Ethnobotanical study of the wild edible and healthy functional plant resources of the Gelao people in northern Guizhou, China

• Main Authors: Jian Xie (Author), Fusong Liu (Author), Xiaohuan Jia (Author), Yongxia Zhao (Author), Xiaoqi Liu (Author), Mingxia Luo (Author), Yuqi He (Author), Sha Liu (Author), Faming Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction The Gelao people are a unique minority in Southwest China with a unique culture for the utilization of edible plants, including a large number of medicinal plants. They believe that at least 61 species are edible and have medicinal value. Ethnobotany research can reveal the loc...