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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.
Amazon Conservation Team http://www.ethnobotany.org/
Works in partnership with indigenous people in conserving biodiversity, health, and culture in tropical America.
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.
Botanical.com http://www.botanical.com/
Articles, Message Board, Links, A Modern Herbal...
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ethno-Mycology http://jamesarthur.yage.net/mushroom.html
Promotes a book about the effects of mushrooms on culture, religion, and philosophy throughout history, as well as various events on this subject, featuring James Arthur. Includes information on psychedelic mushrooms.
Ethnobotanical Leaflets http://www.siu.edu/~ebl/
Web journal with information on ethnobotanical projects and organizations and links.
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.
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.
Ethnobotany Bibliography http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/scihort/eblinks/ethnobook.html
A suggested introductory reading list from the Centre for Economic Botany, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.
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.
Ethnobotany of Wild Plant Foods http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/profiles/smason/smethnob.htm
Describes the science and offers resource links, bibliography and list of online databases.
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.
Ethnomedicinals for Research and Development http://ethnomedicinals.com/
Information on the use of herbs and other natural products in biochemistry, pharmacology, and traditional medicine.
Indian Herbal Research and Methods http://botanical.com/site/column_poudhia/poudhia_index.html
Articles by Dr.Pankaj Oudhia detailing his research and observation of plants and their medicinal uses native to Chhattisgarh, India and surrounding regions.
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.
Ix Chel Farms and the Panti Medicinal Trail http://www.belize.com/ixchel.html
Describes Dr. Rosita Arvigo's studies and work with tropical plants and traditional healing in Belize.
Machiguenga http://manu.montana.com/
An ethnobotanical study of eastern Peru.
Minnesota Ethnobotany http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/ethnoarchaeology/ethnobotany/
Describes both food and medicinal uses of plants, listed alphabetically by scientific name.
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.
Patalkot http://dracharya.tripod.com/patal
The ethnobotanical work of Dr. Deepak Acharya, including full text of papers and pictures of Patalkot valley, India.
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.
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.
Plants for a Future http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
Resource centre for edible, medicinal, and other useful plants.
Psilocybe cubensis/Psilocybe subcubensis http://www.stainblue.com/cubensis.html
Materia medica of the psychoactive mushroom used by natives of subtropical regions.
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.
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.
Sacred Earth Ethnobotany http://www.sacredearth.com/ethnobotany.htm
Articles, resources, and links.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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