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Ethnobotany. Local knowledge and traditions / edited by Jose L. Martinez, Amner Munoz-Acevedo, Mahendra Rai.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 online resource : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780429424069
  • 042942406X
  • 9780429753886
  • 0429753888
  • 9780429753862
  • 0429753861
  • 9780429753879
  • 042975387X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 581.63 23
LOC classification:
  • GN476.73
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1: Mururé (Brosimum acutifolium Huber) in the Treatment of Syphilis in Colonial Amazonia: From Historical Data to the Actual Contribution in Treatment; 2: Agroecology, Local Knowledge and Participatory Research: Articulation of Knowledge for Sustainable Use of Plant Resources in Agroecosystems; 3: The Path of Ethnopharmacobotany: From Economic Botany to Ethnobotany; 4: Patagonian Berries: An Ethnobotanical Approach to Exploration of their Nutraceutical Potential
5: Status of Research on Medicinal Plants in the Cajamarca's Region, Peru6: Recent Reports on Ethnopharmacological and Ethnobotanical Studies of Valeriana carnosa Sm: (Valerianaceae); 7: Traditional Knowledge of Antivenom Plants: Bioactive Compounds and Their Antiophidic Properties; 8: Ethnobotanical Study of Dakshin Dinajpur District of West Bengal -- An Overview; 9: Antipsoriatic Medicinal Plants: From Traditional Use to Clinic; 10: Knowledge of the Ethnomedicinal Plants Used by Tobas and Mocovíes Tribes in the Central-North of Argentina; 11: Ethnobotany of Teucrium Species
12: Ethnobotanical Issues on Medicinal Plants from Paraguay13: An Overview of Vetiveria zizanioides (Linn.) Nash (Poaceae): Traditional Uses and Products; 14: Native Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Nervous System Ailments in Chile and the Current State of Its Scientific Studies; 15: Medicinal Plants Used by the Tharu Communities in Nepal; Index; Editors Biography
Summary: Ethnobotany: Local Knowledge and Traditions discusses various plants that have actually been used in traditional medicine for a specific ailment. It desribes the biological effectiveness (activities) related to each "sickness" which have been scientifically verified. This book will also discuss the bioactivities established/determined that are promising and have potential. Finally, this book will be an appropriate consultation tool for scientists/professionals/experts such as ethnobotanists, botanists, cell/molecular biologists, chemists, pharmacists, pharmacologists, environmentalists/ecologists.
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Ethnobotany: Local Knowledge and Traditions discusses various plants that have actually been used in traditional medicine for a specific ailment. It desribes the biological effectiveness (activities) related to each "sickness" which have been scientifically verified. This book will also discuss the bioactivities established/determined that are promising and have potential. Finally, this book will be an appropriate consultation tool for scientists/professionals/experts such as ethnobotanists, botanists, cell/molecular biologists, chemists, pharmacists, pharmacologists, environmentalists/ecologists.

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1: Mururé (Brosimum acutifolium Huber) in the Treatment of Syphilis in Colonial Amazonia: From Historical Data to the Actual Contribution in Treatment; 2: Agroecology, Local Knowledge and Participatory Research: Articulation of Knowledge for Sustainable Use of Plant Resources in Agroecosystems; 3: The Path of Ethnopharmacobotany: From Economic Botany to Ethnobotany; 4: Patagonian Berries: An Ethnobotanical Approach to Exploration of their Nutraceutical Potential

5: Status of Research on Medicinal Plants in the Cajamarca's Region, Peru6: Recent Reports on Ethnopharmacological and Ethnobotanical Studies of Valeriana carnosa Sm: (Valerianaceae); 7: Traditional Knowledge of Antivenom Plants: Bioactive Compounds and Their Antiophidic Properties; 8: Ethnobotanical Study of Dakshin Dinajpur District of West Bengal -- An Overview; 9: Antipsoriatic Medicinal Plants: From Traditional Use to Clinic; 10: Knowledge of the Ethnomedicinal Plants Used by Tobas and Mocovíes Tribes in the Central-North of Argentina; 11: Ethnobotany of Teucrium Species

12: Ethnobotanical Issues on Medicinal Plants from Paraguay13: An Overview of Vetiveria zizanioides (Linn.) Nash (Poaceae): Traditional Uses and Products; 14: Native Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Nervous System Ailments in Chile and the Current State of Its Scientific Studies; 15: Medicinal Plants Used by the Tharu Communities in Nepal; Index; Editors Biography

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