Ethnomedicine: Ancestral Legacy and Use of Medicinal Plants is a book that explores the deep connection between humanity and medicinal plants, blending ancestral wisdom with modern scientific perspectives. Written by experts from four continents, it presents diverse healing traditions from Latin America, the Balkans, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Through case studies and cultural narratives, the book examines sacred rituals, culinary-medicinal practices, and the therapeutic potential of plants. It emphasizes the importance of preserving traditional knowledge, promoting biodiversity conservation, and fostering intercultural understanding. This work is both a valuable reference and an inspiring call to honor ethnomedicine.
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Ancestral Legacy and Use of Medicinal Plants
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Ethnomedicine
Ancestral Legacy and Use of Medicinal Plants
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Preface
- Contents
- 1 The Medicinal Use of The Potato according to Juan Miquel (1792–1866): A Medical Practitioner from Cadiz, Pioneer of Chilean Medicine
- 2 Herbalism and its Contribution to the Digestive System Health in Tu´un savi and Mé´pháá Indigenous Peoples in Ayutla de los Libres, Guerrero, México
- 3 Contemporary Use of Medicinal Plants in the Bulgarian Mountain Rhodopes Based on Traditional Knowledge
- 4 Contribution of Magical-Religious Practices to Ethnobotanical Knowledge in Peru
- 5 The Ancestral Use of Medicinal Plants in Chile
- 6 Healing the Spirit: The Ritual and Medicinal Uses of Colorín (Erythrina americana, Fabaceae) in Mexico
- 7 Ethnomedicinal Properties of Magical and Symbolic Plants in Bulgarian Folklore
- 8 Psychoactive Plants and Cultural Perspectives on Mental Disorders: Kavango Regions in Namibia
- 9 Hypotensive Plants of the Traditional Totonac Medicine from Tlalpila, Veracruz, Mexico
- 10 Pre-hispanic Medicinal Plants and their Importance in Present Day Mexico
- 11 Traditional Medicine: Anthropological, Botanical, Chemical and Pharmacological Issues About Value and Interpretation
- Index
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