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de Medeiros PM, Soldati GT, Alencar NL, et al. The use of medicinal plants by migrant people: adaptation, maintenance, and replacement. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2011;2012:807452doi: 10.1155/2012/807452.
de Medeiros, P. M., Soldati, G. T., Alencar, N. L., Vandebroek, I., Pieroni, A., Hanazaki, N., & de Albuquerque, U. P. (2012). The use of medicinal plants by migrant people: adaptation, maintenance, and replacement. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2012807452. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/807452
de Medeiros, Patrícia Muniz, et al. "The use of medicinal plants by migrant people: adaptation, maintenance, and replacement." Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM vol. 2012 (2012): 807452. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/807452
de Medeiros PM, Soldati GT, Alencar NL, Vandebroek I, Pieroni A, Hanazaki N, de Albuquerque UP. The use of medicinal plants by migrant people: adaptation, maintenance, and replacement. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012;2012:807452. doi: 10.1155/2012/807452. Epub 2011 Nov 10. PMID: 22110548; PMCID: PMC3216396.
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Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012;2012:807452. doi: 10.1155/2012/807452. Epub 2011 Nov 10.

The use of medicinal plants by migrant people: adaptation, maintenance, and replacement.

Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Patrícia Muniz de Medeiros, Gustavo Taboada Soldati, Nélson Leal Alencar, Ina Vandebroek, Andrea Pieroni, Natalia Hanazaki, Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque

Affiliations

  1. Departamento de Biologia, Área de Botânica, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, R. Dom Manoel de Medeiros, S/N, Dois Irmãos, 52171-900 Recife, PE, Brazil.

PMID: 22110548 PMCID: PMC3216396 DOI: 10.1155/2012/807452

Abstract

Given the importance of studying the knowledge, beliefs, and practices of migrant communities to understand the dynamics of plant resource use, we reviewed the scientific literature concerning the use of medicinal plants by migrant populations engaged in international or long-distance migrations. We considered the importance of two processes: (1) adaptation to the new flora of the host country (i.e., substitution and incorporation of plants in the pharmacopoeia) and (2) continued use and acquisition of the original flora from migrants' home countries (i.e., importation, cultivation, and/or continued use of plants that grow in both host and home environments). We suggest that, depending on the specific context and conditions of migration, different processes that determine the use and/or selection of plants as herbal medicines may become predominant.

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