Ethnopharmacology seeks to investigate humankind's use of natural materials, such as
plants, fungi, microorganisms, animals, and minerals, for medicinal purposes. In this highly
interdisciplinary field, which can be described as a bridge between the natural/medical and
socio‐cultural sciences, pharmacological, anthropological, and socio‐cultural research
methods are often applied, along with methods from other branches of science. When
entering the field of ethnopharmacology as a newcomer, student, or early career researcher …