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Tropical Plant Database (Popularity:  )
http://www.rain-tree.com/plants.htm
Searchable list of plants from the Amazon rainforest, by common or botanical name, action, ailment, properties or ethnic uses.
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Ethnobotanical Leaflets (Popularity: )
http://www.siu.edu/~ebl/
Web journal with information on ethnobotanical projects and organizations and links.
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Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases (Popularity: )
http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/
Search plants by chemical, activity or ethnobotanical use. Includes list of browsable databases and rainforest information.
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Psilocybe cubensis/Psilocybe subcubensis (Popularity: )
http://www.stainblue.com/cubensis.html
Materia medica of the psychoactive mushroom used by natives of subtropical regions.
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Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary (Popularity: )
http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/dictionary/tico/index.html
Alphabetical listing by scientific name. Includes brief descriptions of usage and identifies cultures in which each plant is of interest.
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Dr. Andrew Weil (Popularity: )
http://www.stainblue.com/andrewweil.html
Brief biography of the doctor for whom psilocybe weilii was named. Includes comments on his research and data on the chemical components of the mushroom.
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Quanah Parker/Peyote (Popularity: )
http://www.stainblue.com/quanahparker.html
Brief history of Parker's role in the spread of Christian peyotism. Includes plant description and recommended reading list.
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Ethnobotany (Popularity: )
http://anthro.fortlewis.edu/ethnobotany/
From Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado. Includes definition of the science, projects, special events and database of plants of the southwest region of the United States.
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Sacred Earth Ethnobotany (Popularity: )
http://www.sacredearth.com/ethnobotany.htm
Articles, resources, and links.
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Center for International Ethnomedicinal Education and Research (Popularity: )
http://www.cieer.org/directory.html
Ethnobotanical resource directory includes discussion forum, listserve, project and online course information, as well as articles, publications, schools and societies of interest.
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Society of Ethnobiology (Popularity: )
http://ethnobiology.org/
A nonprofit professional organization dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of the relationships of plants and animals with human cultures worldwide.
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The Hidden Gifts of Nature by Sigrid Leger (Popularity: )
http://www.sigridleger.de/book/index.html
Description of plant usage by the San people in West Bushmanland (Namibia) for food, medicine, tools, and decoration.
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Ethnomedicinals for Research and Development (Popularity: )
http://ethnomedicinals.com/
Information on the use of herbs and other natural products in biochemistry, pharmacology, and traditional medicine.
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Indian Herbal Research and Methods (Popularity: )
http://botanical.com/site/column_poudhia/poudhia_index.html
Articles by Dr.Pankaj Oudhia detailing his research and observation of plants and their medicinal uses native to Chhattisgarh, India and surrounding regions.
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Amazon Conservation Team (Popularity: )
http://www.ethnobotany.org/
Works in partnership with indigenous people in conserving biodiversity, health, and culture in tropical America.
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Ix Chel Farms and the Panti Medicinal Trail (Popularity: )
http://www.belize.com/ixchel.html
Describes Dr. Rosita Arvigo's studies and work with tropical plants and traditional healing in Belize.
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Machiguenga (Popularity: )
http://www.montana.com/manu/
An ethnobotanical study of eastern Peru.
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Research Department, Missouri Botanical Garden (Popularity: )
http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/
Describes current research, including ethnobotany, medicinal botany, traditional uses of plants, and bioprospecting. Also: research policy, discoveries, DNA-banking, Chatham Fellowship, staff, and links.
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Patalkot (Popularity: )
http://dracharya.tripod.com/patal
The ethnobotanical work of Dr. Deepak Acharya, including full text of papers and pictures of Patalkot valley, India.
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Plants for a Future (Popularity: )
http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
Resource centre for edible, medicinal, and other useful plants.
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