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• catalog abstract "The relationship between plants and people is profound, affecting nearly every aspect of our lives. In this compelling new book, two of the world's leading ethnobotanists argue that the very roots of human culture are deeply intertwined with plants. Beginning with the prehistoric use of plants by hunter-gatherers and the development of agriculture, the authors argue that plants have deeply influenced the trajectory of civilization. One out of four prescription drugs, for example, was discovered from studies of plants used by indigenous peoples for healing, and today ethnobotanical searches for new remedies for AIDS, inflammation, and cancer are proceeding at a rapid pace. Complicating such searches, however, are rapid changes in the lifestyles and diets of indigenous peoples, which are linked to increasing levels of diabetes and arteriosclerosis. Yet, even here, understanding of indigenous diets can possibly lead to new strategies for treating disease." "The inventive use of plants by indigenous shipwrights and weavers provides further evidence of the botanical sophistication of indigenous peoples, as does the shaman's use of plants to provide doorways into the other world - a world populated by both angelic and demonic beings. Although claims for such plants have sometimes been attributed to superstition, studies of these plants have revealed a plethora of novel compounds with potent neuropsychological impacts. Such compounds hold the promise of providing new treatments for psychiatric illness, but also the threat of societal disruption if their illegal traffic continues to grow." "The view that plants themselves can be sacred leads to a startling reconsideration of the role of indigenous people in conservation. The authors, who have both spent decades in the tropics, persuasively argue that rain forest conservation can best be accomplished by learning from, rather than opposing, indigenous peoples and their concerns.".
• catalog contributor b9522711.
• catalog contributor b9522712.
• catalog created "c1996.".
• catalog date "1996".
• catalog date "c1996.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-218) and index.".
• catalog description "Preface -- 1. People and Plants -- 2. Plants That Heal -- 3. From Hunting and Gathering to Haute Cuisine -- 4. Plants as the Basis for Material Culture -- 5. Entering the Other World -- 6. Biological Conservation and Ethnobotany -- Suggested Reading -- Sources of Illustrations -- Index.".
• catalog description "The relationship between plants and people is profound, affecting nearly every aspect of our lives. In this compelling new book, two of the world's leading ethnobotanists argue that the very roots of human culture are deeply intertwined with plants. Beginning with the prehistoric use of plants by hunter-gatherers and the development of agriculture, the authors argue that plants have deeply influenced the trajectory of civilization. One out of four prescription drugs, for example, was discovered from studies of plants used by indigenous peoples for healing, and today ethnobotanical searches for new remedies for AIDS, inflammation, and cancer are proceeding at a rapid pace. Complicating such searches, however, are rapid changes in the lifestyles and diets of indigenous peoples, which are linked to increasing levels of diabetes and arteriosclerosis. Yet, even here, understanding of indigenous diets can possibly lead to new strategies for treating disease." "The inventive use of plants by indigenous shipwrights and weavers provides further evidence of the botanical sophistication of indigenous peoples, as does the shaman's use of plants to provide doorways into the other world - a world populated by both angelic and demonic beings. Although claims for such plants have sometimes been attributed to superstition, studies of these plants have revealed a plethora of novel compounds with potent neuropsychological impacts. Such compounds hold the promise of providing new treatments for psychiatric illness, but also the threat of societal disruption if their illegal traffic continues to grow." "The view that plants themselves can be sacred leads to a startling reconsideration of the role of indigenous people in conservation. The authors, who have both spent decades in the tropics, persuasively argue that rain forest conservation can best be accomplished by learning from, rather than opposing, indigenous peoples and their concerns.".
• catalog extent "ix, 228 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0716750619 (hard cover)".
• catalog isPartOf "Scientific American Library series ; no. 60".
• catalog issued "1996".
• catalog issued "c1996.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : Scientific American Library,".
• catalog subject "2005 F-066".
• catalog subject "581.6 20".
• catalog subject "Ethnobotany.".
• catalog subject "GN 476.73 B186p 1996".
• catalog subject "GN476.73 .B35 1996".
• catalog tableOfContents "Preface -- 1. People and Plants -- 2. Plants That Heal -- 3. From Hunting and Gathering to Haute Cuisine -- 4. Plants as the Basis for Material Culture -- 5. Entering the Other World -- 6. Biological Conservation and Ethnobotany -- Suggested Reading -- Sources of Illustrations -- Index.".
• catalog title "Plants, people, and culture : the science of ethnobotany / Michael J. Balick, Paul Alan Cox.".
• catalog type "text".