Market survey on traditional medicine of the third month fair in Dali Prefecture in Yunnan Province, South West China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Third Month Fair in Dali is a historical festival and fair. The market of traditional medicine (TM) is one of the main parts in the fair, which has important influence on local and peripheral people.

Materials and methods

In this study, approaches of ethnobotany, pharmacognosy, and participatory rural appraisal were used in market survey. Twenty-six druggists were selected randomly as informants and their TMs were recorded.

Results

As a result, 427 TMs were recorded including 362 plant medicines, 33 animal medicines, 13 mineral medicines and 19 unidentified medicines. Xinyi, Shanza and Gancao were the most popular medicines due to their popular usages, whereas Sanqi, Tianma and Renshen were relatively fewer in this investigation probably owing to high p

SUBMITTER: Zhang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4202649 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature