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Ethnobotany:

Amazon Conservation Team

Works in partnership with indigenous people in conserving biodiversity, health, and culture in tropical America.

http://www.ethnobotany.org/

Andrographis Home

News, literature and research specific to Andrographis paniculata, found primarily in India. Includes distribution, cultivation and pharmacological information.

http://www.geocities.com/andrographis/

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Articles, Message Board, Links, A Modern Herbal...

http://www.botanical.com/

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By the Prophet of the Earth - Ethnobotany of the Pima

A complete online version of the original printed book by L.S.M. Curtin.

http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/onlinebks/prophet/titlprop.htm

Center for International Ethnomedicinal Education and Research

Ethnobotanical resource directory includes discussion forum, listserve, project and online course information, as well as articles, publications, schools and societies of interest.

http://www.cieer.org/directory.html

Central Africa Medicinal Plants Database

A searchable and browsable medicinal plant database for uses of traditional veterinarian and human medicines in Africa.

http://www.metafro.be/prelude

Centre for Economic Botany

Based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, carrying out research and providing an identification service.

http://www.kew.org/scihort/ecbot/

A Certain Herb Called Coca

A study of coca's role in Andean society and its under-valuation by scholars.

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jlvoris/thesis.html

Dr. Andrew Weil

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.

http://www.stainblue.com/andrewweil.html

Economic Importance and Ethnobotany of Palm Trees

Includes articles on the various ethnobotanical uses of palm trees.

http://www.plantapalm.com/vpe/ethnobotany/vpe_ethnobotany.htm

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

An international web journal for ethnobotanical research articles.

http://www.siu.edu/~ebl/

Ethnobotany

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.

http://anthro.fortlewis.edu/ethnobotany/

Ethnobotany

Information from Wikipedia on this branch of botany that studies the relationships that exist between people and plants.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnobotany

Ethnobotany - Access Excellence

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.

http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/Ethnobotany/

Ethnobotany and Paleoethnobotany Bibliography

A comprehensive bibliography of ethnobotanical literature, listed by author and subject grouping.

http://wings.buffalo.edu/anthropology/Documents/ethnobib

Ethnobotany Bibliography

A suggested introductory reading list from the Centre for Economic Botany, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.

http://www.kew.org/scihort/eblinks/ethnobook.html

Ethnobotany of the Middle Columbia River Native Americans

Traditional uses of native plants in central Washington state. Includes subsistence patterns, land use, fibers, textiles, and building materials.

http://www.cwnp.org/ethnobot2.html

Ethnobotany Program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

A list of courses available, information for students and a recommended reading list.

http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/ethnobotany/

Ethnobotany Program at the University of Kent at Canterbury

Describes the Master of Science courses, staff, projects and funding. Includes contact information for applicants or inquiries.

http://www.kent.ac.uk/anthropology/prospective_students/courses/pgethno.html

Ethnobotany Research and Applications E-Journal

A free online journal of current research in ethnobotany.

http://www.ethnobotanyjournal.org/

Ethnomedicinals for Research and Development

Information on the use of herbs and other natural products in biochemistry, pharmacology, and traditional medicine.

http://ethnomedicinals.com/

Ethno-Mycology

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.

http://jamesarthur.yage.net/mushroom.html

Flora Celtica

A database of flora in the Celtic countries and regions of Europe. It includes traditional knowledge and uses of plants.

http://193.62.154.38/celtica/fcb.htm

Flora Ontario Integrated Botanical Information System

FOIBIS is a searchable database of more than 4700 species, including vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens. It includes information on ethnobotanical uses.

http://www.uoguelph.ca/foibis/

Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database

A database of plants traditionally used in Hawaiian culture, with specific information on medicinal and non-medicinal uses. Listed by Hawaiian names or by species names.

http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/

The Hidden Gifts of Nature by Sigrid Leger

Description of plant usage by the San people in West Bushmanland (Namibia) for food, medicine, tools, and decoration.

http://www.sigridleger.de/book/index.html

International Society for Ethnopharmacology

The Journal of Ethnopharmacology, which publishes papers on medicinal and other useful indigenous plants as well as their bioactive compounds.

http://www.ethnopharmacology.org/

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

An open access, online journal of ethnosciences. Includes topics in medicinal and cultural uses of plants.

http://www.ethnobiomed.com/

Laboratory of Ethnobotany

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.

http://www.lsa.umich.edu/umma/research/labs

A Library of Western Amazonia Ethnobotany, Shamanism and Ayahuasca

A variety of articles exploring ethnobotany and shamanic healing practices in western Amazonia.

http://www.biopark.org/peru/Amazon-library-ethnobotany.html

Machiguenga

An ethnobotanical study of eastern Peru.

http://manu.montana.com/

Medicinal plants

Provides photographs and descriptions of a range of plants believed to have medicinal properties. Almost all our present medicines are derived from research on medicinal plants.

http://www.green-source.blogspot.com/

Minnesota Ethnobotany

Describes both food and medicinal uses of plants, listed alphabetically by scientific name.

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/ethnoarchaeology/ethnobotany/

Mongabay Ethnobotany Blog

A news blog on ethnobotany from an environmental science and conservation news site.

http://www.mongabay.com/news-index/ethnobotany1.html

Native American Herbal, Plant Knowledge

Describes healing plants used by northern Plains Indians, including photos. Also contains links to databases, books, and teacher resources.

http://www.kstrom.net/isk/food/plants.html

Patalkot

The ethnobotanical work of Dr. Deepak Acharya, including full text of papers and pictures of Patalkot valley, India.

http://dracharya.tripod.com/patal

People and Plants

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://peopleandplants.org/

Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Search plants by chemical, activity or ethnobotanical use. Includes list of browsable databases and rainforest information.

http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/

Plant Interactions

A scientific resource for information on biodiversity, conservation, plant utilization, indigenous knowledge systems and culture.

http://www.plantinteractions.co.uk/

Plants for a Future

Resource centre for edible, medicinal, and other useful plants.

http://www.pfaf.org

Psilocybe cubensis/Psilocybe subcubensis

Materia medica of the psychoactive mushroom used by natives of subtropical regions.

http://www.stainblue.com/cubensis.html

Quanah Parker/Peyote

Brief history of Parker's role in the spread of Christian peyotism. Includes plant description and recommended reading list.

http://www.stainblue.com/quanahparker.html

Research Department, Missouri Botanical Garden

Describes current research, including ethnobotany, medicinal botany, traditional uses of plants, and bioprospecting. Also: research policy, discoveries, DNA-banking, Chatham Fellowship, staff, and links.

http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/

Sacred Earth Ethnobotany

Articles, resources, and links.

http://www.sacredearth.com/ethnobotany.htm

Society for Economic Botany

Fosters scientific research, education, and related activities on the past, present, and future uses of plants, and the relationship between plants and people.

http://www.econbot.org/

Society of Ethnobiology

A nonprofit professional organization dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of the relationships of plants and animals with human cultures worldwide.

http://ethnobiology.org/

Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary

Alphabetical listing by scientific name. Includes brief descriptions of usage and identifies cultures in which each plant is of interest.

http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/dictionary/tico/index.html

Traditional Ecological Knowledge Prior Art Database

An index and search engine of existing Internet-based, public domain documentation concerning indigenous knowledge and plant species uses.

http://ip.aaas.org/tekindex.nsf

Tropical Plant Database

Searchable list of plants from the Amazon rainforest, by common or botanical name, action, ailment, properties or ethnic uses.

http://www.rain-tree.com/plants.htm

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