Directory of Ethnobotany Resources

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Ethnobotany is the study of plants as they relate to or are used by specific cultures. Examples may include use as food or medicine, or for spiritual or agricultural purposes.

Resources in This Category

• 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.

• 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.

• BioFiC-Planta / EtnobotCat

  http://www.etnobiofic.cat/
  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.

• By the Prophet of the Earth - Ethnobotany of the Pima

  http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/onlinebks/prophet/titlprop.htm
  A complete online version of the original printed book by L.S.M. Curtin.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Ethnobotany and Paleoethnobotany Bibliography

  http://wings.buffalo.edu/anthropology/Documents/ethnobib
  A comprehensive bibliography of ethnobotanical literature, listed by author and subject grouping.

• 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.

• Ethnobotany Research and Applications E-Journal

  http://www.ethnobotanyjournal.org/
  A free online journal of current research in ethnobotany.

• Ethnomedicinals for Research and Development

  http://ethnomedicinals.com/
  Information on the use of herbs and other natural products in biochemistry, pharmacology, and traditional medicine.

• 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.

• 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.

• International Society for Ethnopharmacology

  http://www.ethnopharmacology.org/
  The Journal of Ethnopharmacology, which publishes papers on medicinal and other useful indigenous plants as well as their bioactive compounds.

• 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.

• Machiguenga

  http://manu.montana.com/
  An ethnobotanical study of eastern Peru.

• Patalkot

  http://dracharya.tripod.com/patal
  The ethnobotanical work of Dr. Deepak Acharya, including full text of papers and pictures of Patalkot valley, India.

• 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.

• Plants for a Future

  http://www.pfaf.org/
  Resource centre for edible, medicinal, and other useful plants.

• Psilocybe cubensis/Psilocybe subcubensis

  http://www.stainblue.com/cubensis.html
  Materia medica of the psychoactive mushroom used by natives of subtropical regions.

• Quanah Parker/Peyote

  http://www.stainblue.com/quanahparker.html
  Brief history of Parker's role in the spread of Christian peyotism. Includes plant description and recommended reading list.

• 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.

• Sacred Earth Ethnobotany

  http://www.sacredearth.com/ethnobotany.htm
  Articles, resources, and links.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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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