Native American medicinal plants : an ethnobotanical dictionary

Moerman, Daniel E. (author.). Moerman, Daniel E. Native American Ethnobotany. (Added Author).

Summary: In Native American Medicinal Plants, anthropologist Daniel E. Moerman describes the medicinal use of more than 2700 plants by 218 Native American tribes. Information--adapted from the same research used to create the monumental Native American Ethnobotany--includes 82 categories of medicinal uses, ranging from analgesics, contraceptives, gastrointestinal aids, hypotensive medicines, sedatives, and toothache remedies. Includes extensive indexes arranged by tribe, usage, and common name.

Record details

ISBN: 9781604690354 (hardback)
ISBN: 9780881929874 (pbk.) :
Physical Description: 799 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Publisher: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2009.
Copyright: ©2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Abridged version of: Native american ethnobotany / Daniel E. Moerman. c1998.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	Plant use by Native Americans -- Plants used as drugs -- Appreciating the common knowledge of our past -- Sources of information on plant usages -- Drug usage categories -- Native Americans -- Organization of the information in Native American medicinal plants -- Scientific plant names -- Common plant names -- Ethnobotanical information -- Catalog of plants.