An ethnoveterinary study on medicinal plants used by the Bai people in Yunlong County northwest Yunnan, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Bai people in Yunlong County, northwest Yunnan, China, have used medicinal plants and traditional remedies for ethnoveterinary practices. The Bai have mastered ethnoveterinary therapeutic methods in livestock breeding since ancient times. The Bai's traditional ethnoveterinary knowledge is now facing extinction, and their unique ethnoveterinary practices have rarely been recorded. This study documented animal diseases, EMPs, and related traditional knowledge in Yunlong County, China.

Methods

Ethnobotanical fieldwork was conducted in six villages and townships of Yunlong County between 2021 and 2022. Data were obtained through semi-structured interviews, participatory observations, and keyperson interviews. A total of 68 informants were interviewed, and the info

SUBMITTER: Gao H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10787986 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature