Ethnobotany Inverstigation of Traditional Plant Resources of Dong Nationality in Sanjiang County,Guangxi

Authors Wu Guangxiu; Kang Xiuqin; Chen Weiyu; Chen Xiurong; Zhang Xilin

Journal Chinese Wild Plant Resources , 2020,5:39

Abstract The traditional plant utilization of Dong Nationality has a long history and its ethnobotany knowledge and culture has a long history.The traditional plant knowledge of Dong Nationality village in Sanjiang County of Guangxi was collected and sorted out by means of ethnobotany survey.A total of 181 species,belonging to 158 genera and 79 families,which 68 species were edible plants,belonging to 60 genera and 38 families,were recorded in the survey.There were 98 species of traditional medicinal plants,belonging to 92 genera and 51 families.There were 30 species of traditional calendar and Fengshui woods,belonging to 29 genera and 25 families.There were 43 species of plants belonging to 43 genera and 29 families.According to the survey,with the deep researches of the utilization of medicinal plants,the Dong Nationality found that one kind of plant often had a variety of utilization ways.Therefore,thispaper aims to analyze the significance of the traditional plants of Dong Nationality in Sanjiang County in protecting the biodiversity of the village and its surrounding areas.It also provides effective suggestions for the rational development of local traditional plant resources,the search for appropriate methods and strategies to promote local ecotourism,and the planning and construction of Beautiful Guangxi.