Despite its interdisciplinary nature, most ethnopharmacological research has been based on the combination of the chemical, biological, and pharmacological sciences. Far less attention has been given to the social sciences, including anthropology and the study of traditional knowledge systems. ME...

This editorial article provides a comprehensive overview of the medicinal use plants in traditional practices with focus on ethnopharmacology. The begins an introduction about importance researching medicines and challenges these medicines. authors also emphasize respecting indigenous knowledge cultural diversity. Overall, this review demonstrates potential Ayurvedic, Homeopathy, Nutraceuticals...