The Ethnobotanical - A world tour of indigenous plant knowledge

Informationen zum Autor Dr. Sarah Edwards is an ethnobotanist and biodiversity informaticist who worked for many years at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and now lectures at the University of Oxford. She is also the current plant records officer for Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum. Sarah was awarded her PhD from the University of London in 2006, and was a postdoctoral research fellow at UCL School of Pharmacy until 2013, where she is currently an Honorary Research Associate. Her research has included investigating medicinal plant use in the favelas of northeast Brazil; traditional plant knowledge in collaboration with Aboriginal communities in northern Australia; environmental factors in the aetiology of equine grass sickness; and the evidence base of herbal medicines. Sarah is the lead author of the book Phytopharmacy: An Evidence-Based Guide to Herbal Medicinal Products (Wiley, 2015) Klappentext A stunning history of indigenous plant knowledge, from origin myths to medical applications Vorwort A stunning history of indigenous plant knowledge, from origin myths to medical applications Zusammenfassung A stunning history of indigenous plant knowledge, from origin myths to medical applications

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sarah Edwards
• Editore: Quercus Publishing
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 24.08.2023
• EAN: 9781529427400
• ISBN: 978-1-5294-2740-0
• Pagine: 256
• Dimensioni: 198 mm x 246 mm x 26 mm
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Natura; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Zoologia; SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, SCIENCE / Natural History, History of Science, Botany & plant sciences, Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest, Botany and plant sciences