tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: "The relevance of traditional knowledge systems for ethnopharmacological research: theoretical and methodological contributions"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Wertheim cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: The relevance of traditional knowledge systems for ethnopharmacological research: theoretical and methodological contributions. | JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE The relevance of traditional knowledge systems for ethnopharmacological research theoretical and methodological contributions Reyes-García Reyes-García Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2010 6 32 http content 6 1 32 17 November 2010 2 BioMed Central Reyes-García Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2010 6 32 http content 6 1 32 JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE REVIEW Open Access The relevance of traditional knowledge systems for ethnopharmacological research theoretical and methodological contributions Victoria Reyes-García Abstract Background Ethnopharmacology is at the intersection of the medical natural and social sciences. Despite its interdisciplinary nature most ethnopharmacological research has been based on the combination of the chemical biological and pharmacological sciences. Far less attention has been given to the social sciences including anthropology and the study of traditional knowledge systems. Methods I reviewed the literature on traditional knowledge systems highlighting its potential theoretical and methodological contributions to ethnopharmacology. Results I discuss three potential theoretical contributions of traditional knowledge systems to ethnopharmacological research. First while many plants used in indigenous pharmacopoeias have active compounds those compounds do not always act alone in indigenous healing systems. Research highlights the holistic nature of traditional knowledge systems and helps understand plant s efficacy in its cultural context. Second research on traditional knowledge systems can improve our understanding of how ethnopharmacological knowledge is distributed in a society and who benefits from it. Third research on traditional knowledge systems can enhance the study of the social relations that enable the generation maintenance spread and devolution of cultural traits and innovations including ethnopharmacological .