Subject: Re: Question about ethnobotany

From: Tamara Gedik <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 1995 16:21:49 -0800

Which issue of Sci. American did you see the article in?  I'm interested 
in ethnobotany as well, and would be curious to see what they had to say 
of it.  To answer your question, there are some excellent books on the 
subject... Schultes (ret'd) has many books on the subject, all at 
different levels, and is probably one of the top ethnobotanists around 
right now that I know of. There are a few schools that offer grad work in 
this field, but they are few in number, as this is a relatively new 
professional field of study (it used to be more of a hobby).  If you're 
interested in the schools, I can probably get names for you.  I'd be curious 
as to any other info you hear of as well.  Thank you too!

Sincerely,
Tamara Gedik

On Thu, 26 Oct 1995, Jacek Rybka wrote:

> Hello,
> I just read an article in "Scientific American" about ethnobotany.
> I am very interested in such a kind of investigation. Do you know
> where could I get more information about it?
> Thank you in advance
> Jacek Rybka
> 
> 
>

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From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 01:38:54 GMT

>where could I get more information about it?

Hi,

A cheap and introductory reference on ethnobotany is:

Given, D.R. (1994), "Techniques and Methods of Ethnobotany", published by the 
Commonwealth Secretariat, ISBN 0 85092 405 7.

Regards,

David

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From: Soaring Bear <bear>
Date: 31 Oct 1995 21:19:59 GMT

Hiya:
	For some net links to relevant sites try:

http://ellington.pharm.arizona.edu/~bear/sci.html#botany

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From: [email-masked] (Steven Casper)
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 1995 14:23:51 -0100

In article <[email-masked]>,

> as to any other info you hear of as well.  Thank you too!

   Just to toss in a little more information, there is a book recently
published by Chapman& Hall called "Ethnobotany- Evolution of a
Discipline"; edited by Schultes and von Reis.  Also, a very interesting
personal account of this profession can be found in Mark Plotkin's "The
Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice".  Dr. Plotkin was taught by Richard Evans
Schultes and now works at Conservation International; an organization with
admirable ideals.
   I, too, would be appreciative to know in which issue of Scientific
American this article was printed.  
   Salud,

   Steve

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From: Chris Heider <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 1995 13:50:47 -0800

You all should check out the article about Moi and the Waorani (Haorani) 
peoples in the Ecuadorian Amazon...New Yorker mag, sometime in 93 or 
94...Cover story.

Rumimaki