The New Face of Ethnobotany
Tradition Meets Scientific Method
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18990889 |
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| Authors | Cheikh Yebouk (0000-0003-3282-4891, University of Nouakchott Al Aasriya, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnobotany Research and Applications (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1547-3465 • E-ISSN: 1547-3465 |
| Publisher | Ilia State University (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.32859/era.31.41.1-3 |
| OpenAlex | W4412964173 |
| Language | EN |
Today, ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology bridge ancestral knowledge of traditional curative and therapeutic practices with current scientific understanding. Ethnobotany has undergone significant transformation over the past several decades. It has evolved from primarily documenting traditional medicinal uses, vernacular names, and plant-based activities to a multidisciplinary, hypothesis-driven field. Modern ethnobotany now serves as a vital bridge between traditional knowledge and modern scientific methodologies. This editorial examines the impact of these developments on ethnobotanical research and discusses the likely future direction of the discipline
Biology · Ethnobotany · Geography · Medicinal plants · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies · Ecology
| Highly cited | No |
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