| Description |
viii, 305 pages ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Arizona series in human ecology |
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Arizona studies in human ecology.
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| Contents |
1. The Cull of the Wild / Nina L. Etkin -- 2. Agriculture and the Acquisition of Medicinal Plant Knowledge / Michael H. Logan and Anna R. Dixon -- 3. Ambivalence to the Palatability Factors in Wild Food Plants / Timothy Johns -- 4. Wild Plants as Cultural Adaptations to Food Stress / Rebecca Huss-Ashmore and Susan L. Johnston -- 5. Pharmacologic Implications of "Wild" Plants in Hausa Diet / Nina L. Etkin and Paul J. Ross -- 6. Wild Plants as Food and Medicine in Polynesia / Paul Alan Cox -- 7. Characteristics of "Wild" Plant Foods Used by Indigenous Populations in Amazonia / Darna L. Dufour and Warren M. Wilson -- 8. The Health Significance of Wild Plants for the Siona and Secoya / William T. Vickers -- 9. North American Food and Drug Plants / Daniel E. Moerman -- 10. Interpreting Wild Plant Foods in the Archaeological Record / Frances B. King |
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11. Coprolite Evidence for Prehistoric Foodstuffs, Condiments, and Medicines / Heather B. Trigg, Richard I. Ford, John G. Moore and Louise D. Jessop -- 12. Nonhuman Primate Self-Medication with Wild Plant Foods / Kenneth E. Glander -- 13. Wild Plant Use by Pregnant and Lactating Ringtailed Lemurs, with Implications for Early Hominid Foraging / Michelle L. Sauther -- 14. In Search of "Keystone Societies" / Brien A. Meilleur |
| Notes |
(Arizona series in human ecology) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Ethnobotany.
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Food habits -- History.
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Materia medica, Vegetable.
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Prehistoric peoples -- Food.
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Wild plants, Edible.
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| Author |
Etkin, Nina L. (Nina Lilian), 1948-2009.
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| LC no. |
94012163 |
| ISBN |
0816513694 (acid-free paper) |
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