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Research Department, Missouri Botanical Garden - http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/
Describes current research, including ethnobotany, medicinal botany, traditional uses of plants, and bioprospecting. Also: research policy, discoveries, DNA-banking, Chatham Fellowship, staff, and links. |
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Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - http://www.ethnobiomed.com/
An open access, online journal of ethnosciences. Includes topics in medicinal and cultural uses of plants. |
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Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases - http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/
Search plants by chemical, activity or ethnobotanical use. Includes list of browsable databases and rainforest information. |
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People and Plants - http://peopleandplants.org/
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. |
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Machiguenga - http://manu.montana.com/
An ethnobotanical study of eastern Peru. |
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Plants for a Future - http://www.pfaf.org
Resource centre for edible, medicinal, and other useful plants. |
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Ethnobotany Research and Applications E-Journal - http://www.ethnobotanyjournal.org/
A free online journal of current research in ethnobotany. |
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Tropical Plant Database - http://www.rain-tree.com/plants.htm
Searchable list of plants from the Amazon rainforest, by common or botanical name, action, ailment, properties or ethnic uses. |
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Society of Ethnobiology - http://ethnobiology.org/
A nonprofit professional organization dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of the relationships of plants and animals with human cultures worldwide. |
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Society for Economic Botany - http://www.econbot.org/
Fosters scientific research, education, and related activities on the past, present, and future uses of plants, and the relationship between plants and people. |
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Amazon Conservation Team - http://www.ethnobotany.org/
Works in partnership with indigenous people in conserving biodiversity, health, and culture in tropical America. |
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Ethnobotany - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnobotany
Information from Wikipedia on this branch of botany that studies the relationships that exist between people and plants. |
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Center for International Ethnomedicinal Education and Research - http://www.cieer.org/directory.html
Ethnobotanical resource directory includes discussion forum, listserve, project and online course information, as well as articles, publications, schools and societies of interest. |
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Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary - http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/dictionary/tico/index.html
Alphabetical listing by scientific name. Includes brief descriptions of usage and identifies cultures in which each plant is of interest. |
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A Modern Herbal - http://www.botanical.com/
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. |
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Centre for Economic Botany - http://www.kew.org/science/ecbot/
Based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, carrying out research and providing an identification service. |
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Central Africa Medicinal Plants Database - http://www.metafro.be/prelude
A searchable and browsable medicinal plant database for uses of traditional veterinarian and human medicines in Africa. |
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Flora Celtica - http://193.62.154.38/celtica/fcb.htm
A database of flora in the Celtic countries and regions of Europe. It includes traditional knowledge and uses of plants. |
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Native American Herbal, Plant Knowledge - http://www.kstrom.net/isk/food/plants.html
Describes healing plants used by northern Plains Indians, including photos. Also contains links to databases, books, and teacher resources. |
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Ethnobotany - Access Excellence - http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/Ethnobotany/
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. |
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Flora Ontario Integrated Botanical Information System - http://www.uoguelph.ca/foibis/
FOIBIS is a searchable database of more than 4700 species, including vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens. It includes information on ethnobotanical uses. |
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The Hidden Gifts of Nature by Sigrid Leger - http://www.sigridleger.de/book/index.html
Description of plant usage by the San people in West Bushmanland (Namibia) for food, medicine, tools, and decoration. |
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Dr. Andrew Weil - http://www.stainblue.com/andrewweil.html
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. |
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Ethnobotany of the Middle Columbia River Native Americans - http://www.cwnp.org/ethnobot2.html
Traditional uses of native plants in central Washington state. Includes subsistence patterns, land use, fibers, textiles, and building materials. |
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Economic Importance and Ethnobotany of Palm Trees - http://www.plantapalm.com/vpe/ethnobotany/vpe_ethnobotany.htm
Includes articles on the various ethnobotanical uses of palm trees. |
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Minnesota Ethnobotany - http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/ethnoarchaeology/ethnobotany/
Describes both food and medicinal uses of plants, listed alphabetically by scientific name. |
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Ethnobotany - http://anthro.fortlewis.edu/ethnobotany/
From Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado. Includes definition of the science, projects, special events and database of plants of the southwest region of the United States. |
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A Library of Western Amazonia Ethnobotany, Shamanism and Ayahuasca - http://www.biopark.org/peru/Amazon-library-ethnobotany.html
A variety of articles exploring ethnobotany and shamanic healing practices in western Amazonia. |
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Ethnobotany Bibliography - http://www.kew.org/science/eblinks/ethnobook.html
A suggested introductory reading list from the Centre for Economic Botany, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London. |
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Patalkot - http://dracharya.tripod.com/patal
The ethnobotanical work of Dr. Deepak Acharya, including full text of papers and pictures of Patalkot valley, India. |
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Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database - http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/
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. |
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Sacred Earth Ethnobotany - http://www.sacredearth.com/ethnobotany.htm
Articles, resources, and links. |
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A Certain Herb Called Coca - http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jlvoris/thesis.html
A study of coca's role in Andean society and its under-valuation by scholars. |
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Plant Interactions - http://www.plantinteractions.co.uk/
A scientific resource for information on biodiversity, conservation, plant utilization, indigenous knowledge systems and culture. |
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The African Journal of Ethnobiology - http://www.idhaa.org/
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. |
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Traditional Ecological Knowledge Prior Art Database - http://ip.aaas.org/tekindex.nsf
An index and search engine of existing Internet-based, public domain documentation concerning indigenous knowledge and plant species uses. |
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Medicinal plants - http://www.green-source.blogspot.com/
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. |
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Ethno-Mycology of the World - http://goa-shoom.net/ethnomycology/
Provides an overview of fungi and includes information on their use as tools, for food and in medicine and their psychoactive properties. |
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Ethnobotany Program at the University of Kent at Canterbury - http://www.kent.ac.uk/anthropology/prospective_students/courses/pgethno.html
Describes the Master of Science courses, staff, projects and funding. Includes contact information for applicants or inquiries. |
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Ethnobotanical Leaflets - http://www.ethnoleaflets.com//
An international web journal for ethnobotanical research articles. |