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Brief history of Parker's role in the spread of Christian peyotism. Includes plant description and recommended reading list.
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Quanah Parker/Peyote Nocona was a revered war chief of the Nocone Comanches. His mother Cynthia was a white woman who as a child had been captured by the Comanches on May 19, 1836, at Fort Parker, in...Search for plants used for foods, drugs, dyes, and fibers of native North American peoples. Results return list of uses, with references.
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The herb database has moved. The new location is http herb.umd.umich.edu. You will be taken there automatically in 5 seconds. Please update your bookmarks....Search plants by chemical, activity or ethnobotanical use. Includes list of browsable databases and rainforest information.
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Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases Queries indicated in green are newer queries that search the most recent version of the database] Plant Searches Chemicals and activities in a particular plant. High concentration chemicals. Chemicals with one activity. Ethnobotanical uses. List...Houses collections of domesticated plants from around the world as well as specimens recovered from archaeological sites. Laboratory reports available for download in Adobe .pdf format, sorted by report number or locale.
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Ethnobotany Ethnobotany laboratory houses extensive collections of domesticated plants from around the world as well as specimens recovered from archaeological sites. The laboratory produces analysis reports for submitted specimens. A list of these reports is available...Defines the role of plants in society. Includes articles, discussion forum and related links.
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Ethnobotany Garden The role of plants in society The role of plants in society Saturday March 15, 2003. Beware the Ides of March! The forums are back up! If you thought you were going to a Canadian commercial site, you might actually have...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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Ethnobotany Welcome to the ethnobotany home page for Fort Lewis College and the Southwest. Our site is devoted to collecting and disseminating ethnobotanical information on a local level. Over there, I, from the flower-covered dawn, I...Materia medica of the psychoactive mushroom used by natives of subtropical regions.
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Psilocybe cubensis/Psilocybe subcubensis Stropharia cubensis this species is the largest and, arguably, the most handsome of all the Psilocybes. Where other Psilocybes are just plain folk, cubensis is gentry. In 1907 it was collected in Tonkin (now N....Searchable list of plants from the Amazon rainforest, by common or botanical name, action, ailment, properties or ethnic uses.
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Tropical Plant Database Raintree is dedicated to providing accurate and factual information on the important plants of the Amazon Rainforest, therefore this section of the Raintree web site is the most extensive. This Tropical Plant Database is continuously...Alphabetical listing by scientific name. Includes brief descriptions of usage and identifies cultures in which each plant is of interest.
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Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary TOC Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary Table of Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z...Articles, resources, and links.
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Sacred Earth Ethnobotany Ecotravel: All the Earth is Sacred Gaia brought forth all life on planet Earth. All the different species of fungi, plants, animals, insects and fish were her children, yet also a part of her body. Gaia breathed life into them all,...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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CIEER Centre For International Ethnomedicinal Education and Research Have a specific question post a message on the CIEER Forum Want to register or update an URL? Welcome to the Ethnobotanical Resource Directory. The purpose of this feature is to unify global information regarding...Describes the science and offers resource links, bibliography and list of online databases.
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ETHNOBOTANY OF WILD PLANT FOODS Ethnobotany is the study of the use of plants by people, and can draw on many sources ranging from anthropological or ethnobotanical studies of current plant use by existing peoples, through documentary and historical sources...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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African traditional healer, Chief Ozonnamalu of Nigeria. Photo by Steven R. King, 1996. Return to the Resource Center Search Home...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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Dr. Andrew Weil Weil has made a tremendous impact on the ways in which people view healing and health, mind/body interactions and the practice of integrative medicine. The recipient of an AB degree in botany from Harvard University...Describes the Master of Science courses, staff, projects and funding. Includes contact information for applicants or inquiries.
http://www.ukc.ac.uk/anthropology/courses/pgethno.html
News, literature and research specific to Andrographis paniculata, found primarily in India. Includes distribution, cultivation and pharmacological information.
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Andrographis Home This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them....A suggested introductory reading list from the Centre for Economic Botany, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Ethnobotany Reading List Further suggestions are welcome, particularly for outstanding regional monographs. Introductory Anderson, E. S 1967 Plants, man, and life. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, 251p. Readable, still vigorous polemic on the importance of ethnobotany Balick,...A list of courses available, information for students and a recommended reading list.
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Ethnobotany Program at the University of Hawai'i Track draws on the participation of 7 core faculty and numerous distinguished faculty affiliates housed in more than 15 academic departments. The Ethnobotany Track is part of the Botany Department under the College of Natural...Details from the third international congress of ethnobotany held in Naples, Italy between 22nd and 30th September 2001, including abstracts of presentations.
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Etnobotanica Napoli 2001 Index University of Naples Federico II College of Science and Technology Faculty of Sciences Naples, Italy Botanical Garden and Department of Plant Biology Via Foria, 223 I-80139 Naples, Italy THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ETHNOBOTANY Etnobotanica Napoli...Details about an international conference at The Hague, Netherlands to be held between 16th April 2002 and 19th April 2002.
http://www.czp.cuni.cz/en/info/pokus.asp?Kod=871
Traditional uses of native plants in central Washington state. Includes subsistence patterns, land use, fibers, textiles, and building materials.
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Ethnobotany of the Middle Columbia Native Americans Traditional knowledge and the future Current issues and links People have lived in Central Washington for over 12,500 years. Before contact with European cultures people lived in close proximity to the Columbia River, and journeyed...Promotes a book about the effects of mushrooms on culture, religion, and philosophy throughout history, as well as various events on this subject, featuring James Arthur. Includes information on psychedelic mushrooms.
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Welcome to JamesArthur.net ...An index and search engine of existing Internet-based, public domain documentation concerning indigenous knowledge and plant species uses.
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Traditional Ecological Knowledge Prior Art Database (T.E.K P.A.D ...Describes healing plants used by northern Plains Indians, including photos. Also contains links to databases, books, and teacher resources.
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Native American Herbal, Plant Knowledge Indian names may be individual to the person describing and furnishing plant specimens. Different names were given to different parts of the plant, and to its different uses in food or medicine sometimes. Botannical names...List compiled by the Washington State Department of Transportation describing useful plants found during highway improvements. Includes plant description, photo, habitat and use.
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WSDOT Environmental Ethnobotany and Cultural Resources Environmental staff phone number? Try the Environmental Services Directory Ethnobotany and Cultural Resources of the Washington State Department of Transportation Scott T. Clay-Poole, Ph.D. Ethnobotany is the study of the relationship between cultures and plants....The Journal of Ethnopharmacology, which publishes papers on medicinal and other useful indigenous plants as well as their bioactive compounds.
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Welcome to the International Society for Ethnopharmacology An interdisciplinary journal devoted to indigenous drugs The editorial statement of the Journal of Ethnopharmacology has remained practically unchanged since the Journal was first published in 1979. Since then numerous studies in the Journal dealing...Resource centre for edible, medicinal, and other useful plants.
http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
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.
http://www.kew.org/peopleplants/
Works in partnership with indigenous people in conserving biodiversity, health, and culture in tropical America.
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Amazon Conservation Team: ACT Home Team is an organization whose work is based on ethical relationships with its indigenous partners. IN THE NEWS April 14, 2005 Mark Plotkin discussed the Amazon Conservation Team's work on KQED Forum, with Michael Krasny....A study of coca's role in Andean society and its under-valuation by scholars.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jlvoris/thesis.html
Articles by Dr.Pankaj Oudhia detailing his research and observation of plants and their medicinal uses native to Chhattisgarh, India and surrounding regions.
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Research Articles Dr. Pankaj Oudhia More than 10,000 Articles Published Home of the electronic version of A Modern Herbal by Maud Grieve. Search Botanical.com Match All Any terms in Botanical.com A Modern Herbal Herbal Products Hydroponic Products Type words or phrase below and click the...Information on the use of herbs and other natural products in biochemistry, pharmacology, and traditional medicine.
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EthnoMedicinals for Research and Development A page dedicated to the transfer of information on the use of herbs and other natural products in biochemistry, pharmacology, and traditional medicine. Taxonomy of Medicinal Plants--Scientific and Common Names Sponsored by Catalyst Consultants What's...Describes Dr. Rosita Arvigo's studies and work with tropical plants and traditional healing in Belize.
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Ix Chel Farms and the Don Eligio Panti Medicinal Trail Not only for the very wealthy anymore. Hotels.Belize.com Best deals in Belize Central America. Qixo Airline fares with one search Belize Yellow Belize Business Directory. Tropic Real Estate Your Belize real estate experts. Belize Books...Web journal with information on ethnobotanical projects and organizations and links.
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Ethnobotanical Leaflets The aim of this journal is to expedite publication. Papers must be appropriate in subject matter and submitted in electronic form. All articles are reviewed by the editor. Take time and enjoy our Web Journal....Describes both food and medicinal uses of plants, listed alphabetically by scientific name.
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Ethnobotany Prickly Pear Food Uses: A C E,F G,H J,K,L,M N,O P Q,R,S T,U,V,Z Medical Uses: A B C D E F,G H I J,K L M,N O,P Q,R S T U,V,W,X,Y,Z Some Unknowns To Ethnozoology...The ethnobotanical work of Dr. Deepak Acharya, including full text of papers and pictures of Patalkot valley, India.
http://dracharya.tripod.com/patal
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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MBG: Research: The Unseen Garden To discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment, in order to preserve and enrich life. Each year, more than 750,000 visitors come to the Missouri Botanical Garden to delight in the serene beauty...A complete online version of the original printed book by L.S.M. Curtin.
http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/onlinebks/prophet/titlprop.htm