Afghanistan/Tajikistan: Medicinal Plant Use And Health Sovereignty: Findings From The Tajik And ...

Afghanistan/Tajikistan: Medicinal Plant Use And Health Sovereignty: Findings From The Tajik And Afghan Pamirs Karim-Aly Kassam, Munira Karamkhudoeva, Morgan Ruelle, and Michelle Baumflek, 2010 Medicinal plants are indicators of indigenous knowledge in the context of political volatility and socio-cultural and ecological change in the Pamir Mountains of Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Medicinal plants are the primary health care option in this region of Central Asia. The main objective of this...

For the rest of the article, as well as maps, images, related items, and videos, please visit Indigenous Peoples Issues & Resources.