The ethnoecology of Caiçara metapopulations (Atlantic Forest, Brazil): ecological concepts and questions
This study represents a mental exercise with the aim of helping understanding the connection between Caiçara populations and their historical coevolution within their surroundings.

Scientists Confirm Folk Remedy Repels Mosquitoes
Swatting mosquitoes and dodging other biting bugs is nearly a year-round chore in the Southeast, but such pests are swarming across the country with the advent of summer weather.

Ancient Chinese Folk Remedy May Hold Key To Non-Toxic Cancer Treatment
Two bioengineering researchers at the University of Washington have discovered a promising potential treatment for cancer among the ancient arts of Chinese folk medicine.

A Baker's Dozen Cold Remedies That Still Work A Century Later
Even as medical science continues to search into the next century for a cure for the common cold, many of the herbs, spices and concoctions grandma used at the dawn of this century can still make the symptoms more manageable today.

New Drugs Awaiting Discovery In Chinese Herbs?
The first large-scale computer screenings of Chinese herbs -- commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine -- has revealed a wide variety of compounds with potential for use in treating HIV/AIDS

Indigenous Amazonians display core understanding of geometry
Findings suggest basic geometrical knowledge is a universal constituent of the human mind

Study shows that indigenous people are not genetically prone to diabetes
The high rate of diabetes among indigenous people is not due to their genetic heritage, according to a recently published study.

Curing the common cold?
Folk and herbal remedies are often used in the hope that they will prevent the common cold or reduce the severity and duration of symptoms.

Study into effectiveness of herbal remedy in fighting chronic knee pain
The University of Southampton's Complementary Medicine Research Unit is looking for volunteers to take part in a new study which aims to establish the effectiveness of a well-known herbal remedy as a treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee joint.

Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by the Jah Hut peoples in Malaysia
This study is important to preserve knowledge of medicinal plants used by Jah Hut people and also it is of important significance to exploit novel pharmacological agents in various treatments of diseases...

The Influence of Visual Stimuli in Ethnobotanical Data Collection Using the Listing Task Method
A study to determine whether visual stimuli are associated with responses to the theme “plants” or if context influences the answers

Advances in Ethnobiological Field Methods
This article serves as an introduction for a special issue of Field Methods titled “Field Methods in Ethnobiology.”

Tools and Methods for Data Collection in Ethnobotanical Studies of Homegardens
The article defines homegardens and gardeners and explains both the sampling process used in these studies and how contact and rapport was established.

An ethnobotanical survey of wild edible plants of Paphos and Larnaca countryside of Cyprus
An ethnobotanical survey of wild edible plants of Cyprus was carried out in two sites.

Bird-spiders (Arachnida, Mygalomorphae) as perceived by the inhabitants of the village of Pedra Branca, Bahia State, Brazil
This paper deals with the conceptions, knowledge and attitudes of the inhabitants of the county of Pedra Branca, Bahia State, on mygalomorph spiders locally known as 'caranguejeiras' (bird-spiders).

Pathways as "signatures in landscape": towards an ethnography of mobility among the Mbya-Guaraní (Northeastern Argentina)
The authors have been able to gather and interpret significant information on the strategies used by the Mbya to domesticate the monte areas.

Restriction or ban of Ephedra supported by first comparitive herbal study
The first comparative study to examine the risk of taking ephedra with that of taking other commonly used herbs calls into question the herbal stimulant’s current standing as an unrestricted dietary supplement.

Folk Remedies Widely Used by Older Adults in North Carolina
A survey of older adults in rural North Carolina shows that they widely use complementary medicine therapies, but tend to focus on folk or home remedies, such as taking a daily “tonic” of vinegar or using Epsom salts.

UIC examines sleep disorder self-treatment with herbs
Researchers at the UIC College of Pharmacy and College of Nursing discuss the propensity of people with sleep disorders to self-treat using herbs.

Edible Urban Plants Found to Contain Lead
A study shows that edible plants grown in urban gardens could contain potentially hazardous amounts of lead.