Andrographis Home
News, literature and research specific to Andrographis paniculata, found primarily in India. Includes distribution, cultivation and pharmacological information. |
Applied Research Department, Missouri Botanical Garden
Describes current research, including ethnobotany, medicinal botany, traditional uses of plants, and bioprospecting. Also: research policy, discoveries, DNA-banking, Chatham Fellowship, staff, and links. |
Botanical.com
Articles, Message Board, Links, A Modern Herbal... |
By the Prophet of the Earth - Ethnobotany of the Pima
A complete online version of the original printed book by L.S.M. Curtin. |
Center for International Ethnomedicinal Education and Research
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
Based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, carrying out research and providing an identification service. |
Dr. Andrew Weil
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
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. |
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
Describes the discipline, its uses, consequences and the relationship to deforestation. Includes references. |
Ethnobotany - Access Excellence
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 and Cultural Resources
List compiled by the Washington State Department of Transportation describing useful plants found during highway improvements. Includes plant description, photo, habitat and use. |
Ethnobotany Bibliography
A suggested introductory reading list from the Centre for Economic Botany, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London. |
Ethnobotany Garden
Defines the role of plants in society. Includes articles, discussion forum and related links. |
Ethnobotany of the Middle Columbia River Native Americans
Traditional uses of native plants in central Washington state. Includes subsistence patterns, land use, fibers, textiles, and building materials. |
Ethnobotany of Wild Plant Foods
Describes the science and offers resource links, bibliography and list of online databases. |
Ethnobotany Program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
A list of courses available, information for students and a recommended reading list. |
Ethnobotany Program at the University of Kent at Canterbury
Describes the Master of Science courses, staff, projects and funding. Includes contact information for applicants or inquiries. |
Ethnomedicinals for Research and Development
Information on the use of herbs and other natural products in biochemistry, pharmacology, and traditional medicine. |
Etnobotanica Napoli 2001
Details from the third international congress of ethnobotany held in Naples, Italy between 22nd and 30th September 2001, including abstracts of presentations. |
Herb Discussion
Message board dedicated to the discussion of plants, their uses, and how they relate to cultures. |
Indian Medicinal Plants
Full text of book "Database of Medicinal Plants" by Dr. C. Kameswara Rao of Bangalore University. |
International Society for Ethnopharmacology
The Journal of Ethnopharmacology, which publishes papers on medicinal and other useful indigenous plants as well as their bioactive compounds. |
Laboratory of Ethnobotany
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. |
Machiguenga
An ethnobotanical study of eastern Peru. |
Medicinal Plants and Ethnobotany of India
Comprehensive annotated catalogue of books including complete table of contents and jacket excerpts. |
Medicinal Plants, Indigenous Knowledge and Benefit Sharing
Details about an international conference at The Hague, Netherlands to be held between 16th April 2002 and 19th April 2002. |
Native American Ethnobotany Database
Search for plants used for foods, drugs, dyes, and fibers of native North American peoples. Results return list of uses, with references. |
Native American Herbal, Plant Knowledge
Describes healing plants used by northern Plains Indians, including photos. Also contains links to databases, books and teacher resources. |
People and Plants
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
Search plants by chemical, activity or ethnobotanical use. Includes list of browsable databases and rainforest information. |
PlantaCultura
Includes forum, conservation information, documentation, traditional uses and meanings and suggestions for practical use. [Available in English, German or Spanish] |
Psilocybe cubensis/Psilocybe subcubensis
Materia medica of the psychoactive mushroom used by natives of subtropical regions. |
Sacred Earth Ethnobotany
Articles, resources, and links. |
Society for Economic Botany
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
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
Description of plant usage by the San people in West Bushmanland (Namibia) for food, medicine, tools, and decoration. |
Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary
Alphabetical listing by scientific name. Includes brief descriptions of usage and identifies cultures in which each plant is of interest. |
Tropical Plant Database
Searchable list of plants from the Amazon rainforest, by common or botanical name, action, ailment, properties or ethnic uses. |
