Ethnobotany in the new Europe: people, health, and wild plant resources

摘要: "The text itself is useful, entertaining, and informative. In addition, each chapter a model for modern ethnobotanical studies. Rather than simply cataloguing plant use, researcher analyzes the historical, societal, economic, or political aspects relevant to changes in human usage. Thus, authors provide true resource that can be instructive academic audiences." * Choice The study of European wild food plants herbal medicines an old discipline has been invigorated by new generation researchers pursuing studies fresh contexts. Modern botanical medical science was built on Medieval Europeans' use medicinal herbs. spite monumental introduced Age Discovery Mercantile Capitalism, some communities, often immigrants foreign lands, continue hold recipes traditions, while others have adopted enculturated exotic remedies into their diets pharmacopoeia creative ways. Now 21st century, age Union Globalization, folk botany once again dynamically responding changing cultural, presented this book reflect work being conducted across Europe's many regions. They tell story on-going evolution human-plant relations one most bioculturally dynamic places planet, explore approaches link re-evaluation plant-based cultural heritage with conservation biocultural diversity. Manuel Pardo-de-Santayana Senior Lecturer ethnobotany at Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. He researching contemporary historical uses Spanish plants, homegardens, taxonomies Royal Botanical Garden Madrid (CSIC) School Pharmacy (University London) since 1995. Andrea Pieroni Associate Professor biology University Gastronomic Sciences Pollenzo, Northern Italy. editor-in-chief Journal Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine President International Society Ethnobiology. His research focuses Mediterranean Balkan areas, among migrant communities diasporas Europe. Rajindra K. Puri environmental anthropology ethnobiology Kent Canterbury, UK. While his primary area Indonesian Borneo, he also supervises M.Sc. Ph.D. students who conduct With Christian Vogl co-organizes summer field school Austrian Alps methods works Global Diversity Foundation Morocco, Malaysia Namibia.