Building partnerships for linking biomedical science with traditional knowledge of customary medicines: a case study with two Australian Indigenous communities

Building partnerships for linking biomedical science with traditional knowledge of customary medicines: a case study with two Australian Indigenous communities

Abstract Background Customary medicine of Australia’s Indigenous peoples draws upon knowledge developed through millennia of interaction with Australia’s unique flora and fauna. Many Indigenous Australians are interested in developing modern medicinal and commercial translations of traditional knowl...

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Main Authors: Joanne Packer, Gerry Turpin, Emilie Ens, Beatrice Venkataya, Mbabaram Community, Yirralka Rangers, Jennifer Hunter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
Traditional medicine
Community engagement
Collaboration
Bioactivity
Ethnomedicine
Aboriginal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-019-0348-6

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