Plants, Health and Healing On the Interface of Ethnobotany and Medical Anthropology |
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| Editor:
| Hsu, Elisabeth
Harris, Stephen |
| Series title: | Epistemologies of Healing Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-85745-633-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2012 |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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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 ...
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 ...