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Ethnobotany : principles and applications

Responsibility C.M. Cotton
Material Type Book
Publisher Chichester ; New York : J. Wiley
Year c1996
Language English
Size ix, 424 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Abstract Interest in ethnobotany has increased dramatically in recent years. The search for new medicines by the pharmaceutical industry has turned to plant natural products and to ethnobotanical studies as a ...irst step in bioprospecting. These studies are making a valuable contribution to the cataloguing of biological diversity and hence to the conservation of endangered ecosystems and the human societies which depend upon them. Discussing traditional methods of plant management as well as plant use, this textbook is an authoritative and fascinating introduction to this exciting area of plant biology. Citing examples from throughout the world and drawing on a wide range of source materials, the author describes the history of the interactions between plants and people and the concepts, methodology and future direction of ethnobotanical study. Capturing current interest in traditional medicine, as well as the potential for exciting new drug discoveries, Ethnobotany: Principles and Applications is an informative, stimulating and timely text which includes an extensive bibliography. show more

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【Out of order】SciTech Library ASRS 471/C 88/50961259 1996
050211996012596

Bibliographic details

Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-399) and index
Authors *Cotton, C. M.
Subjects LCSH:Ethnobotany
Classification LCC:GN476.73
DC20:581.6/1
ID 1000008162
ISBN 047195537X
NCID BA28366024
Vol ISBN:047195537X
Created Date 1997.05.01
Modified Date 1997.05.01

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