Ethnopharmacology - A journal, a definition and a society

Abstract

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Historical development of the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, the International Society of Ethnopharmacology, and the first definition of ethnopharmacology.

Aim of the study: To present the background to, and the people involved, in the foundation of the journal and the society.

Materials and methods: Personal recollections, archival documents and photographs.

Results: A concise review of the early years of the JEP and the ISE, and the development of the first definition of ethnopharmacology.

Conclusions: The definition of ethnopharmacology as an interdisciplinary science, and its establishment as a journal and a society was timely, filled a need, and opened up publication and meeting possibilities for scientists from various academic fields. Most important has been, and continues to be, the bridges created between people from all cultures and all countries.