Acknowledgement

ConcLUSION

A total of 257 medicinal plant species were used by Dao and Muong people in Ba Vi National Park belonging to 204 genera and 81 families. These species were involved in 313 different treatments. Of them, Dao ethnic group used 144 species, Muong ethnic group used 30 species and 83 species were used by both ethnic minority groups

Women in Ba Vi National Park are mainly responsible for health care of their household, they have better knowledge on medicinal plant than man and also mainly engaged in collecting medicinal plants.

Medicinal plants is not only important for health care system in the research area, but also significant contribute for generate income of household in the research area with 51 species are commercialized in the research area. The average income of household from medicinal plants is 270 USD (about 29% of total income of household).

Dao ethnic group has better knowledge and experience on medicinal plant than Muong, they use much more species on diseases treatment compare with number of plant species were used by Muong people in the research area. Knowledge on using medicinal plant to treat disease is also difference. Beside 83 species are similar on medicinal uses, there are 11 species have at least one medical uses the same of Muong and Dao, but one of them (Muong or Dao) still has at least one more medical uses. Additional 23 medicinal plant species were used by both Muong and Dao, but there are no similarities in the medicinal uses

Medicinal plant species in Ba Vi National Park are important for both health care system and income for local people. However they are also facing to lost and threat because of over exploitation. Five medicinal plant species used by Muong and Dao ethnic minority groups from Ba Vi are listed in in the Red Data Book of Vietnam

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3. Appendix 1

4. medicinal plant species used by DAO AND MUONG ETHNIC GROUPS IN BA VI NATIONAL PARK

W: Wood S: Shrub W: Wild

H: Herb L: Liana C: Cultivated

*Medicinal plant species are commercialized in Ba Vi National Park