ABSTRACT
Ethnobotany: Local Knowledge and Traditions 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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter Chapter 1|18 pages
Mururé (Brosimum acutifolium Huber) in the Treatment of Syphilis in Colonial Amazonia
From Historical Data to the Actual Contribution in Treatment
chapter Chapter 2|15 pages
Agroecology, Local Knowledge and Participatory Research
Articulation of Knowledge for Sustainable Use of Plant Resources in Agroecosystems
chapter Chapter 4|20 pages
Patagonian Berries
An Ethnobotanical Approach to Exploration of their Nutraceutical Potential
chapter Chapter 7|29 pages
Traditional Knowledge of Antivenom Plants
Bioactive Compounds and Their Antiophidic Properties
chapter Chapter 8|26 pages
Ethnobotanical Study of Dakshin Dinajpur District of West Bengal
An Overview
chapter Chapter 10|27 pages
Knowledge of the Ethnomedicinal Plants Used by Tobas and Mocovíes Tribes in the Central-North of Argentina
chapter Chapter 13|20 pages
An Overview of Vetiveria zizanioides (Linn.) Nash (Poaceae)
Traditional Uses and Products