Amazon Conservation Team
Works in partnership with indigenous people in conserving biodiversity, health, and culture in tropical America.
Andrographis Home
News, literature and research specific to Andrographis paniculata, found primarily in India. Includes distribution, cultivation and pharmacological information.
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.
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.
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 Garden
Defines the role of plants in society. Includes articles, discussion forum and related links.
Ethnobotany Program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
A list of courses available, information for students and a recommended reading list.
International Society for Ethnopharmacology
The Journal of Ethnopharmacology, which publishes papers on medicinal and other useful indigenous plants as well as their bioactive compounds.
Ix Chel Farms and the Panti Medicinal Trail
Describes Dr. Rosita Arvigo's studies and work with tropical plants and traditional healing in Belize.
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 …
Psilocybe cubensis/Psilocybe subcubensis
Materia medica of the psychoactive mushroom used by natives of subtropical regions.
Quanah Parker/Peyote
Brief history of Parker's role in the spread of Christian peyotism. Includes plant description and recommended reading list.
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 Fello…
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.
Tropical Plant Database
Searchable list of plants from the Amazon rainforest, by common or botanical name, action, ailment, properties or ethnic uses.
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