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Ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes at work in the Amazon in the 1940s. Ethnobotany is an interdisciplinary field at the interface of natural and social sciences that studies the relationships between humans and plants.
Richard Evans Schultes (SHULL-tees; [1] January 12, 1915 – April 10, 2001) was an American biologist, considered to be the father of modern ethnobotany.He is known for his studies of the uses of plants by indigenous peoples, especially the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
Cox began his research in evolutionary ecology as a student of John L. Harper at the University of Wales in Bangor by studying dioecy in plants. [5] At Harvard University where he served for four years as Teaching Fellow for E. O. Wilson, he studied how vertebrate pollination influenced breeding system evolution in tropical lianas. [6]
Baccharis sarothroides, used by the Seri people to make a decoction by cooking the twigs. This tea is used to treat colds, sinus headache, and general sore achy ailments. The same tea is also used as a rub for sore muscles.
Logo for the Society of Ethnobiology. Ethnobiology is the multidisciplinary field of study of relationships among peoples, biota, and environments integrating many perspectives, from the social, biological, and medical sciences; along with application to conservation and sustainable development.
The state of Paleoethnobotany as a discipline today stems from a long history of development that spans more than two hundred years [specify].Its current form is the product of steady progression by all aspects of the field, including methodology, analysis and research.
John William Harshberger. John William Harshberger, (January 1, 1869 – April 27, 1929) was an American botanist who specialized in plant geography, ecology and plant pathology.
Oswaldo Fidalgo, The ethnomycology of the Sanama Indians, Mycological Society of America (1976), ASIN B00072T1TC E. Barrie Kavasch, Alberto C. Meloni, American Indian EarthSense: Herbaria of Ethnobotany and Ethnomycology, Birdstone Press, the Institute for American Indian Studies (1996).