Dragon Boat Festival herbal markets in the Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of southwestern Guizhou have a long well-conserved history.These markets,which are a feature of Buyi and Miao traditional medici...Dragon Boat Festival herbal markets in the Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of southwestern Guizhou have a long well-conserved history.These markets,which are a feature of Buyi and Miao traditional medicines,contain a rich diversity of medicinal plants and traditional medical knowledge.Today,people in southwestern Guizhou still believe that using herbs during the Dragon Boat Festival prevents and can treat disease.In this study,we identified the fresh herbal plants sold at the herbal markets of Xingren City and Zhenfeng County in Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture and quantified their importance.We identified 141 plant species(belonging to 114 genera and 61 families).The plant family with the most species was Asteraceae(14 species).Informants reported that most medicinal plants are herbaceous,with 95.7%of plants used for decoction and 30.5%used for medicinal baths.Medicinal plants are most commonly used to treat rheumatism,injury,and abdominal diseases.The utilization frequency index and relative importance values indicated that Artemisia argyi and Acorus calamus are the most important plants sold at herbal markets during the Dragon Boat Festival.The price of medicinal materials sold in the market may serve as an indicator of the conservation status of species in the region.These findings indicate that the Dragon Boat Festival herbal markets in the Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture fully embodies the characteristics of indigenous ethnomedicine and culture,and also exhibits the diversity of plant resources.We recommend that rare and endangered plants in this region be domesticated and protected.展开更多
Ancient Dragon Boat Festival gets a new lease on life Come May in China, it is difficult not to notice the emergence in small food stores and large supermarkets of zong-
'After finishing their dinner,women and children in the city will lock their doors and go to the riverside to watch the boat race…Every time the race reaches white heat,the drum will play loudly and the crowd wil...'After finishing their dinner,women and children in the city will lock their doors and go to the riverside to watch the boat race…Every time the race reaches white heat,the drum will play loudly and the crowd will burst out shouting and applauding.'展开更多
On May 12,the 2018 Cairo Duanwu Dragon Boat Carnival was held on the Nile by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the Egyptian-Chinese Friendship Association,with the aim to spre...On May 12,the 2018 Cairo Duanwu Dragon Boat Carnival was held on the Nile by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the Egyptian-Chinese Friendship Association,with the aim to spread traditional Chinese culture,enhance friendship between the Chinese and Egyptian peoples and commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding展开更多
基金This work was supported by the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31860074,U1812403)the Science and Technology project of Guizhou Province(QKHZC[2018]2799)and Guizhou Province Engineering Research Center for Natural Drugs.
文摘Dragon Boat Festival herbal markets in the Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of southwestern Guizhou have a long well-conserved history.These markets,which are a feature of Buyi and Miao traditional medicines,contain a rich diversity of medicinal plants and traditional medical knowledge.Today,people in southwestern Guizhou still believe that using herbs during the Dragon Boat Festival prevents and can treat disease.In this study,we identified the fresh herbal plants sold at the herbal markets of Xingren City and Zhenfeng County in Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture and quantified their importance.We identified 141 plant species(belonging to 114 genera and 61 families).The plant family with the most species was Asteraceae(14 species).Informants reported that most medicinal plants are herbaceous,with 95.7%of plants used for decoction and 30.5%used for medicinal baths.Medicinal plants are most commonly used to treat rheumatism,injury,and abdominal diseases.The utilization frequency index and relative importance values indicated that Artemisia argyi and Acorus calamus are the most important plants sold at herbal markets during the Dragon Boat Festival.The price of medicinal materials sold in the market may serve as an indicator of the conservation status of species in the region.These findings indicate that the Dragon Boat Festival herbal markets in the Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture fully embodies the characteristics of indigenous ethnomedicine and culture,and also exhibits the diversity of plant resources.We recommend that rare and endangered plants in this region be domesticated and protected.
文摘Ancient Dragon Boat Festival gets a new lease on life Come May in China, it is difficult not to notice the emergence in small food stores and large supermarkets of zong-
文摘'After finishing their dinner,women and children in the city will lock their doors and go to the riverside to watch the boat race…Every time the race reaches white heat,the drum will play loudly and the crowd will burst out shouting and applauding.'
文摘On May 12,the 2018 Cairo Duanwu Dragon Boat Carnival was held on the Nile by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the Egyptian-Chinese Friendship Association,with the aim to spread traditional Chinese culture,enhance friendship between the Chinese and Egyptian peoples and commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding
