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Plants, health and healing : on the interface of ethnobotany and medical anthropology /
Plants have cultural histories, as their applications change over time and with place. Some plant species have affected human cultures in profound ways, such as the stimulants tea and coffee from the Old World, or coca and quinine from South America. Even though medicinal plants have always attracte...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
New York :
Berghahn Books,
2010.
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| Colección: | Epistemologies of healing ;
v. 6. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Plants have cultural histories, as their applications change over time and with place. Some plant species have affected human cultures in profound ways, such as the stimulants tea and coffee from the Old World, or coca and quinine from South America. Even though medicinal plants have always attracted considerable attention, there is surprisingly little research on the interface of ethnobotany and medical anthropology. This volume, which brings together (ethno- )botanists, medical anthropologists and a clinician, makes an important contribution towards filling this gap. It emphasises that plant. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 316 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781845458218 1845458214 128275288X 9781282752887 |