Ethnobotanists

The keyword is ethnobotany.

Janis B. Alcorn has written:

'Huastec Mayan ethnobotany' -- subject(s): Ethnobotany, Huastec Indians, Indians of Mexico

Janice Timbrook has written:

'Chumash ethnobotany' -- subject(s): Ethnobotany, Plants, Chumash Indians, Catalogs and collections, Social life and customs

Ethnobotany is important because it helps preserve traditional knowledge about plants and their uses among different cultures. This knowledge can contribute to the discovery of new medicinal compounds, food sources, and sustainable practices. Understanding ethnobotany also helps to promote biodiversity conservation and support indigenous communities.

Ethnobotany is a branch of science that combines the study of plants and their traditional uses by different cultures. It is an interdisciplinary field that combines elements of botany, anthropology, and ecology to understand the relationships between people and plants.

James Michael Mahar has written:

'Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation' -- subject(s): Indians of North America, Food, Medicine, Ethnobotany, Paiute Indians

forget the question, skip it, move on

Erna Gunther has written:

'Ethnobotany of western Washington'

The study of people of a particular culture and region and how they use plants

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Ethnobotany is a branch of science that combines the studies of plants and people. It focuses on how different cultures use plants for food, medicine, shelter, and other purposes. Ethnobotanists often work to document traditional knowledge and practices related to plants.

Katharine Luomala has written:

'Voices on the wind' -- subject(s): Polynesian Mythology

'Hula Ki'i'

'Navaho Life Of Yesterday And Today' -- subject(s): Navajo Indians

'Ethnobotany of the Gilbert Islands' -- subject(s): Ethnobotany, Popular Plant names

V. Singh has written:

'Monograph on Indian Leucas R. BR. (Dronapushpi) Lamialeaf'

'The Cim Debacle'

'Biodiversity of Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan' -- subject(s): Biodiversity

'Monograph on Indian subtribe cassiinae (caesalpiniaceae)'

'Ethnobotany of Rajasthan, India' -- subject(s): Ethnobotany

Raymond Stark has written:

'Guide to Indian herbs' -- subject(s): Ethnobotany, Indians of North America, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Vegetable Materia medica

'Maori herbal remedies' -- subject(s): Ethnobotany, Herbs, Identification, Maori (New Zealand people), Medicinal plants, Medicine, Therapeutic use, Traditional medicine

Ethnobotany provides valuable information on traditional uses of plants for medicinal purposes by different cultures. This knowledge can guide pharmacological research to identify bioactive compounds in plants, leading to the discovery of new drugs or therapeutic agents. By studying the ethnobotanical knowledge of different communities, pharmacologists can explore new avenues for drug development.

Alex. Johnston has written:

'Plants and the Blackfoot' -- subject(s): Ethnobotany, Indians of North America, Siksika Indians

John Harshberger coined the term ethnobotany in the 1890s. However, studies of useful plants go back to the ancient Greeks, so it would be hard to pinpoint any one person as having founded the discipline. Richard Evans Schultes was probably the most influential ethnobotanist in the latter half of the 20th century, and trained many of the ethnobotanists working today.

Perdita Pohle has written:

'Useful plants of Manang district' -- subject(s): Ethnobotany, Plants, Useful, Useful Plants

Paul Hiepko has written:

'Opiliaceae' -- subject(s): Opiliaceae

'Mensch und Pflanze' -- subject(s): Eipo (Indonesian people), Ethnobotany

Hanne Christensen has written:

'Refugees and pioneers' -- subject(s): History, Hutu (African people), Immigrants

'Ethnobotany of the Iban & the Kelabit' -- subject(s): Ethnobotany, Folk classification, Human ecology, Traditional farming, Traditional medicine

'Survey of the social and economic conditions of Afghan refugees in Pakistan' -- subject(s): Economic conditions, Refugees, Social conditions, Statistics

'Planning and Afghan women'

Rainer Bussmann has written:

'Plantas de la longevidad' -- subject(s): Longevity, Economic Botany, Ethnobotany, Medicinal plants, Medicinal Plants

Eliot Cowan has written:

'Plant spirit medicine' -- subject(s): Huichol Indians, Ethnobotany, Religion, Healing, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Shamanism

Lorenzo R. Parodi has written:

'La agricultura aborigen argentina' -- subject(s): Agriculture, Botany, Ethnobotany, Indians of South America

Edward F. Anderson has written:

'Plants and people of the Golden Triangle' -- subject(s): Ethnobotany, Social life and customs, Mountain people

Genny Iglesias has written:

'Sacha jambi' -- subject(s): Ethnobotany, Indians of South America, Medicine, Quechua Indians, Vegetable Materia medica

Jian Cui has written:

'Zhongguo shao shu min zu yao yong zhi wu xue' -- subject(s): Ethnobotany, Medicinal plants

Paul E. Minnis has written:

'People and Plants in Ancient Eastern North America' -- subject(s): Ethnobotany, Plant remains (Archaeology), Paleoethnobotany

Elizabeth M. Wheeler has written:

'Mother earth's mercantile' -- subject(s): Ethnobotany, Identification, Indians of North America, Plants, Useful, Useful Plants

Agrostology

Bryology

Dendrology

Ethnobotany

Ethnolichenology

List of plant morphology terms

Micropaleontology

Paleobotany

Paleoethnobotany

Palynology

Phytochemistry

Phytosociology

Plant anatomy

Plant morphology

Plant physiology

Pomology

Douglas Steven Moser has written:

'An ethnographic study of the southern Willamette Valley grass seed industry' -- subject(s): Grasses, Seeds, Ethnobotany, Seed industry and trade

Marilyn Walker has written:

'Harvesting the northern wild' -- subject(s): Cookery (Wild foods), Edible Wild plants, Ethnobotany, Food, Forest plants, Indians of North America

Peggy Robinson has written:

'Profiles of Northwest plants' -- subject(s): Edible Wild plants, Ethnobotany, Folklore, Indians of North America, Medicinal plants, Plants, Useful Plants

Anne Hutchings has written:

'Zulu medicinal plants' -- subject(s): Ethnobotany, Materia medica, Vegetable, Medicinal plants, Traditional medicine, Vegetable Materia medica, Zulu (African people)

Mary B Kenny has written:

'Ojibway plant taxonomy at Lac Seul First Nation, Ontario, Canada' -- subject(s): Ethnobotany, Botany, Classification, Ojibwa Indians, Dialects, Ojibwa language

S. M. John Kennedy has written:

'Ethnobotanical wisdom of the tribals in the Palni Hills' -- subject(s): Paliyan (Indic people), Pulayan (Indic people), Social conditions, Ethnobotany, Economic conditions

Jacqueline M. Piper has written:

'Bamboo and Rattan' -- subject(s): Bamboo, Ethnobotany, Folklore, Material culture, Rattan, Social aspects of Bamboo, Social aspects of Rattan, Social life and customs

'Cumulative effects assessment in the UK'

Annie Walter has written:

'Getting married yesterday and today' -- subject(s): Marriage customs and rites, Apma (Vanuatuan people)

'Fruits of Oceania' -- subject(s): Fruit, Fruit trees, Nut trees, Utilization, Nuts, Ethnobotany, Diet, Identification

William T. Vickers has written:

'Useful plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of eastern Ecuador' -- subject(s): Ethnobotany, Indians of South America, Useful Plants

'Los sionas y secoyas' -- subject(s): Secoya Indians, Sioni Indians

Yes, natural medicine. Research has shown that his studies have been Traditional Chinese Medicine ( Herbs and minerals) American Herbology, European Herbology, Native American Ethnobotany. There is some kind of a school that was started years ago to promote these things. Not sure where it it.

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Louis Lewin has written:

'Geschichte der israelit. Kranken-Verpflegungs-Anstalt und Beerdigungs-Gesellschaft zu Breslau, 1726-1926' -- subject(s): History, Hospitals, Jews

William W. Dunmire has written:

'Gardens of New Spain'

'Wild plants and Native peoples of the Four Corners' -- subject(s): Edible Wild plants, Ethnobotany, Indians of North America, Medicinal plants, Plants, Useful, Useful Plants, Wild plants, Edible

Robert D. Foster has written:

'The North American Indian doctor, or, Nature's method of curing and preventing disease according to the Indians' -- subject(s): Ethnobotany, Formulae, receipts, prescriptions, Indians of North America, Materia medica, Vegetable, Medicine, Vegetable Materia medica

Some possible seminar topics for botany could include plant physiology, plant ecology, plant genetics, ethnobotany, plant evolution, plant anatomy, plant taxonomy, or plant biotechnology. These topics can cater to a range of interests within the field of botany.

Leann Sebrey has written:

'The parents' guide to baby signs' -- subject(s): American Sign Language, Infants, Interpersonal communication in infants, Language, Nonverbal communication in infants, Sign language, Sign language acquisition, Study and teaching (Early childhood)

Charles B. Heiser has written:

'Of plants and people' -- subject(s): Botany, Economic, Cultivated Plants, Economic Botany, Ethnobotany, Folklore, Plants, Cultivated

'Nightshades (A Series of books in biology)'

'The North American sunflowers (Helianthus)' -- subject(s): Botany, Helianthus

'Weeds in My Garden'

In the United States, Dr. James Duke is a prominent botanist who made significant contributions to the study of medicinal plants. He extensively researched and documented the medicinal properties of plants, publishing numerous books on the subject. His work has greatly influenced the field of ethnobotany.

Peggy Thomas has written:

'Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (Diseases and Disorders)'

'Talking bones' -- subject(s): Forensic anthropology, Forensic osteology

'Bird Alert (Science of Saving)'

'Medicines from nature' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature, Ethnobotany, Herbs, Traditional medicine, Drugs, Therapeutic use, Pharmacognosy

Yes, ethnobotany is a branch of life science that studies the relationships between plants and people, focusing on how plants are used in various cultures for medicinal, culinary, and other purposes. Ethnobotanists document traditional knowledge of plants and their uses, helping to preserve valuable information for conservation and future research.

Ethnobiology is the plant lore and customs of people. Rudimentary drugs derived from plants used in folk medicine have found to be beneficial in the treatment of many illnesses, both physical and mental. Ethnobiologists often live for a period of time in the society they are studying to observe all phases of their lives, mythology, religion, language and research into specific plants used and in their preparation