An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Eastern Highlands area of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has a rich tradition of medicinal plant use. However, rapid modernization is resulting in the loss of independent language traditions and consequently a loss of individuals knowledgeable in medicinal plant use. This report represents a program to document and preserve traditional knowledge concerning medicinal plant use in PNG. This report documents and compares traditional plant use in the Eastern Highlands districts of Unggai-Bena, Okapa, and Obura-Wonenara, and puts these new records in context of previously documented PNG medicinal plant use.

Methods

This manuscript is an annotated combination of Traditional Medicines survey reports generated by UPNG trainees using a survey questionnaire titled "Information

SUBMITTER: Jorim RY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3549922 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature