Are women reservoirs of traditional plant knowledge? Gender, ethnobotany and globalization in northeast Brazil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20153761 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert A Voeks (0000-0002-1549-3923, California State University, Fullerton, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 7-20 |
| Publication date | 2007-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0129-7619 • E-ISSN: 1467-9493 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9493.2006.00273.x |
| OpenAlex | W1969041685 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 132 |
| References cited | 36 |
This study examines the degree to which knowledge of traditional plant medicine is gendered among communities settled near Chapada Diamantina National Park in eastern Bahia state, northeast Brazil. Employing a quantitative analysis of a sample plant pharmacopoeia, I focus on the relationship between gender, age and the socioeconomic impacts of globalization in this tropical region. Results indicate that women are more familiar with both the field identities and the medicinal values of the local flora than are men. This division is pronounced among older participants (30–80 years) who represent a reservoir of medicinal plant knowledge that is in danger of disappearing. I suggest that this heightened understanding among women is due to historical gender divisions of space and labour; the inherently high potential for medicinal plant identification and collection in anthropogenic habitats; and the role of women as primary healthcare givers for the family
Biology · Bioprospecting · Ethnobotany · Flora (microbiology) · Geography · Globalization · Medicinal plants · Pharmacopoeia · Political science · Population · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Traditional medicine · Animal and Plant Science Education · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Demography · Ecology · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies · Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 132 |
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| Citations per year | 6,95 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 109 |