Plants and Indigenous Medicine and Diet: Biobehavioral ApproachesNina L. Etkin The aim of this volume is to promote a bio-behavioral focus for indigenous plant research. |
Contents
PART TWO CRITERIA USED IN THE SELECTION | 31 |
Chapter Three Therapeutic Rationale of Plants Used to Treat Dental | 48 |
Chapter Four Folk Anticancer Plants Containing Antitumor | 70 |
A New Approach | 91 |
Evaluation of Therapeutic | 113 |
PART THREE PLANTS IN MEDICINAL AND DIETARY | 129 |
Chapter Eight Dietary and Therapeutic Uses of Fruit in Three Taita | 151 |
Effects | 171 |
A Model of Nutrition | 211 |
Chapter Twelve CoumarinContaining Plants and Serum Albumin | 229 |
Chapter Thirteen High Blood Pressure Medicinal Plant Use | 252 |
Chapter Fourteen Chemical Selection in Andean Domesticated Tubers | 266 |
PART FOUR MEDICAL PANACEAS AND MISUNDERSTOOD | 289 |
Coca in Andean | 306 |
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Plants in Indigenous Medicine & Diet: Biobehavioral Approaches Nina Lilian Etkin Limited preview - 1986 |
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