Wisdom in periodic markets and traditionally used edible & medicinal plants in Jingdong intermontane region, Southwest China
This study presented 226 taxa of edible and medicinal plants utilized by local communities in Jingdong, showcasing the rich biocultural diversity of this intermontane region. Additionally, the study analyzed how local traditional markets in remote mountainous areas function as essential hubs for socioeconomic interaction and living reservoirs of plant resources with their traditional knowledge. Our findings highlight the need to enhance attention and resource allocation to local markets, thereby enabling markets to mobilize their potentials in foresting the synergy between conservation and sustainable development through a bottom-up approach for the indigenous peoples and local communities.
Authors
- Ziyuan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3991-9159)
- Shang Qu
- Gang Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6625-5426)
- Shirong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2159-8844)
- Shengquan Che (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3210-0818)
- Gang Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7001-2037)
- Chao-Ming Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2325-038X)
- Qing Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5369-4956)
- Ting Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6800-242X)
- Wenhui Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1646-8201)
- Feifei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4734-2302)
- Fan Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0717-5420)
- Yijia Geng
- Gaoxing Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9014-5316)
- Xiwen Zeng
Institutions
- Minzu University of China (CN)
- Beijing Botanical Garden (CN)
- Jingdong (China) (CN)
- Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau (CN)
- Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CN)
- Yunnan Institute of Environmental Sciences (CN)
- State Forestry and Grassland Administration (CN)
- Puer University (CN)
- Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-025-00833-w
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.00