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1 online resource (595 pages) |
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Title Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; The Purpose of This Book; Target Audience; Inclusions and Exclusions; Words of Caution; Acknowledgments; Part I: Introduction to Ethnobotany and Phytochemistry; 1 Ethnobotany; Key Terms and Concepts; Ethnobotany throughout History; References and Additional Reading; Current Topics in Ethnobotany; References; Taxonomy: Plant Families; References and Additional Reading; Plant Anatomy and Architecture: The Highlights; References and Additional Reading; Keys for Plant Identification |
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Herbaria, Plant Collection, and Voucher SpecimensReferences and Additional Reading; 2 Phytochemistry; Primary and Secondary Metabolites; Databases; References and Additional Reading; Extraction and Chromatographic Techniques; References; Evaluation of Biological Activities; References; Part II: Case Studies; 3 Introduction; 4 Africa; Introduction; Northern Africa; Southern Africa; The African Diaspora; References and Additional Reading; Achillea millefolium : Re-Exploring Herbal Remedies for Combating Malaria; References; Vanilla: Madagascar's Orchid Economy; References |
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Traditional Treatments for HIV in South AfricaReferences; Duckweed as a More Sustainable First-Generation Bioethanol Feedstock; References; 5 The Americas; Introduction; North America; Central America and the Caribbean; South America; References and Additional Reading; Phlorotannins in Seaweed; References; Agave: More Than Just Tequila; References; Quinoa: A Source of Human Sustenance and Endurance in the High Andes; References; Maqui (Aristotelia chilensis): An Ancient Mapuche Medicine with Antidiabetic Potential; References |
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Betalains from Chenopodium quinoa: Andean Natural Dyes with Industrial Uses beyond Food and MedicineReferences; 6 Asia; Introduction; Central Asia; Western Asia; South Asia; Southeast Asia; East Asia; References and Additional Reading; Ethnobotany of Dai People's Festival Cake in Southwest China; References; The Ethnobotany of Teeth Blackening in Southeast Asia; References; Artemisia Species and Human Health; References; Traditional Treatment of Jaundice in Manipur, Northeast India; References |
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Ethnobotany and Phytochemistry of Sacred Plant Species Betula utilis (bhojpatra) and Quercus oblongata (banj) from Uttarakhand Himalaya, IndiaReferences; Neem-Based Insecticides; References; 7 Europe; Introduction; References and Additional Reading; Differential Use of Lavandula stoechas L. among Anatolian People against Metabolic Disorders; References; Mad Honey; References; Indigo: The Devil's Dye and the American Revolution; References; Insecticides Based on Plant Essential Oils; References; 8 Oceania; Introduction; References and Additional Reading |
| Notes |
Banana (Musa spp.) as a Traditional Treatment for Diarrhea |
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Print version record |
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Ethnobotany.
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Ethnobotany -- Case studies
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Medicinal plants.
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Botany, Medical.
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Botany, Medical
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Ethnobotany
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Medicinal plants
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cheng, Diana M
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| ISBN |
9781118961926 |
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1118961927 |
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