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Native American Ethnobotany »

Authors: Daniel E. Moerman
ISBN-13: 9780881924534, ISBN-10: 0881924539
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
Date Published: August 1998
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Daniel E. Moerman

Daniel E. Moerman is the William E. Stirton Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan - Dearborn, so recognized for his distinguished scholarship, teaching, and professional accomplishments. He lives in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

Book Synopsis

An extraordinary compilation of the plants used by North American native peoples for medicine, food, fiber, dye, and a host of other things. More than 44,000 uses for some 4000 plants by various tribes are documented here.

Wild Food Forum

" Native American Ethnobotany is an essential reference for all those interested in the uses of plants."

—Wild Food Forum, March 2005

	Preface	7
	Acknowledgments	9
	Plant Use by Native Americans	11
	Plants Used as Drugs	12
	Plants Used as Foods	15
	Plants Used as Fibers and Dyes	16
	Plants with Other Uses	17
	Conclusions on Usages	18
	Sources of Information on Plant Usages	18
	Plant Usage Categories	19
	Native Americans	23
	Organization of the Information in Native American Ethnobotany	29
	Scientific Plant Names	29
	Common Plant Names	32
	Ethnobotanical Information	32
	Catalog of Plants	33
	Notes	615
	Bibliography	619
	Plant Usage Indexes
	Index of Tribes	625
	Index of Usages	765
	Plant Name Indexes
	Index of Synonyms	873
	Index of Common Names	891

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