Ethnobotany and Culture

Author: Chen Zhongming
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: Ethnobotany is a rapidly developing new field in botany. With the growing popularity of "returning to nature" and "revering natural products," people have paid more attention to how to rationally utilize natural product resources to serve contemporary society. Traditional plant utilization experiences in ethnobotany have also been increasingly understood and valued. The book "Ethnobotany and Culture" enables you to recognize and understand the knowledge of ethnobotany, master and discover methods and approaches for the rational use of natural resources. The book is written by experts and scholars who have long been engaged in ethnobotanical research and traditional medical studies. It is divided into nine chapters: "Foundations of Ethnobotany," "Ethnobotany in Ancient Chinese Classics," "Ethnobotany of Fourteen Species of Plants," "Ethnobotany in Ethnic Minority Regions of China," "Traditional Experiences and the Development and Utilization of Plant Resources," "Comparative Study of Ethnobotany in China and the World," "Plant Culturology," and "Ethnobotany of Toxic Plants." The content is detailed and the examples are vivid. It is an important reference material for scientific research and teaching.