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Plants That Changed The World

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« Reply #15 on: November 13, 2008, 03:20:01 pm »









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Ethnobotany is a term coined in 1895 to encompass the study of the applications and economic potential of plants used by native peoples.

During the first half of the 20th century the anthropological and ecological aspects of the use of plants by indigenous populations became increasingly important. However, it was during the second half of the 20th century that ethnobotany flourished and that ethnobotanical surveys, studies, and reports on explorations proliferated.

These studies were fueled by the interests of major universities, pharmaceutical firms, and government agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health, who greatly expanded their programs in natural products research in hopes of finding new medicines for a variety of ills, including cancer, diabetes, and disorders of the immune system.

This compilation provides sources useful in chronicling the history of ethnobotany as well as references to published materials on all forms of vegetation which the aboriginal inhabitants of North and South America used for commodities, such as medicine, food, textiles, and ornaments.

Material on the interrelations between indigenous peoples, plants and society is also included.

Not intended to be a comprehensive bibliography, this guide is designed --as the name of the series implies-- to put the reader "on target."
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