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One river : explorations and discoveries in the Amazon rain forest / by Davis, Wade.(CARDINAL)184215;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Schultes, Richard Evans.; Plowman, Timothy.; Ethnobotanists; Ethnobotanists; Ethnobotany; Hallucinogenic plants; Medicinal plants;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 6
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Three weeks in December / by Schulman, Audrey,1963-(CARDINAL)379496;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-353).This novel interweaves the perspectives of Jeremy, an engineer who leaves small-town Maine in 1899 to oversee the construction of a railroad across East Africa, and finds himself the reluctant hunter of two lions killing his men in nightly attacks; and Max, an American ethnobotanist who travels to Rwanda in 2000 in search of an obscure vine that could become a lifesaving pharmaceutical, but finds herself shadowing a family of gorillas whose survival is threatened by a violent rebel group from nearby Congo.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Animals; Ethnobotanists; Human ecology; Railroad engineers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Tales of a shaman's apprentice : an ethnobotanist searches for new medicines in the Amazon rain forest / by Plotkin, Mark J.(CARDINAL)325148;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Plotkin, Mark J.; Indians of South America; Indians of South America;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Tales of a shaman's apprentice : an ethnobotanist searches for new medicines in the Amazon rain forest / by Plotkin, Mark J.(CARDINAL)325148;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-297).Through the Emerald Door -- The search for the Black Caiman -- Among the Maroons -- Under the double rainbow -- A recipe for poison -- Across the Savannas of the Sipaliwini -- Witch doctor of the Wayanas -- The Semen of the Sun -- Return to Kwamala.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Plotkin, Mark J.; Indians of South America; Indians of South America;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 8
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Mysteries of the rain forest : 20th century medicine man / by Pascoe, Elaine.(CARDINAL)180771; Kurtis Productions.(CARDINAL)530718; WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)(CARDINAL)131401;
Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.Describes the experiences of an ethnobotanist in South America as he learns from Trio Indians the medicinal value of rainforest plants, and struggles to record the data before these ancient traditions vanish.4-8990LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Plotkin, Mark J.; Ethnobotany; Ethnobotany; Indians of South America; Traditional medicine; Traditional medicine; Traditional medicine; Trio Indians; Trio Indians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Grow your own drugs : easy recipes for natural remedies and beauty fixes / by Wong, James.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-219) and index.Getting started -- Remedies. Digestive disorders ; Skin complaints ; Kids ; Aches and pains ; Women's stuff ; Under the weather ; Mind ; Face and body -- Top 100 medicinal plants. Fruit ; Vegetables ; Trees/shrubs ; Roots ; Herbs ; Flowers and leaves.With easy recipes using ingredients grown in your window box or the local market, ethnobotanist James Wong shows you how easy--and cheap--it is to make simple creams, salves, teas, lozenges, and much more.
Subjects: Materia medica, Vegetable.; Medicinal plants.; Toilet preparations.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Grow your own drugs : the top 100 plants to grow or get to treat arthritis, migraines, coughs, and more! / by Wong, James.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Getting started -- Remedies: Digestive disorders -- Skin complaints -- Kids -- Aches and pains -- Women's stuff -- Under the weather -- Mind -- Face and body -- Top 100 medicinal plants: Fruit -- Vegetables -- Trees/shrubs -- Roots -- Herbs -- Flowers and leaves.With easy recipes using ingredients grown in your window box or the local market, ethnobotanist James Wong shows you how easy--and cheap--it is to make simple creams, salves, teas, lozenges, and much more.
Subjects: Medicinal plants.; Materia medica, Vegetable.; Toilet preparations.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The heirloom gardener : traditional plants & skills for the modern world / by Forti, John,author.; Azarian, Mary,illustrator.(CARDINAL)525994; Wakida, Patricia,illustrator.;
An award-winning heirloom specialist, garden historian, ethnobotanist and writer offers this wood-block illustrated, alphabetical compendium of heirloom flowers and artisanal crafts like distilling and wreath-making to help inspire gardeners to connect with the natural world.Forti celebrates gardening as a craft, and shares the plants, lore, and traditional practices that link us with our environment and each other. Arranged alphabetically from angelica to zucchini, the brief chapters are a trove of garden history to different elements of the craftsmanship behind building an heirloom garden-- and a happy homestead. -- adapted from back cover and Introduction.
Subjects: Fruit-culture; Gardening.; Heirloom varieties (Plants); Herbs; Vegetable gardening;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 11
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Iwígara : American Indian ethnobotanical traditions and science / by Salmón, Enrique,1958-author.(CARDINAL)837051;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- All native knowledge is local -- The plants.The belief that all life-forms are interconnected and share the same breath-- known in the Rarámuri tribe as iwígara-- has resulted in a treasury of knowledge about the natural world, passed down for millennia by native cultures. Salmón, an ethnobotanist, builds on this concept of connection and highlights plants revered by North America's indigenous peoples. He teaches us the ways plants are used as food and medicine, the details of their identification and harvest, their important health benefits, plus their role in traditional stories and myths. From ash to yucca, you'll discover how the timeless wisdom of iwígara can enhance your own kinship with the natural world. -- adapted from back cover
Subjects: Ethnobotany; Indians of North America; Plants;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Slow drinks : a field guide to foraging and fermenting seasonal sodas, botanical cocktails, homemade wines, and more / by Childs, Danny,author.(CARDINAL)896709; Childs, Katie,photographer.; Reeder, Molly,illustrator.;
The basics -- Preservation techniques and base recipes -- Spring -- Summer -- Fall -- Winter.Weeding the garden might yield the makings for Dandelion Mead, while an early spring walk reveals the green shoots perfect for brewing Spruce Beer. Danny Childs brings his training as an ethnobotanist to the world of drinks, and with loving regard for even the humblest ingredients, explores each season's offerings to make sodas, syrups, wines, beers, and amari. Organized by season, Slow Drinks teaches home cooks, industry pros, homebrewers, and foragers how to transform botanical ingredients--whether gleaned, grown in the garden, or purchased from the store--into singular beverages and cocktails. With transporting photography and gorgeous color illustrations, Slow Drinks is the definitive guide to backyard mixology that can live just as comfortably in your basket on a foraging trip, as it can on the coffee table as a conversation piece. Equipped with all the basic information needed to ferment, infuse, and pickle, and the reminder to attune your eyes to the bounty of the fields, gardens, and neighborhoods around you, Slow Drinks is your guide to making drinks that tell a story of time and place.
Subjects: Cookbooks.; Plants, Edible.; Plants, Useful.; Wild foods.; Fermented beverages.; Wine and wine making.; Cocktails.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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