Study on medicinal food plants in the Gaoligongshan Biosphere Reserve, the richest biocultural diversity center in China

作者：Zhuo Cheng, Shuyan Lin, Ziyi Wu, Lin Chen, Qing Zhang, Congli Xu, Jiahua Li, Chunlin Long · 发表于：Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1186/s13002-023-00638-9 · 被引用次数：15 · 研究领域：Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies、Nephrotoxicity and Medicinal Plants、Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection

BACKGROUND: Traditional knowledge associated with medicinal food plants (MFPs) plays a vital role in fighting hidden hunger and safeguarding the health of local people. MFPs resources are abundant in the Gaoligongshan area, a biosphere reserve with the richest biocultural diversity in China. Local people of different linguistic groups also have rich traditional botanical knowledge. However, there are still few comprehensive and systematic studies on MFPs there. METHODS: Ethnobotanical investigation including market survey, semi-structured interviews, free listing and key informant interviews was conducted in the Gaoligongshan area, Western Yunnan, Southwest China. A total of 13 local farmers' markets were selected and information about medicinal food plants, including food categories, medicinal and edible parts, modes of consumption, medicinal effects, and distribution were collected. The relative occurrence frequency (RFO) and cultural food significance index (CFSI) were calculated to identify the culturally significant MFPs. RESULTS: A total of 184 species of MFPs, belonging to 83 families, were collected in the Gaoligongshan area, including vegetables (77), medicinal diets (26), fruits (25), spices (18), herbal tea (13), tea substitutes (11), substitutes for staple food (8), nuts (5), oils and fats (4), and dye material (1). The most frequently used families were Fabaceae, Asteraceae and Apiaceae, with 11, 10, and 9 species, respectively. The most frequently used plant par...