Book ID: 115311
Bellakhdar, Jamal
Hommes et Plantes au Maghreb - Eléments pour une Méthode en Ethnobotanique. 2023. 42 b/w photopgr. 417 p. Paper bd.- In French.
This book examines the various uses to which plants have been put by the peoples of the Maghreb to ensure their daily existence. It examines in turn: - the use of plants for food purposes
- therapeutic uses in the light of the medical or magical concepts that underpin popular healthcare practices
- the toxic properties of certain plants and the history of poisons and poisoning in the Maghreb
- the technical uses of plants
- the world of words and signs through which plants take their place in social life
- the question of the rights of traditional communities over their resources and knowledge.