For example, ethnobotanists found that in one community of Buyi people in China, locals make medicines using over 120 different plant species — many of which have never been studied for their medicinal properties in a laboratory.

如，民族植家发现，在中国一个布彝族社区，当地人使用 120 多不同植品制造药，其中许多植药用特性从未在实验室进行过研究。

The diverse field of ethnobotany studies how various cultures have used local plants in their food, shelter, clothing, medicine, and more.

民族植多样化领域研究不同文化如何在食、住所、衣服、医药等方面使用当地植。

Ethnobotanists can also work to protect traditional knowledge itself.

民族植家也可以致力于保护传统知识本身。