Historical Perspective of Traditional Indigenous Medical Practices: The Current Renaissance and Conservation of Herbal Resources

Table 2

Ethnic materia medica (EMM) in China.

Ethnic group	EMMs
Han	11,146
Tibetan	1,085
Miao	718
Dai	707
Yi	564
Li-Su	494
Zhuang	473
Mongolian	397
Wa	332
Tu-Jia	330
Ha-Ni	302
De-Ang	272
A-Chang	263
Ji-Nuo	250
Du-Long	165
She	161
Mu-Lao	152
La-Hu	151
Uighur	143
Shui	129
Korean	121
Na-Xi	103
Bai	90
Mao-Nan	75
Pu-Mi	49
Bu-Lang	44
Bu-Yi	32
Beng-Long	28
Jing	20
Ge-Lao	18
Daur	14
Kazak	14
O-Lun-Chun	12
Hui	11
Manchu	9
Li	9
Yu-Gu	5
Gao-Shan	4
Tajik	1
Russian	1
Nu-Jiang	1
Wei-Xi	1
Total	18,891

Data from “scientific database of China plant species. http://apps.searo.who.int/PDS_DOC”.