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Ethnobotany. Local knowledge and traditions / edited by Jose L. Martinez, Amner Munoz-Acevedo, Mahendra Rai.

Contributor(s): Martinez, José L. (José Luis), 1959- [editor.] | Muñoz-Acevedo, Amner [editor.] | Rai, Mahendra [editor.]Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 online resource : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780429424069; 042942406X; 9780429753886; 0429753888; 9780429753862; 0429753861; 9780429753879; 042975387XSubject(s): Ethnobotany | Medicinal plants | SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany | HEALTH & FITNESS / Herbal Medications | MEDICAL / Alternative MedicineDDC classification: 581.63 LOC classification: GN476.73Online resources: Taylor & Francis | OCLC metadata license agreement

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1: Mururé (Brosimum acutifolium Huber) in the Treatment of Syphilis in Colonial Amazonia: From Historical Data to the Actual Contribution in Treatment; 2: Agroecology, Local Knowledge and Participatory Research: Articulation of Knowledge for Sustainable Use of Plant Resources in Agroecosystems; 3: The Path of Ethnopharmacobotany: From Economic Botany to Ethnobotany; 4: Patagonian Berries: An Ethnobotanical Approach to Exploration of their Nutraceutical Potential

5: Status of Research on Medicinal Plants in the Cajamarca's Region, Peru6: Recent Reports on Ethnopharmacological and Ethnobotanical Studies of Valeriana carnosa Sm: (Valerianaceae); 7: Traditional Knowledge of Antivenom Plants: Bioactive Compounds and Their Antiophidic Properties; 8: Ethnobotanical Study of Dakshin Dinajpur District of West Bengal -- An Overview; 9: Antipsoriatic Medicinal Plants: From Traditional Use to Clinic; 10: Knowledge of the Ethnomedicinal Plants Used by Tobas and Mocovíes Tribes in the Central-North of Argentina; 11: Ethnobotany of Teucrium Species

12: Ethnobotanical Issues on Medicinal Plants from Paraguay13: An Overview of Vetiveria zizanioides (Linn.) Nash (Poaceae): Traditional Uses and Products; 14: Native Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Nervous System Ailments in Chile and the Current State of Its Scientific Studies; 15: Medicinal Plants Used by the Tharu Communities in Nepal; Index; Editors Biography

Summary: Ethnobotany: Local Knowledge and Traditions discusses various plants that have actually been used in traditional medicine for a specific ailment. It desribes the biological effectiveness (activities) related to each "sickness" which have been scientifically verified. This book will also discuss the bioactivities established/determined that are promising and have potential. Finally, this book will be an appropriate consultation tool for scientists/professionals/experts such as ethnobotanists, botanists, cell/molecular biologists, chemists, pharmacists, pharmacologists, environmentalists/ecologists.

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Ethnobotany: Local Knowledge and Traditions discusses various plants that have actually been used in traditional medicine for a specific ailment. It desribes the biological effectiveness (activities) related to each "sickness" which have been scientifically verified. This book will also discuss the bioactivities established/determined that are promising and have potential. Finally, this book will be an appropriate consultation tool for scientists/professionals/experts such as ethnobotanists, botanists, cell/molecular biologists, chemists, pharmacists, pharmacologists, environmentalists/ecologists.

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