Rainer W Bussmann

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Affiliation: Missouri Botanical Garden
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Ethnomedicinal and ecological status of plants in Garhwal Himalaya, India
    Munesh Kumar
    Department of Forestry, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
    J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 7:32. 2011
  2. ncbi Traditional herbal medicine in far-west Nepal: a pharmacological appraisal
    Ripu M Kunwar
    Ethnobotanical Society of Nepal, GPO Box 5220, Kathmandu, Nepal
    J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 6:35. 2010
  3. ncbi Ethnobotany in the Nepal Himalaya
    Ripu M Kunwar
    Ethnobotanical Society of Nepal, G P O Box 19225, Kathmandu, Nepal
    J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 4:24. 2008
  4. ncbi Altitudinal variation in soil organic carbon stock in coniferous subtropical and broadleaf temperate forests in Garhwal Himalaya
    Mehraj A Sheikh
    Department of Forestry, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
    Carbon Balance Manag 4:6. 2009
  5. ncbi Herbal mixtures in traditional medicine in Northern Peru
    Rainer W Bussmann
    William L Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, PO Box 299, St Louis, MO 63166 0299, USA
    J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 6:10. 2010
  6. ncbi Minimum inhibitory concentrations of medicinal plants used in Northern Peru as antibacterial remedies
    R W Bussmann
    William L Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, P O Box 299, St Louis, MO 63166 0299, USA
    J Ethnopharmacol 132:101-8. 2010
  7. ncbi Medicinal plants used in Northern Peru for reproductive problems and female health
    Rainer W Bussmann
    William L, Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis, MO 63166 0299, USA
    J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 6:30. 2010
  8. ncbi Toxicity of medicinal plants used in traditional medicine in Northern Peru
    R W Bussmann
    William L Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, P O Box 299, St Louis, MO 63166 0299, USA
    J Ethnopharmacol 137:121-40. 2011
  9. ncbi Plant use in Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale region, Ethiopia
    Rainer W Bussmann
    William L, Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, P O Box 299, St Louis, MO 63166 0299, USA
    J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 7:28. 2011
  10. ncbi Naming a phantom - the quest to find the identity of Ulluchu, an unidentified ceremonial plant of the Moche culture in Northern Peru
    Rainer W Bussmann
    William L Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, St, Louis, 63166 0299, USA
    J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 5:8. 2009

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Publications19

  1. ncbi Ethnomedicinal and ecological status of plants in Garhwal Himalaya, India
    Munesh Kumar
    Department of Forestry, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
    J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 7:32. 2011
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  2. ncbi Traditional herbal medicine in far-west Nepal: a pharmacological appraisal
    Ripu M Kunwar
    Ethnobotanical Society of Nepal, GPO Box 5220, Kathmandu, Nepal
    J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 6:35. 2010
    ..The medicinal plants with ethnomedicinal values are currently being screened for their therapeutic potential but their data and information are inadequately compared and analyzed with the Ayurveda and the phytochemical findings...
  3. ncbi Ethnobotany in the Nepal Himalaya
    Ripu M Kunwar
    Ethnobotanical Society of Nepal, G P O Box 19225, Kathmandu, Nepal
    J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 4:24. 2008
    ..In Nepal, the indigenous knowledge of useful and medicinal plants has roots in the remote past...
  4. ncbi Altitudinal variation in soil organic carbon stock in coniferous subtropical and broadleaf temperate forests in Garhwal Himalaya
    Mehraj A Sheikh
    Department of Forestry, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
    Carbon Balance Manag 4:6. 2009
    ..However, the details of altitudinal distribution of these carbon stocks, which are vulnerable to forest management and climate change impacts, are not well known...
  5. ncbi Herbal mixtures in traditional medicine in Northern Peru
    Rainer W Bussmann
    William L Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, PO Box 299, St Louis, MO 63166 0299, USA
    J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 6:10. 2010
    ..Mixtures used for nervous system disorders, anxiety and heart problems often had a similar composition...
  6. ncbi Minimum inhibitory concentrations of medicinal plants used in Northern Peru as antibacterial remedies
    R W Bussmann
    William L Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, P O Box 299, St Louis, MO 63166 0299, USA
    J Ethnopharmacol 132:101-8. 2010
    ..The aim of this study was to evaluate the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of their antibacterial properties against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria...
  7. ncbi Medicinal plants used in Northern Peru for reproductive problems and female health
    Rainer W Bussmann
    William L, Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis, MO 63166 0299, USA
    J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 6:30. 2010
    ..The information gained on frequently used traditional remedies might give some leads for future targets for further analysis in order to develop new drugs...
  8. ncbi Toxicity of medicinal plants used in traditional medicine in Northern Peru
    R W Bussmann
    William L Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, P O Box 299, St Louis, MO 63166 0299, USA
    J Ethnopharmacol 137:121-40. 2011
    ..Most remedies are prepared as ethanol or aqueous extracts and then ingested. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential toxicity of these extracts...
  9. ncbi Plant use in Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale region, Ethiopia
    Rainer W Bussmann
    William L, Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, P O Box 299, St Louis, MO 63166 0299, USA
    J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 7:28. 2011
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  10. ncbi Naming a phantom - the quest to find the identity of Ulluchu, an unidentified ceremonial plant of the Moche culture in Northern Peru
    Rainer W Bussmann
    William L Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, St, Louis, 63166 0299, USA
    J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 5:8. 2009
    ..We also suggest that a ground preparation of Guarea seeds, when inhaled, may have been used as a hallucinogen. However, more detailed phytochemical research is needed to corroborate the latter hypothesis...
  11. ncbi Shadows of the colonial past--diverging plant use in Northern Peru and Southern Ecuador
    Rainer W Bussmann
    William L, Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, PO Box 299, St Louis, MO 63166 0299, USA
    J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 5:4. 2009
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  12. ncbi Health for sale: the medicinal plant markets in Trujillo and Chiclayo, Northern Peru
    Rainer W Bussmann
    Head and William L, Brown Curator of Economic Botany, Wm, L, Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, PO Box 299, St, Louis, MO 63166 0299, USA
    J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 3:37. 2007
    ..The specific market patterns of plant diversity observed in the present study represent a foundation for comparative market research in Peru and elsewhere...
  13. ncbi Medicinal plants in an urban environment: the medicinal flora of Banares Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
    Archana K Verma
    National Academic Counselor, Environment, IGNOU Centre, Mizoram Aizawl, India
    J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 3:35. 2007
    ..The paper presents information on the traditional uses of seventy-two plant species collected form the campus of Banares Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, and highlights the uses of these plants by the local inhabitants...
  14. ncbi Ethnotherapeautic management of skin diseases among the Kikuyus of Central Kenya
    Grace N Njoroge
    Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Botany Department, P O Box 62000, Nairobi, Kenya
    J Ethnopharmacol 111:303-7. 2007
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  15. ncbi Traditional management of ear, nose and throat (ENT) diseases in Central Kenya
    Grace N Njoroge
    Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Botany Department P O Box 62000, Nairobi, Kenya
    J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 2:54. 2006
    ..Plants reported in this survey are important candidates for antimicrobial tests against ENT disease causing micro-organisms, especially those with antibiotic resistance...
  16. ncbi Ethnobotany of the Samburu of Mt. Nyiru, South Turkana, Kenya
    Rainer W Bussmann
    University of Hawaii, Lyon Arboretum, 3860 Manoa Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
    J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 2:35. 2006
    ..Nyiru to a much lesser extent and did so far not lead to a major loss of traditional plant knowledge. However, overgrazing and over-exploitation of plant resources have already led to a decline of the plant material available...
  17. ncbi Herbal usage and informant consensus in ethnoveterinary management of cattle diseases among the Kikuyus (Central Kenya)
    Grace N Njoroge
    Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Botany Department, PO Box 62000, Nairobi, Kenya
    J Ethnopharmacol 108:332-9. 2006
    ..The usage of some of the species is unfortunately unsustainable as some of the species are rare or endangered hence the need for conservation strategies to be undertaken...
  18. ncbi Ethnomedicine in Himalaya: a case study from Dolpa, Humla, Jumla and Mustang districts of Nepal
    Ripu M Kunwar
    Center for Biological Conservation, Nepal
    J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 2:27. 2006
    ..Labiatae was the most medicinally important family with five species used, followed by Araceae, Compositae, Liliaceae, Polygonaceae, Ranunculaceae, Scrophulariaceae and Umbelliferae, each contributing four species...
  19. ncbi Diversity and utilization of antimalarial ethnophytotherapeutic remedies among the Kikuyus (Central Kenya)
    Grace N Njoroge
    Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture Science and Technology, Botany Department, P O Box 62000, Nairobi, Kenya
    J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 2:8. 2006
    ..The results of this study become a basis for selecting plants for further pharmacological and phytochemical studies in developing new and locally relevant anti-malarial agents...