Ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used by the Miao people in Hainan, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Miao people in Hainan possesses a profound historical heritage and unique ethnic culture. Through centuries of confronting survival challenges in tropical rainforest mountains, they have accumulated abundant knowledge of disease prevention and treatment. However, the traditional medicinal knowledge of the Hainan Miao people has been scarcely documented to date. This ethnobotanical study aims to: (1) record Miao people's traditional medicinal knowledge; (2) analyze medicinal properties and threats; (3) put forward suggestions for promoting the development of traditional medical knowledge of the Miao people.

Methods

From 2020 to 2022, 35 key informants (Miao healers, local herbalists, and plants gatherers, age range is 30-99 years) were interviewed in 11 regions

SUBMITTER: Tian-Liang 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12168294 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature