Ethnobotany: principles and applications

Plant Structures, Functions and Applications. Traditional Botanical Knowledge. Methods in Ethnobotanical Study. Traditional Botanical Knowledge and Subsistence: Wild Plant Resources. Traditional Botanical Knowledge and Subsistence: Domesticated Plants and Traditional Agriculture. Plants in Material Culture. Traditional Phytochemistry. Understanding Traditional Plant Use and Management: Indigenous Perceptions of the Natural World. The History of Plant-Human Interaction: Palaeoethnobotanical Evidence. Applied Ethnobotany: Commercialisation and Conservation. Applying Ethnobotany in Sustainable Development: Practical Considerations. Bibliography. Postscript. Index.