Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in the southern mountain area of Kunyu mountain, China.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The southern mountainous area of Kunyu Mountain is in the Jiaodong Peninsula of China, which is rich in medicinal plant resources. For a long time, the residents in the Southern Mountain area of Kunyu Mountain have used a variety of plants for pharmacy practice and have accumulated rich knowledge of medicinal plants. Although medicinal plants were widely used, there were no reports on the medicinal plants used by residents in the southern mountainous area of Kunyu Mountain. This study aimed to document the medicinal plants and evaluate the associated traditional knowledge possessed by residents of the southern mountainous area of Kunyu Mountain.

Methods

Through face-to-face interviews with 256 residents, the species, preparation, and use of medicinal plants, and

SUBMITTER: Wang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12486596 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature