Ethnobotany local knowledge and traditions / editors: Jos©♭ L. Martinez, Vice Rectory of Research, Development and Innovation, Universidad de Santiago de Chile,Santiago, Chile, Amner Mu©łoz-Acevedo, Chemistry and Biology Research Group, Universidad del Norte Barranquilla, Colombia, Mahendra Rai, Department of Biotechnology, SGB Amravati University, Amravati, Maharshtra, India.

Other author Martinez, Jos©♭ L. (Jos©♭ Luis), 1959-
Other author Mu©łoz-Acevedo, Amner.
Other author Rai, Mahendra.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBoca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business, a science publishers book, [2019]
Descriptionvi, 326 volume : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Contents Murur©♭ (Brosimum acutifolium Huber) in the treatment of syphilis in colonial Amazonia: from historical data to the actual contribution in treatment / Erika Fernanda de Matos Vieira, Maria da Gra©ʹa Ribeiro Campos and Fl©Łvia Cristina Ara©ðjo Lucas -- Agroecology, local knowledge and participatory research: articulation of knowledge for sustainable use of plant resources in agroecosystems / Santiago Peredo Parada -- The path of ethnopharmacobotany: from economic botany to ethnobotany / Marcelo L. Wagner, Leonardo M. Anconatani, Rafael A. Ricco, Beatriz G. Varela and Gustavo C. Giberti -- Patagonian berries: an ethnobotanical approach to exploration of their nutraceutical potential / Melina F. Chamorro, Ana Ladio and Soledad Molares -- Status of research on medicinal plants in the Cajamarcas region, Peru / Juan F. Seminario Cunya, Berardo Escalante Zumaeta and Alejandro Seminario Cunya -- Recent reports on ethnopharmacological and ethnobotanical studies of Valeriana carnosa sm. (valerianaceae) / Soledad Molares, Ana H. Ladio and Nicol©Łs Nagahama -- Traditional knowledge of antivenom plants: bioactive compounds and their antiophidic properties / Carolina Alves dos Santos, Marco V. Chaud, Valqu©Ưria Miwa Hanai Yoshida, Raksha Pandit, Mahendra Rai and Yoko Oshima-Franco -- Ethnobotanical study of Dakshin Dinajpur District : an overview / Tanmay Chowdhury, Subhas Chandra Roy and Dilip De Sarker -- Antipsoriatic medicinal plants: from traditional use to clinic / R©Ưos J.L., Schinella G.R. and And©ðjar I -- Knowledge of the ethnomedicinal plants used by Tobas and Mocov©Ưes tribes in the central-north of Argentina / Mar©Ưa I. Stegmayer, Norma H. Alvarez, Melina G. Di Liberto, Lucas D. Daurelio and Marcos G. Derita -- Ethnobotany of teucrium species / Milan S. Stankovic and Nenad M. Zlatic -- Ethnobotanical issues on medicinal plants from Paraguay / Rosa Luisa Degen de Arr©ða, Yenny Gonz©Łlez and Esteban A. Ferro B -- An overview of Vetiveria zizanioides (linn.) nash (poaceae): traditional uses and products / Shubhangi N. Ingole -- Native medicinal plants used for the treatment of nervous system ailments in Chile and the current state of its scientific studies / Arline Mart©Ưnez, Luisauris Jaimes, Raul Vinet, Tiare Segura, Claudio Laurido and Jos©♭ L. Mart©Ưnez -- Medicinal plants used by the Tharu communities in Nepal / Shandesh Bhattarai.
Abstract "Ethnobotany: Local Knowledge and Traditions discusses various plants that have actually been used in traditional medicine for a specific ailment. It desribes the biological effectiveness (activities) related to each "sickness" which have been scientifically verified. This book will also discuss the bioactivities established/determined that are promising and have potential. Finally, this book will be an appropriate consultation tool for scientists/professionals/experts such as ethnobotanists, botanists, cell/molecular biologists, chemists, pharmacists, pharmacologists, environmentalists/ecologists"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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LCCN 2018041061
ISBN9781138388987 (hardback)

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