Applied Ethnobotany

Author : Anthony B. Cunningham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136534676

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Its wise and sensitive approach to working with local people will be relevant in situations throughout the world.' ECOS 'The numerous diagrams, tables of data, information flow charts, fieldwork sketches etc. give a great vibrancy to the work... It deserves a wide readership.' TEG News Wild or non-cultivated plants are crucial to the lives of a large portion of the world's population, providing low-cost building materials, fuel, food supplements, medicines, tools and sources of income. Despite their importance, their vulnerability to harvesting and other social impacts is not well understood. Applied Ethnobotany is the first practical guide to be published on how to manage wild plant species sustainably. This detailed manual on wild plant resources sets out the approaches and field methods involved in participatory work between conservationists, researchers and the primary resource users. Supported by extensive illustrations, it explains how local people can learn to assess the pressures on plant resources and what steps to take to ensure their continued availability. For all those involved in resource management decisions regarding plant species and diversity, and in particular those studying or working in conservation, rural development and park management, this guide is invaluable. Published with WWF, UNESCO and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Author : Anthony B. Cunningham
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781853836978

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Applied Ethnobotany by Anthony B. Cunningham Pdf

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Anthony B. Cunningham
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136534669

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Applied Ethnobotany by Anthony B. Cunningham Pdf

Its wise and sensitive approach to working with local people will be relevant in situations throughout the world.' ECOS 'The numerous diagrams, tables of data, information flow charts, fieldwork sketches etc. give a great vibrancy to the work... It deserves a wide readership.' TEG News Wild or non-cultivated plants are crucial to the lives of a large portion of the world's population, providing low-cost building materials, fuel, food supplements, medicines, tools and sources of income. Despite their importance, their vulnerability to harvesting and other social impacts is not well understood. Applied Ethnobotany is the first practical guide to be published on how to manage wild plant species sustainably. This detailed manual on wild plant resources sets out the approaches and field methods involved in participatory work between conservationists, researchers and the primary resource users. Supported by extensive illustrations, it explains how local people can learn to assess the pressures on plant resources and what steps to take to ensure their continued availability. For all those involved in resource management decisions regarding plant species and diversity, and in particular those studying or working in conservation, rural development and park management, this guide is invaluable. Published with WWF, UNESCO and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Author : A. B. Cunningham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1849776075

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Applied Ethnobotany by A. B. Cunningham Pdf

Its wise and sensitive approach to working with local people will be relevant in situations throughout the world.'ECOS 'The numerous diagrams, tables of data, information flow charts, fieldwork sketches etc. give a great vibrancy to the work... It deserves a wide readership.'TEG NewsWild or non-cultivated plants are crucial to the lives of a large portion of the world's population, providing low-cost building materials, fuel, food supplements, medicines, tools and sources of income. Despite their importance, their vulnerability to harvesting and other social impacts is not well understood. Applied Ethnobotany is the first practical guide to be published on how to manage wild plant species sustainably. This detailed manual on wild plant resources sets out the approaches and field methods involved in participatory work between conservationists, researchers and the primary resource users. Supported by extensive illustrations, it explains how local people can learn to assess the pressures on plant resources and what steps to take to ensure their continued availability. For all those involved in resource management decisions regarding plant species and diversity, and in particular those studying or working in conservation, rural development and park management, this guide is invaluable.Published with WWF, UNESCO and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Author : Anthony B. Cunningham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:474540483

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Applied Ethnobotany by Anthony B. Cunningham Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Ethnobotany
ISBN : MINN:31951D01790243Q

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Applied Ethnobotany by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Applied ethnobotany
ISBN : MINN:31951D01709803N

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Applied Ethnobotany in Natural Resource Management, Traditional Home Gardens by Anonim Pdf

Contributed papers with reference to Hindu Kush-Himalaya Regions.

Author : Manuel Pardo-de-Santayana,Andrea Pieroni,Rajindra K. Puri
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781845458140

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Ethnobotany in the New Europe by Manuel Pardo-de-Santayana,Andrea Pieroni,Rajindra K. Puri Pdf

The study of European wild food plants and herbal medicines is an old discipline that has been invigorated by a new generation of researchers pursuing ethnobotanical studies in fresh contexts. Modern botanical and medical science itself was built on studies of Medieval Europeans’ use of food plants and medicinal herbs. In spite of monumental changes introduced in the Age of Discovery and Mercantile Capitalism, some communities, often of immigrants in foreign lands, continue to hold on to old recipes and traditions, while others have adopted and enculturated exotic plants and remedies into their diets and pharmacopoeia in new and creative ways. Now in the 21st century, in the age of the European Union and Globalization, European folk botany is once again dynamically responding to changing cultural, economic, and political contexts. The authors and studies presented in this book reflect work being conducted across Europe’s many regions. They tell the story of the on-going evolution of human-plant relations in one of the most bioculturally dynamic places on the planet, and explore new approaches that link the re-evaluation of plant-based cultural heritage with the conservation and use of biocultural diversity.

Author : Nelson Thornes Limited
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1999-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0748743723

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Applied Ethnobotany - People, Wild Plant Use and Conservation by Nelson Thornes Limited Pdf

Author : Alan Hamilton
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781849772181

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Plant Conservation by Alan Hamilton Pdf

In this, the latest in the People and Plants series, plant conservation is described in the context of livelihoods and development, and ways of balancing the conservation of plant diversity with the use of plants and the environment for human benefit are discussed. A central contention in this book is that local people must be involved if conservation is to be successful. Also examined are ways of prioritizing plants and places for conservation initiatives, approaches to in situ and ex situ conservation, and how to approach problems of unsustainable harvesting of wild plants. Roles for botanists, foresters, sociologists, development workers and others are discussed. This book acts as a unifying text for the series, integrating case studies and methodologies considered in previous volumes and pointing out in a comprehensive, accessible volume the valuable lessons to be learned.

Author : Gary J. Martin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136536205

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Ethnobotany by Gary J. Martin Pdf

Ethnobotany, the study of the classification, use and management of plants by people, draws on a range of disciplines, including natural and social sciences, to show how conservation of plants and of local knowledge about them can be achieved. Ethnobotany is critical to the growing importance of developing new crops and products such as drugs from traditional plants. This book is the basic introduction to the field, showing how botany, anthropology, ecology, economics and linguistics are all employed in the techniques and methods involved. It explains data collection and hypothesis testing and provides practical ideas on fieldwork ethics and the application of results to conservation and community development. Case studies illustrate the explanations, demonstrating the importance of collaboration in achieving results. Published with WWF, UNESCO and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.

Author : J.K. Maheshwari
Publisher : Scientific Publishers
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789387991200

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Ethnobotany in South Asia by J.K. Maheshwari Pdf

The present volume contains an editorial review article New vistas in Ethnobotany along with 76 other articles written by eminent ethno-botanist working in various scientific research and academic institutions in South Asia. Ethnobotany of tribals/traditional uses of plants in different parts of South Asia and ethnobotanical uses of Herbarium have been dealt with in this work besides many other useful articles. This work provides a glimpse of rich ethnobotanical heritage of South Asia.

Author : Gerard Marshall Raj,Ramasamy Raveendran
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-16
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789813297791

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Introduction to Basics of Pharmacology and Toxicology by Gerard Marshall Raj,Ramasamy Raveendran Pdf

This book illustrates, in a comprehensive manner, the most crucial principles involved in pharmacology and allied sciences. The title begins by discussing the historical aspects of drug discovery, with up to date knowledge on Nobel Laureates in pharmacology and their significant discoveries. It then examines the general pharmacological principles - pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, with in-depth information on drug transporters and interactions. In the remaining chapters, the book covers a definitive collection of topics containing essential information on the basic principles of pharmacology and how they are employed for the treatment of diseases. Readers will learn about special topics in pharmacology that are hard to find elsewhere, including issues related to environmental toxicology and the latest information on drug poisoning and treatment, analytical toxicology, toxicovigilance, and the use of molecular biology techniques in pharmacology. The book offers a valuable resource for researchers in the fields of pharmacology and toxicology, as well as students pursuing a degree in or with an interest in pharmacology.

Author : Elisabeth Hsu,Stephen Harris
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780857456335

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Plants, Health and Healing by Elisabeth Hsu,Stephen Harris Pdf

Plants have cultural histories, as their applications change over time and with place. Some plant species have affected human cultures in profound ways, such as the stimulants tea and coffee from the Old World, or coca and quinine from South America. Even though medicinal plants have always attracted considerable attention, there is surprisingly little research on the interface of ethnobotany and medical anthropology. This volume, which brings together (ethno-)botanists, medical anthropologists and a clinician, makes an important contribution towards filling this gap. It emphasises that plant knowledge arises situationally as an intrinsic part of social relationships, that herbs need to be enticed if not seduced by the healers who work with them, that herbal remedies are cultural artefacts, and that bioprospecting and medicinal plant discovery can be viewed as the epitome of a long history of borrowing, stealing and exchanging plants.

Author : Alejandro Casas,José Juan Blancas Vázquez
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 1581 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030993573

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Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Mexico by Alejandro Casas,José Juan Blancas Vázquez Pdf

Research in recent years has increasingly shifted away from purely academic research, and into applied aspects of the discipline, including climate change research, conservation, and sustainable development. It has by now widely been recognized that “traditional” knowledge is always in flux and adapting to a quickly changing environment. Trends of globalization, especially the globalization of plant markets, have greatly influenced how plant resources are managed nowadays. While ethnobotanical studies are now available from many regions of the world, no comprehensive encyclopedic series focusing on the worlds mountain regions is available in the market. Scholars in plant sciences worldwide will be interested in this website and its dynamic content. The field (and thus the market) of ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology has grown considerably in recent years. Student interest is on the rise, attendance at professional conferences has grown steadily, and the number of professionals calling themselves ethnobotanists has increased significantly (the various societies (Society for Economic Botany, International Society of Ethnopharmacology, Society of Ethnobiology, International Society for Ethnobiology, and many regional and national societies in the field currently have thousands of members). Growth has been most robust in BRIC countries. The objective of this new MRW on Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions is to take advantage of the increasing international interest and scholarship in the field of mountain research. We anticipate including the best and latest research on a full range of descriptive, methodological, theoretical, and applied research on the most important plants for each region. Each contribution will be scientifically rigorous and contribute to the overall field of study.