A Certain Herb Called Coca 
A study of coca's role in Andean society and its under-valuation by scholars.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jlvoris/thesis.html
Amazon Conservation Team 
Works in partnership with indigenous people in conserving biodiversity, health, and culture in tropical America.
http://www.ethnobotany.org/
Andrographis Home 
News, literature and research specific to Andrographis paniculata, found primarily in India. Includes distribution, cultivation and pharmacological information.
http://www.geocities.com/andrographis/
Botanical.com 
Articles, Message Board, Links, A Modern Herbal...
http://www.botanical.com/
Centre for Economic Botany 
Based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, carrying out research and providing an identification service.
http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/scihort/ecbot.html
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.
http://www.stainblue.com/andrewweil.html
Ethno-Mycology 
Promotes a book about the effects of mushrooms on culture, religion, and philosophy throughout history, as well as various events on this subject, featuring James Arthur. Includes information on psychedelic mushrooms.
http://jamesarthur.yage.net/mushroom.html
Ethnobotanical Leaflets 
Web journal with information on ethnobotanical projects and organizations and links.
http://www.siu.edu/~ebl/
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.
http://anthro.fortlewis.edu/ethnobotany/
Ethnobotany - Access Excellence 
Defines the science, explains plant classification, offers articles on medicinal and food plants of Central and South America, and proposes classroom activities for high-school biology students.
http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/Ethnobotany/
Ethnobotany Bibliography 
A suggested introductory reading list from the Centre for Economic Botany, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.
http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/scihort/eblinks/ethnobook.html
Ethnobotany Garden 
Defines the role of plants in society. Includes articles, discussion forum and related links.
http://ethnobotany.yage.net/
Ethnobotany of Wild Plant Foods 
Describes the science and offers resource links, bibliography and list of online databases.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/profiles/smason/smethnob.htm
Etnobotanica Napoli 2001 
Details from the third international congress of ethnobotany held in Naples, Italy between 22nd and 30th September 2001, including abstracts of presentations.
http://www.ortobotanico.unina.it/congress/
Indian Herbal Research and Methods 
Articles by Dr.Pankaj Oudhia detailing his research and observation of plants and their medicinal uses native to Chhattisgarh, India and surrounding regions.
http://botanical.com/site/column_poudhia/poudhia_index.html
International Society for Ethnopharmacology 
The Journal of Ethnopharmacology, which publishes papers on medicinal and other useful indigenous plants as well as their bioactive compounds.
http://www.ethnopharmacology.org/
Laboratory of Ethnobotany 
Houses collections of domesticated plants from around the world as well as specimens recovered from archaeological sites. Laboratory reports available for download in Adobe .pdf format, sorted by report number or locale.
http://www.umma.lsa.umich.edu/Ethnobotany/Ethnobotany.html
Machiguenga 
An ethnobotanical study of eastern Peru.
http://www.montana.com/manu/
Minnesota Ethnobotany 
Describes both food and medicinal uses of plants, listed alphabetically by scientific name.
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/ethnoarchaeology/ethnobotany/
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.
http://www.umd.umich.edu/cgi-bin/herb
Native American Herbal, Plant Knowledge 
Describes healing plants used by northern Plains Indians, including photos. Also contains links to databases, books, and teacher resources.
http://www.kstrom.net/isk/food/plants.html
Patalkot 
The ethnobotanical work of Dr. Deepak Acharya, including full text of papers and pictures of Patalkot valley, India.
http://dracharya.tripod.com/patal
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 the sustainable use of plant resources.
http://www.kew.org/peopleplants/
Plants for a Future 
Resource centre for edible, medicinal, and other useful plants.
http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
Quanah Parker/Peyote 
Brief history of Parker's role in the spread of Christian peyotism. Includes plant description and recommended reading list.
http://www.stainblue.com/quanahparker.html
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 Fellowship, staff, and links.
http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/
Society for Economic Botany 
Fosters scientific research, education, and related activities on the past, present, and future uses of plants, and the relationship between plants and people.
http://www.econbot.org/
Society of Ethnobiology 
A nonprofit professional organization dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of the relationships of plants and animals with human cultures worldwide.
http://ethnobiology.org/
Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary 
Alphabetical listing by scientific name. Includes brief descriptions of usage and identifies cultures in which each plant is of interest.
http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/dictionary/tico/index.html
Tropical Plant Database 
Searchable list of plants from the Amazon rainforest, by common or botanical name, action, ailment, properties or ethnic uses.
http://www.rain-tree.com/plants.htm
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