Participatory Ethnobotany in indigenous health: study conducted by a Pataxó Hãhãhãi ethnobotanist among his people, Brazil
In an unprecedented way, an indigenous ethnobotanist retrieved and documented the plants and medicinal practices of his people, which were subjected to many attacks and fragmentations over the years. People learned about the recovery of plants for their three primary illnesses, making their use safe and efficient.
Authors
- Eliana Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8847-6676)
- H D S Pataxó Hãhãhãi
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
- Published
- 2025-05-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-025-00782-4
- Primary Topic
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
- Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz