Traveling Cultures and Plants: The Ethnobiology and Ethnopharmacy of Human MigrationsAndrea Pieroni, Ina Vandebroek The tremendous increase in migrations and diasporas of human groups in the last decades are not only bringing along challenging issues for society, especially related to the economic and political management of multiculturalism and culturally effective health care, but they are also creating dramatic changes in traditional knowledge, believes and practices (KBP) related to (medicinal) plant use. The contributors to this volume – all internationally recognized scholars in the field of ethnobiology, transcultural pharmacy, and medical anthropology – analyze these dynamics of traditional knowledge in especially 12 selected case studies. Ina Vandebroek, features in Nova's "Secret Life of Scientists", answering the question: just what is ethnobotany? |
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... Herbal Remedies by Thai Immigrant Women in Sweden Pranee C. Lundberg Chapter 6 122 Medicinal Plant Use by Surinamese Immigrants in Table of Contents.
... Remedies (IAR) Values for Common Health Conditions Medicinal Plants Used by Dominican Immigrants in New York City That Were Cited at Least Ten Times ... Herbal and Aromatic Remedies Used by Thai Immigrant Women List of Tables and Figures.
The Ethnobiology and Ethnopharmacy of Human Migrations Andrea Pieroni, Ina Vandebroek. 5.1 Herbal ... Remedies among the Latinos Living in London 158 10.1 Summary of the ... Medicines in the Studied Communities 214 10.4 Wild Botanicals Used as ...
... herbal remedies for diseases such as cancer. Lundberg's interviewees reported, not only about herbs, but also about emic holistic views related to health. Lundberg believes that recording these practices is important for health care ...
... remedies by Latino immigrants in London, and demonstrate that immigrants ... herbal material from non-European Union countries to enter the country ... remedies is linked to discomfort and the re-establishment of well-being rather than ...
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