Ethnomedical plant collections in botanical institutions: challenges and prospects
https://doi.org/10.25684/2712-7788-2023-4-169-23-30
Abstract
The article analyzes the activities of ethno-medical collections in botanical institutions in Russia and the world. It is shown that an important step in the creation of ethno-medical expositions is the deciphering of the folk names of medicinal plants and diseases. To establish the exact Latin name of a plant, it is necessary to use data on its geographical distribution, habitat characteristics, morphological description, abundance of plants (since very rare plants are usually not used in medicine), phenology and medicinal properties. It is important to understand that problems due to incorrect identification of a plant species and information about it in ethnomedical expositions can lead not only to not obtaining the proper therapeutic effect, but also to severe poisoning. The ways of solving these problems with the use of information labels for plants and stands at the exposition are proposed. The challenges are the rapid and almost irretrievable loss of traditional medicine data and its replacement with pseudo-folk medicine.
About the Author
A. N. Tsitsilin
Всероссийский научно-исследовательский институт
лекарственных и ароматических растений
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Tsitsilin A.N. Ethnomedical plant collections in botanical institutions: challenges and prospects. Plant Biology and Horticulture: theory, innovation. 2023;(4 (169)):23-30. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25684/2712-7788-2023-4-169-23-30
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