Book ID: 109236
Martinez, José L., Amner Munoz - Acevedo and Mahendra Rai (eds.):
Ethnobotany. Local Knowledge and Traditions. 2019. illus. VI, 326 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
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.
Contents:
Mururé (Brosimum acutifolium Huber) in the Treatment of Syphilis in Colonial Amazonia: From Historical Data to the Actual Contribution in Treatment
Agroecology, Local Knowledge and Participatory Research: Articulation of Knowledge for Sustainable Use of Plant Resources in Agroecosystems
The Path of Ethnopharmacobotany: From Economic Botany to Ethnobotany
Patagonian Berries: An Ethnobotanical Approach to Exploration of their Nutraceutical Potential
Status of Research on Medicinal Plants in the Cajamarca´s Region, Peru
Recent Reports on Ethnopharmacological and Ethnobotanical Studies of Valeriana Carnosa Sm. (Valerianaceae)
Traditional Knowledge of Antivenom Plants: Bioactive Compounds and their Antiophidic Properties
Ethnobotanical Study of Dakshin Dinajpur District of West Bengal - An Overview
Antipsoriatic Medicinal Plants: From Traditional Use to Clinic
Knowledge of the Ethnomedicinal Plants Used by Tobas and Mocovíes Tribes in the Central-North of Argentina
Ethnobotany of Teucrium species
Ethnobotanical Issues on Medicinal Plants from Paraguay
An Overview of Vetiveria zizanioides (Linn.) Nash (Poaceae): Traditional Uses and Products
Native Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Nervous System Ailments in Chile and the Current State of its Scientific Studies
Medicinal Plants Used by the Tharu Communities in Nepal