ArticleJournal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine2019
Medicinal plant use in two Tiwi Island communities: a qualitative research study.
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- Berrembi Jarragboo-Boorroo Wajawoorroo Men'Gawoom Gijam (Gija Healthy Skin Story): Two-Way Learning for Healthy Skin.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Trial
- Applying the IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology to classify, describe, and map ecosystems based on regional data and Indigenous knowledge.Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology · 2025Article
- Culturally supported health promotion to See, Treat, Prevent (SToP) skin infections in Aboriginal children living in the Kimberley region of Western Australia: a qualitative analysis.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2023Article
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- Building partnerships for linking biomedical science with traditional knowledge of customary medicines: a case study with two Australian Indigenous communities.Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundTraditional medicinal plants are still used today in many Aboriginal communities across Australia. Our research focused on the contemporary use of such plants in the two communities within the Tiwi Islands, Wurrumiyanga and Pirlangimpi.
methodsThis qualitative research project performed a video ethnography, community interviews, and a trial intervention to better understand the extent to which these plants are still used throughout the community and how they may be used more in the future.
resultsWe found that several plants are still used predominantly as medicinal washes to treat skin disorders and/or as a tea to treat congestion associated with cold and flu. Those plants that are commonly used are found near to the community in large amounts and are recognized as being both safe and effective.
conclusionsWithin the community, it is the elder women who remain most knowledgeable about these plants and continue to make them for their families. However, there are many families who no longer know how to make these traditional medicines though they express a desire to use them. Therefore, it would be beneficial to have a central location or method to produce traditional medicine for the community-a bush pharmacy.
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