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http://dx.doi.org/10.6116/kjh.2019.34.6.33.

Ethnozoological Study of Medicinal Animals for Orally Transmitted Knowledge Utilized in the Local Communities of Songnisan National Park, Korea  

Song, Mi-Jang (Department of Integrated Bio-Resource Science, Jeonju University)
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The Korea Journal of Herbology / v.34, no.6, 2019 , pp. 33-44 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : This study aims to record and conserve oral traditional knowledge of medicinal animals from the indigenous people living in the local communities of Songnisan National Park, Korea. Methods : Data was collected by participatory observations and in-depth interviews with semi-structured questionnaires. Quantitative comparative analyses were accomplished through data received from the following three methods: informant consensus factor (ICF), fidelity level (FL), and network analysis. Results : The investigation reveals that the indigenous people have used 49 species of medicinal animals distributed within 45 genera, belonging to 39 families with 336 different usages. According to the distribution of recorded families, the most representative families were Scolpendridae and Phasianidae, which were utilized 36 times each (10.71 % each). The category with the highest degree of consensus from informants was disorders related to the nervous system (0.97). 16 species were classified with a fidelity level of 100 %. The network analysis revealed that a lack of vigor was related to 23 species, including Agkistrodon blomhoffii, Gallus domesticus, and Canis familiaris, among the total 49 species investigated. Conclusions : This documentation can help preserve the traditional knowledge and local health traditions of Korea that are disappearing due to rapid industrialization, urbanization, and death of the elderly with traditional knowledge. Additionally, the animals investigated in this study can be developed into medicinal food and drug for treating specific health conditions through further research.
Keywords
Traditional knowledge; Informant Consensus Factor; Fidelity Level; Network analysis; Songnisan National Park;
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