Open Directory - Science: Biology: Botany: Ethnobotany
See also: - A variety of articles exploring ethnobotany and shamanic healing practices in western Amazonia. - First published in 1931 by Mrs. M. Grieve, the online version of this book contains medicinal, culinary, cosmetic and economic properties, cultivation and folk-lore of herbs. - Works in partnership with indigenous people in conserving biodiversity, health, and culture in tropical America. - Group of researchers from the Botanical Institute of Barcelona and the Université de Paris-Sud. Research covers two main themes, biosystematics and ethnobotanical studies. Spanish and English. - A complete online version of the original printed book by L.S.M. Curtin. - Ethnobotanical resource directory includes discussion forum, listserve, project and online course information, as well as articles, publications, schools and societies of interest. - A searchable and browsable medicinal plant database for uses of traditional veterinarian and human medicines in Africa. - Based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, carrying out research and providing an identification service. - Brief biography of the doctor for whom psilocybe weilii was named. Includes comments on his research and data on the chemical components of the mushroom. - Includes articles on the various ethnobotanical uses of palm trees. - Provides an overview of fungi and includes information on their use as tools, for food and in medicine and their psychoactive properties. - An international web journal for ethnobotanical research articles. - Information from Wikipedia on this branch of botany that studies the relationships that exist between people and plants. - Defines the science, explains plant classification, offers articles on medicinal and food plants of Central and South America, and proposes classroom activities for high-school biology students. - A suggested introductory reading list from the Centre for Economic Botany, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London. - A free online journal of current research in ethnobotany. - A comprehensive bibliography of ethnobotanical literature, listed by author and subject grouping. - Information on the use of herbs and other natural products in biochemistry, pharmacology, and traditional medicine. - A database of flora in the Celtic countries and regions of Europe. It includes traditional knowledge and uses of plants. - FOIBIS is a searchable database of more than 4700 species, including vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens. It includes information on ethnobotanical uses. - A database of plants traditionally used in Hawaiian culture, with specific information on medicinal and non-medicinal uses. Listed by Hawaiian names or by species names. - The Journal of Ethnopharmacology, which publishes papers on medicinal and other useful indigenous plants as well as their bioactive compounds. - An open access, online journal of ethnosciences. Includes topics in medicinal and cultural uses of plants. - An ethnobotanical study of eastern Peru. - Provides photographs and descriptions of a range of plants believed to have medicinal properties. Almost all our present medicines are derived from research on medicinal plants. - A news blog on ethnobotany from an environmental science and conservation news site. - The ethnobotanical work of Dr. Deepak Acharya, including full text of papers and pictures of Patalkot valley, India. - A partnership between the WWF and UNESCO, in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, producing a programme of capacity-building in ethnobotany applied to conservation and the sustainable use of plant resources. - Search plants by chemical, activity or ethnobotanical use. Includes list of browsable databases and rainforest information. - A scientific resource for information on biodiversity, conservation, plant utilization, indigenous knowledge systems and culture. - Resource centre for edible, medicinal, and other useful plants. - Materia medica of the psychoactive mushroom used by natives of subtropical regions. - Brief history of Parker's role in the spread of Christian peyotism. Includes plant description and recommended reading list. - Describes current research, including ethnobotany, medicinal botany, traditional uses of plants, and bioprospecting. Also: research policy, discoveries, DNA-banking, Chatham Fellowship, staff, and links. - Articles, resources, and links. - Fosters scientific research, education, and related activities on the past, present, and future uses of plants, and the relationship between plants and people. - A nonprofit professional organization dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of the relationships of plants and animals with human cultures worldwide. - AJE is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary forum for the dissemination of ethnoscientific information and related activities providing access to books, full text articles, research reports and abstracts. - Description of plant usage by the San people in West Bushmanland (Namibia) for food, medicine, tools, and decoration. - Alphabetical listing by scientific name. Includes brief descriptions of usage and identifies cultures in which each plant is of interest. - An index and search engine of existing Internet-based, public domain documentation concerning indigenous knowledge and plant species uses. - Searchable list of plants from the Amazon rainforest, by common or botanical name, action, ailment, properties or ethnic uses.
