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  Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine http://www.ethnobiomed.com/
An open access, online journal of ethnosciences. Includes topics in medicinal and cultural uses of plants.
  Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/
Search plants by chemical, activity or ethnobotanical use. Includes list of browsable databases and rainforest information.
  Research Department, Missouri Botanical Garden http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/
Describes current research, including ethnobotany, medicinal botany, traditional uses of plants, and bioprospecting. Also: research policy, discoveries, DNA-banking, Chatham Fellowship, staff, and links.
  Society of Ethnobiology http://ethnobiology.org/
A nonprofit professional organization dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of the relationships of plants and animals with human cultures worldwide.
  People and Plants http://peopleandplants.org/
A partnership between the WWF and UNESCO, in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, producing a programme of capacity-building in ethnobotany applied to conservation and the sustainable use of plant resources.
  Society for Economic Botany http://www.econbot.org/
Fosters scientific research, education, and related activities on the past, present, and future uses of plants, and the relationship between plants and people.
  Ethnobotany Research and Applications E-Journal http://www.ethnobotanyjournal.org/
A free online journal of current research in ethnobotany.
  Plants for a Future http://www.pfaf.org
Resource centre for edible, medicinal, and other useful plants.
  Tropical Plant Database http://www.rain-tree.com/plants.htm
Searchable list of plants from the Amazon rainforest, by common or botanical name, action, ailment, properties or ethnic uses.
  Machiguenga http://manu.montana.com/
An ethnobotanical study of eastern Peru.
  Amazon Conservation Team http://www.ethnobotany.org/
Works in partnership with indigenous people in conserving biodiversity, health, and culture in tropical America.
  Center for International Ethnomedicinal Education and Research http://www.cieer.org/directory.html
Ethnobotanical resource directory includes discussion forum, listserve, project and online course information, as well as articles, publications, schools and societies of interest.
  Botanical.com http://www.botanical.com/
Articles, Message Board, Links, A Modern Herbal...
  Ethnobotany http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnobotany
Information from Wikipedia on this branch of botany that studies the relationships that exist between people and plants.
  Central Africa Medicinal Plants Database http://www.metafro.be/prelude
A searchable and browsable medicinal plant database for uses of traditional veterinarian and human medicines in Africa.
  International Society for Ethnopharmacology http://www.ethnopharmacology.org/
The Journal of Ethnopharmacology, which publishes papers on medicinal and other useful indigenous plants as well as their bioactive compounds.
  Flora Celtica http://193.62.154.38/celtica/fcb.htm
A database of flora in the Celtic countries and regions of Europe. It includes traditional knowledge and uses of plants.
  Ethnobotany Program at the University of Kent at Canterbury http://www.kent.ac.uk/anthropology/prospective_students/courses/pgethno.html
Describes the Master of Science courses, staff, projects and funding. Includes contact information for applicants or inquiries.
  Ethnobotany - Access Excellence http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/Ethnobotany/
Defines the science, explains plant classification, offers articles on medicinal and food plants of Central and South America, and proposes classroom activities for high-school biology students.
  Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/dictionary/tico/index.html
Alphabetical listing by scientific name. Includes brief descriptions of usage and identifies cultures in which each plant is of interest.
  By the Prophet of the Earth - Ethnobotany of the Pima http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/onlinebks/prophet/titlprop.htm
A complete online version of the original printed book by L.S.M. Curtin.
  Native American Herbal, Plant Knowledge http://www.kstrom.net/isk/food/plants.html
Describes healing plants used by northern Plains Indians, including photos. Also contains links to databases, books, and teacher resources.
  Ethnobotany and Paleoethnobotany Bibliography http://wings.buffalo.edu/anthropology/Documents/ethnobib
A comprehensive bibliography of ethnobotanical literature, listed by author and subject grouping.
  Flora Ontario Integrated Botanical Information System http://www.uoguelph.ca/foibis/
FOIBIS is a searchable database of more than 4700 species, including vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens. It includes information on ethnobotanical uses.
  Dr. Andrew Weil http://www.stainblue.com/andrewweil.html
Brief biography of the doctor for whom psilocybe weilii was named. Includes comments on his research and data on the chemical components of the mushroom.
  Mongabay Ethnobotany Blog http://www.mongabay.com/news-index/ethnobotany1.html
A news blog on ethnobotany from an environmental science and conservation news site.
  The Hidden Gifts of Nature by Sigrid Leger http://www.sigridleger.de/book/index.html
Description of plant usage by the San people in West Bushmanland (Namibia) for food, medicine, tools, and decoration.
  Quanah Parker/Peyote http://www.stainblue.com/quanahparker.html
Brief history of Parker's role in the spread of Christian peyotism. Includes plant description and recommended reading list.
  Psilocybe cubensis/Psilocybe subcubensis http://www.stainblue.com/cubensis.html
Materia medica of the psychoactive mushroom used by natives of subtropical regions.
  Ethnobotany Program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/ethnobotany/
A list of courses available, information for students and a recommended reading list.
  Ethnobotany of the Middle Columbia River Native Americans http://www.cwnp.org/ethnobot2.html
Traditional uses of native plants in central Washington state. Includes subsistence patterns, land use, fibers, textiles, and building materials.
  Minnesota Ethnobotany http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/ethnoarchaeology/ethnobotany/
Describes both food and medicinal uses of plants, listed alphabetically by scientific name.
  Ethnomedicinals for Research and Development http://ethnomedicinals.com/
Information on the use of herbs and other natural products in biochemistry, pharmacology, and traditional medicine.
  Centre for Economic Botany http://www.kew.org/scihort/ecbot/
Based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, carrying out research and providing an identification service.
  Economic Importance and Ethnobotany of Palm Trees http://www.plantapalm.com/vpe/ethnobotany/vpe_ethnobotany.htm
Includes articles on the various ethnobotanical uses of palm trees.
  A Library of Western Amazonia Ethnobotany, Shamanism and Ayahuasca http://www.biopark.org/peru/Amazon-library-ethnobotany.html
A variety of articles exploring ethnobotany and shamanic healing practices in western Amazonia.
  Ethnobotany Bibliography http://www.kew.org/scihort/eblinks/ethnobook.html
A suggested introductory reading list from the Centre for Economic Botany, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.
  Patalkot http://dracharya.tripod.com/patal
The ethnobotanical work of Dr. Deepak Acharya, including full text of papers and pictures of Patalkot valley, India.
  A Certain Herb Called Coca http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jlvoris/thesis.html
A study of coca's role in Andean society and its under-valuation by scholars.
  Andrographis Home http://www.geocities.com/andrographis/
News, literature and research specific to Andrographis paniculata, found primarily in India. Includes distribution, cultivation and pharmacological information.
  Sacred Earth Ethnobotany http://www.sacredearth.com/ethnobotany.htm
Articles, resources, and links.
  Plant Interactions http://www.plantinteractions.co.uk/
A scientific resource for information on biodiversity, conservation, plant utilization, indigenous knowledge systems and culture.
  The African Journal of Ethnobiology http://www.idhaa.org/
AJE is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary forum for the dissemination of ethnoscientific information and related activities providing access to books, full text articles, research reports and abstracts.
  Traditional Ecological Knowledge Prior Art Database http://ip.aaas.org/tekindex.nsf
An index and search engine of existing Internet-based, public domain documentation concerning indigenous knowledge and plant species uses.
  Medicinal plants http://www.green-source.blogspot.com/
Provides photographs and descriptions of a range of plants believed to have medicinal properties. Almost all our present medicines are derived from research on medicinal plants.
  Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/
A database of plants traditionally used in Hawaiian culture, with specific information on medicinal and non-medicinal uses. Listed by Hawaiian names or by species names.
  Ethnobotanical Leaflets http://www.siu.edu/~ebl/
An international web journal for ethnobotanical research articles.
  Laboratory of Ethnobotany http://www.lsa.umich.edu/umma/research/labs
Houses collections of domesticated plants from around the world as well as specimens recovered from archaeological sites. Laboratory reports available for download in Adobe .pdf format, sorted by report number or locale.
  Ethnobotany http://anthro.fortlewis.edu/ethnobotany/
From Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado. Includes definition of the science, projects, special events and database of plants of the southwest region of the United States.

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