| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction and background -- Traditional healers, bushmasters and their sacred realm -- Traditional healers, bushmasters and their backgrounds -- Plants of Belize and their uses in ancient and contemporary times: an ethnobotanical compendium |
| Summary |
Despite its small size, Belize is one of the most ecologically diverse nations in Central America. Over 3,400 species of plants can be found here, within six different ecological life zones. Because of this, Belize is paradise for ecotourists, hosting over 300,000 visitors annually, who enjoy the natural habitat and friendly people of this nation. Many of the plants of Belize have a long history of being ""useful, "" with properties that have served traditional herbal healers of the region as well as modern medicinal applications. With Messages from the Gods: A Guide to the Useful Plants of Bel |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Medicinal plants -- Belize
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Traditional medicine -- Belize
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Healers -- Belize
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Ethnobotany -- Belize
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Plants, Medicinal
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Botany.
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Ethnobotany
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Healers
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Medicinal plants
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Traditional medicine
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| SUBJECT |
Belize |
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Belize
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Arvigo, Rosita.
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| LC no. |
2014020343 |
| ISBN |
9780199965755 |
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0199965757 |
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