Ethnopharmacology as a well-defined field has a relatively short history, but for centuries
researchers have been interested in the observation, description, and experimental …

The psychoactive cannabinoids from Cannabis sativa L. and the arachidonic acid-derived
endocannabinoids are nonselective natural ligands for cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB 1 ) …

The Mediterranean basin has a long and multifaceted cultural history and harbors a high
biodiversity. Epidemiological studies have drawn attention to certain traditional Mediterranean …

The ethnopharmacological approach toward the understanding and appraisal of traditional
and herbal medicines is characterized by the inclusions of the social as well as the natural …

We studied the medicinal plants used by the Popoluca of the Sierra de Santa Marta (eastern
Mexico). Using Moerman’s method of regression analysis we determined which …

AIM OF THE STUDY: Apart from empirically learned medicinal and pharmacological properties,
the selection of medicinal plants is dependent on cognitive features, ecological factors …

… Author links open overlay panel Michael Heinrich , Johanna Kufer 1 , Marco Leonti 1 , …
of such knowledge since the time of the Olmecs highly likely (Leonti et al., 2003). In sum, a …

Ethnopharmacological importance The use of medicinal plants for treatment, cure and
prevention of diseases has been described by many people since time immemorial. Because of …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Ethnopharmacology focuses on the understanding of
local and indigenous use of medicines and therefore an emic approach is inevitable. Often, …

AIM OF THE STUDY: Written records of oral medical traditions have had significant impact
on the development of medicine and the pharmacopoeias. Modern ethnobotanical studies in …