{"id":367,"date":"2026-01-05T00:07:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T00:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/?page_id=367"},"modified":"2026-05-02T23:26:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T23:26:48","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”sec-sciencebnr”][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”about us” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left|color:%231a2017″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”Exploring Nature<\/strong> Through Science and Tradition” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%231b330d” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Our research integrates ethnopharmacology and zoopharmacognosy:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”844″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”843″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_single_image image=”847″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”abt-sec2″][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”5\/12″][vc_custom_heading text=”Who we are” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left|color:%231a2017″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”Ethnopharmacology & Zoopharmacognosy” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%231b330d” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]The Ethnopharmacology and Zoopharmacognosy Junior Research Group (E&Z JRG), led by Fabien Schultz, brings together scientists, local knowledge holders, and conservation partners to explore how both humans and animals use natural resources for healing. We aim to understand and preserve these practices, include them in the scientific framework, and ensure that the benefits of research return to the communities and ecosystems that make it possible.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”sec3-abt” css=”.vc_custom_1768141028175{background-image: url(https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group-55.png?id=398) !important;}”][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”5\/12″][vc_custom_heading text=”Ethnopharmacology” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]explores how plants, fungi, insects, and other natural materials are prepared, administered, and valued in local medicinal traditions. In essence, this is a translation job, bridging traditional wisdom and biomedical scientific inquiry, all the while respecting the contexts in which these ways of knowing live.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Learn More” style=”custom” custom_background=”#3f7d20″ custom_text=”#ffffff” shape=”round” link=”url:%23″ el_class=”btn-green”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”426″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1768140488717{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”sec4-abt” css=”.vc_custom_1768142537502{background-image: url(https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Group-32.png?id=59) !important;}”][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”431″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1768142469164{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/12″][vc_custom_heading text=”Zoopharmacognosy” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%231f251c” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]looks at how animals, from primates to insects, actively select and use natural substances for therapeutic purposes. Here the key is knowing to differentiate the consumption of medicinal foods in regular diets from those that arise from self-medication behavior, where the animal shows an active healing objective.
\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Learn More” style=”custom” custom_background=”#3f7d20″ custom_text=”#ffffff” shape=”round” link=”url:%23″ el_class=”btn-green”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”sec5-abt”][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”our research objectives” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%231b330d” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n