A comparative study on medicinal plants used in Akha's traditional medicine in China and Thailand, cultural coherence or ecological divergence?

• Main Authors: Inta A., Shengji P., Balslev H., Wangpakapattanawong P., Trisonthi C.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-40249091278&partnerID=40&md5=3b3afcc64f81555c27bb91f67bd32fe8; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18280071; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/5595
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Aim of the study: : The survey aims to study the effect of geographic separation of ethnic groups on local knowledge of medicinal plants used by Akha people in Thailand and China, who were separated 100-120 years ago, to see how different the two geographically distinct but culturally similar groups...