Wisdom in periodic markets and traditionally used edible & medicinal plants in Jingdong intermontane region, Southwest China

作者：Ziyuan Li, Qing Zhang, Feifei Li, Xiwen Zeng, Ting Wang, Yijia Geng, Shirong Chen, Gang Yang, Cuixiang Xie, Gang Peng, Gaoxing Zhao, Fan Yang, Sainan Che, Shang Qu, Wenhui Liu · 发表于：Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1186/s13002-025-00833-w · 被引用次数：4 · 研究领域：Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies、Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond、Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection

BACKGROUND: Mountains, shaped by geophysical barriers and environmental gradients and with biodiversity, serve as critical hotspots of co-evolved biocultural diversity and traditional ecological knowledge. Within China's Hengduan Mountain Range, the Wuliang and Ailao Mountains (Yunnan Province, southwestern China) are global biodiversity conservation priorities. Jingdong Yi Autonomous County, encircled by mountain ranges, possesses exceptional biological and biocultural resources. Meanwhile, local traditional markets emerge as ethnobiologically vital nexus, sustaining socioeconomic interaction while serving as reservoirs of genetic resources with associated traditional knowledge. Therefore, this study aims to (1) Systematically document edible & medicinal plants and associated traditional knowledge in Jingdong County, and identify culturally significant species for local communities. (2) Explore the multidimensional functions of traditional markets and clarify their key contributions. (3) Clarify how and why traditional markets can further enhance local wisdom preservation and community resilience. METHODS: The ethnobotanical surveys were conducted both in the large periodic traditional markets across three seasons in Jingdong County to document utilized plants and associated traditional knowledge. Additional ethnobotanical investigations were conducted in 7 towns and villages to gather supplementary information on some key cultural and economic plants. The species of signifi...