While there is talk of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, old and new challenges bedevil the world – climate change, nutrition, and health poverty being at the top of the list. In seeking solutions to these and other problems which afflict the modern era, it is worthwhile to look into our collective past, to the traditions and knowledges of our ancestors. Such knowledge continues to exist in many parts of the world, though now marginalized by homogenous, Eurocentric ontolology and epistemology.

This book presents a compilation of reviews, case studies, and primary research attempting to locate the utility of traditional and Indigenous Knowledges in an increasingly complex world. It assembles chapter authors from across the world to tackle topics ranging from traditional knowledge-based innovations and commercialization, traditional medicine systems as practiced around the world, ethnoveterinary practices, and food innovation to traditional governance and leadership systems, among others. This book is an important resource for policymakers; scholars and researchers of cultural studies, leadership, governance, ethnobotany, anthropology, plant genetic resources and technology innovation; and readers interested in the history of knowledge and culture, as well as cultural activists and political scientists.

Features:

Unique combination of social science and anthropological aspects with natural science perspectives

Includes summaries aimed at policymakers to immediately see what would be relevant to their work

Combines case studies illuminating important lessons learned with reviews and primary data

Multidisciplinary in the scope of the topics tackled and assemblage of contributors

Global footprint with contributions from Africa, Europe, North America, Asia, and the West Indies

　

David R. Katerere, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

Wendy Applequist, William L. Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis, Missouri

Oluwaseyi M. Aboyade, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa and Nutritica SA, The Innovation Hub, Pretoria, South Africa

Chamunorwa Togo, The Innovation Hub, Pretoria, South Africa

Table of Contents

Foreword Preface 1. Indigenous/Tribal Knowledges – definition and relevance in the modern era 2. How research funding can drive the commercialization of IK – based technologies: the case of SANBio 3. An Indian Perspective on Contemporizing Tribal and Indigenous Medical Knowledge 4. Tribal and Indigenous Knowledge in West Africa: the Use of Food Plants in the Management of Diabetes 5. Traditional and Local Knowledge Systems in the Caribbean: Jamaica as a case study 6. Indigenous knowledge systems: practices in modern-day China 7. Kampo Medicine 8. Back to the Future – the Prospects of African Indigenous Crops as Future Foods 9. The role of traditional health practitioners in modern health care systems 10. Interrogating the framework for the regulation of complementary medicines in South Africa 11. Animal Health and Indigenous Knowledge Systems 12. Local ecological knowledge on climate prediction and adaptation: agriculture-wildlife interface perspectives from Africa 13. Food and Nutrition Innovation in the Context of Indigenous Knowledge Systems 14. Hurdles in commercialization of tribal and indigenous knowledge-derived technologies 15. The state of traditional leadership in South Africa from colonialism and apartheid to democracy 16. A brief survey of early indigenous knowledge which influenced modern agronomic practices 17. Applications of Indigenous Knowledges in the 21st Century Index

Despite the undoubted success of a scientific approach to pharmaceuticals, the last few decades have witnessed a spectacular rise in interest in herbal medicinal products. This general interest has been followed by increasing scientific and commercial attention that led to the coining of the term ethnopharmacology to describe the scientific discipline investigating the use of these products. Presenting detailed information from all regions of the world, Ethnoveterinary Botanical Medicine provides techniques to evaluate the efficacy of plants used in animal health care and addresses the challenges faced by researchers and practitioners in the field.

This book features a multidisciplinary approach to examining the role of herbal medicines in companion and domestic animals and the scientific underpinnings of ethnoveterinary practice. The text also covers matters relating to access benefit sharing, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), intellectual property, and the skills required to navigate the minefield of bioprospecting. The editors have collated information not often found in the English literature from China, Southeast Asia, francophone Africa and South America. They also explore the emerging use of herbals for pets with a case study from the European Union, highlighting this important area which will spur the growth in ethnoveterinary research due to its commercial potential.

Although many references cover ethnoveterinary medicine in some form or another, none give it the intense scrutiny and scientific input found in this book. With chapters on biological assays, efficacy testing, and phytochemistry, the book presents hard scientific information in accessible and readable language. The editors have gathered a panel of veterinary clinicians, animal scientists, pharmacists, chemists and ethnobotanists who have years of experience working with farmers and pastoralists, making this book quite possibly the first detailed compendium on the plants used in animal health care in all regions of the world.

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Methods for Evaluating Efficacy of Ethnoveterinary Medicinal Plants, L. J. McGaw and J. N. Eloff

Logistical and Legal Considerations in Ethnoveterinary Research, M. Chikombero and D. Luseba

Phytochemical Methods, B.I. Kamara

Preclinical Safety Testing of Herbal Remedies, V. Naidoo and J. Seier

Revitalizing Ethnoveterinary Medical Traditions: A Perspective from India, M. N. B. Nair and P. M. Unnikrishnan

Inventory of Traditional Veterinary Botanicals from Around the World, Z. Iqbal and A. Jabbar

The Current Status and Future Prospects of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Veterinary Health Care in Southeast Asia, S. Shanmugavelu, M. Murugaiyah, and P. Chandrawathani

Evidence-Based Botanicals in North America, W. Pearson and M.I. Lindinger

The Medicinal Use of Native North American Plants in Domestic Animals, R. Gehring and K. Kindscher

Plants Used in Animal Health Care in South and Latin America: An Overview, R. Romeu da Nóbrega Alves, R. Rilke Duarte Barboza, and W. de Medeiros Silva Souto

Ethnoveterinary Medicine in Southern Africa, V. Maphosa, P. Tshisikhawe, K. Thembo, and P. Masika

Ethnoveterinary Plants Used in East Africa, J. B. Githiori and P. K. Gathumbi

Herbal Medicines for Animal Health in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region, L. Boukraa, H. Benbarek, and M. Benhanifia

Ethnoveterinary Medicine and Sustainable Livestock Management in West Africa,I.C. Okoli, H.H. Tamboura, and M.S. Hounzangbe-Adote

Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, L. Teng, D. Shaw, and J. Barnes

Ethnoveterinary Medical Practice in the European Union (EU): A Case Study of the Netherlands, T. van Asseldonk

Herbal Medicines for Pet and Companion Animals, D.R. Katerere and V. Naidoo

Index

While there is talk of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, old and new challenges bedevil the world - climate change, nutrition, and health poverty being at the top of the list. In seeking solutions to these and other problems which afflict the modern era, it is worthwhile to look into our collective past, to the traditions and knowledges of our ancestors. Such knowledge continues to exist in many parts of the world, though now marginalized by homogenous, Eurocentric ontolology and epistemology. This book presents a compilation of reviews, case studies, and primary research attempting to locate the utility of traditional and Indigenous Knowledges in an increasingly complex world. It assembles chapter authors from across the world to tackle topics ranging from traditional knowledge-based innovations and commercialization, traditional medicine systems as practiced around the world, ethnoveterinary practices, and food innovation to traditional governance and leadership systems, among others. This book is an important resource for policymakers; scholars and researchers of cultural studies, leadership, governance, ethnobotany, anthropology, plant genetic resources and technology innovation; and readers interested in the history of knowledge and culture, as well as cultural activists and political scientists. Features: Unique combination of social science and anthropological aspects with natural science perspectives Includes summaries aimed at policymakers to immediately see what would be relevant to their work Combines case studies illuminating important lessons learned with reviews and primary data Multidisciplinary in the scope of the topics tackled and assemblage of contributors Global footprint with contributions from Africa, Europe, North America, Asia, and the West Indies David R. Katerere, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Wendy Applequist, William L. Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis, Missouri Oluwaseyi M. Aboyade, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa and Nutritica SA, The Innovation Hub, Pretoria, South Africa Chamunorwa Togo, The Innovation Hub, Pretoria, South Africa