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.
Botanical.com - Articles, Message Board, Links, A Modern Herbal...
Central Africa Medicinal Plants Database - A searchable and browsable medicinal plant database for uses of traditional veterinarian and human medicines in Africa.
Centre for Economic Botany - Based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, carrying out research and providing an identification service.
A Certain Herb Called Coca - A study of coca's role in Andean society and its under-valuation by scholars.
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.
Ethnobotanical Leaflets - An international web journal for ethnobotanical research articles.
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 - Information from Wikipedia on this branch of botany that studies the relationships that exist between people and plants.
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.
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.
Flora Celtica - A database of flora in the Celtic countries and regions of Europe. It includes traditional knowledge and uses of plants.
Flora Ontario Integrated Botanical Information System - FOIBIS is a searchable database of more than 4700 species, including vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens. It includes information on ethnobotanical uses.
Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database - A database of plants traditionally used in Hawaiian culture, with specific information on medicinal and non-medicinal uses. Listed by Hawaiian names or by species names.
International Society for Ethnopharmacology - The Journal of Ethnopharmacology, which publishes papers on medicinal and other useful indigenous plants as well as their bioactive compounds.
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.
Machiguenga - An ethnobotanical study of eastern Peru.
Medicinal plants - Provides photographs and descriptions of a range of plants believed to have medicinal properties. Almost all our present medicines are derived from research on medicinal plants.
Minnesota Ethnobotany - Describes both food and medicinal uses of plants, listed alphabetically by scientific name.
Mongabay Ethnobotany Blog - A news blog on ethnobotany from an environmental science and conservation news site.
Native American Herbal, Plant Knowledge - Describes healing plants used by northern Plains Indians, including photos. Also contains links to databases, books, and teacher resources.
Patalkot - The ethnobotanical work of Dr. Deepak Acharya, including full text of papers and pictures of Patalkot valley, India.
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.
Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases - Search plants by chemical, activity or ethnobotanical use. Includes list of browsable databases and rainforest information.
Plants for a Future - Resource centre for edible, medicinal, and other useful plants.
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 Fellowship, staff, and links.
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.
Society of Ethnobiology - A nonprofit professional organization dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of the relationships of plants and animals with human cultures worldwide.
Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary - Alphabetical listing by scientific name. Includes brief descriptions of usage and identifies cultures in which each plant is of interest.
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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