Potions, poisons, and panaceas : an ethnobotanical study of Montserrat /

In this complete ethnobotanical study of the flora of the Caribbean island of Montserrat, David Eric Brussell provides an engaging scientific catalog that is rich in information about the plants and the integral part they play in Caribbean culture, economy, history, and folklore. Including twenty-fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brussell, David E., 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©1997.
Temas:
Ethnobotany > Montserrat.
Botany > Montserrat.
Plants, Useful > Montserrat.
Traditional medicine > Montserrat.
Medicinal plants.
Botany, Medical.
Poisonous plants.
Ethnobotany.
Plants, Medicinal
Plants, Toxic
Medicine, Traditional
Ethnobotany
Ethnobotanique > Montserrat.
Plantes utiles > Montserrat.
Plantes médicinales.
Plantes vénéneuses.
Ethnobotanique.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Botany.
Poisonous plants
Medicinal plants
Botany, Medical
Botany
Manners and customs
Plants, Useful
Traditional medicine
Pflanzen
Volkskunde
Nutzpflanzen
Heilpflanzen
Etnobotanie.
Ethnic & Race Studies.
Gender & Ethnic Studies.
Social Sciences.
Ethnomédecine > Montserrat, île.
Ethnobotanique > Montserrat, île.
Plantes utiles > Montserrat, île.
Botanique > Montserrat, île.
Montserrat > Social life and customs.
West Indies
Montserrat > Mœurs et coutumes.
Montserrat
Montserrat > Insel
Montserrat, île > Moeurs et coutumes.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / Richard Evans Schultes
  • Preface / J.-P. Theurillat
  • Map 1. The Caribbean Region
  • Map 2. Montserrat
  • Description of the Study Area
  • Ethnobotanical Uses and Specific Discussion
  • Appendix. A Plant Collection from Montserrat.

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