Plants, Health and Healing: On the Interface of Ethnobotany and Medical Anthropology

by Elisabeth Hsu

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857456334
• ISBN13: 9780857456335
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"