Traditional Khmer Medicine and its role in wildlife use in modern-day Cambodia.

ABSTRACT: Individuals across Cambodia depend on the use of natural products in Traditional Khmer Medicine (TKM), a traditional medicine system in Cambodia that has been practiced for hundreds of years. Cambodia is rich in fauna and flora species, many of which have been, and continue to be, traded domestically for traditional medicine use. Combined with other known exploitative practices, such as snaring for wild meat consumption and international trade in wildlife, domestic trade in wildlife medicine threatens populations of regional conservation importance. Here, we provide an updated understanding about how TKM is practiced in modern times; how TKM practices are transmitted and adapted; and roles of wildlife part remedies in TKM historically and presently. We conducted semi-structured interviews

SUBMITTER: Lim T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9508725 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature