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Author : Ed Bernhardt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780970567895
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (678 download)
Download or read book Medicinal Plants of Costa Rica written by Ed Bernhardt and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Manuel Ortega-Rodríguez
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030061469
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Costa Rican Traditional Knowledge According to Local Experiences written by Manuel Ortega-Rodríguez and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-04-10 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers ten chapters dealing with Costa Rican traditional knowledge. Each chapter presents a transcription from a talk given to an interdisciplinary audience at Universidad de Costa Rica. The chapters address the links between knowledge and culture in a variety of cases, including black, indigenous and "white" knowledge in both rural and city contexts, with an emphasis on gender issues. This book is the first of its class and its transcriptions have been annotated for easier reading. All social scientists interested in Latin American culture or in cognitive topics in general will benefit from reading it.
Author : Willow Zuchowski
Publisher : Comstock Publishing Associates
ISBN 13 : 9781501763076
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Tropical Plants of Costa Rica written by Willow Zuchowski and published by Comstock Publishing Associates. This book was released on 2022 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This second edition is in a smaller format than the first, with additional photos and a new section on the Osa Peninsula. More than 800 photographs, taken in the field, show entire plants and closer views of flowers, fruits, and seeds. Pen-and-ink drawings depict botanical details. The text covers identifying characteristics, natural history, chemical properties, economic importance, medicinal uses, conservation, ethnobotany, and ecology"--
Author : Jaime Mejía Ramírez
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Some Medicinal Plants of Costa Rica written by Jaime Mejía Ramírez and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Parks and Recreation Margaret Gargiullo City of New York, National Resources Group
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199720037
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book A Field Guide to Plants of Costa Rica written by Parks and Recreation Margaret Gargiullo City of New York, National Resources Group and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008-02-20 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the biological crossroads of the Americas, Costa Rica hosts one of the widest varieties of plants in the wold, with habitats ranging from tidal mangrove swamps, and lowland rainforests, to dry tropical evergreen and deciduous forests. Field Guide to Plants of Costa Rica is a must-have reference guide for beginner and expert naturalists alike. It provides a thorough survey of more than 850 plant species, each entry accompanied by color photos and a concise yet detailed narrative description. Plants are conveniently grouped by the different types of vegetation: palms, tall trees, shrubs, woody vines, herbaceous vines, herbs, grasses and ferns. Along with 1400 color photographs, the guide also includes an illustrated glossary of plant parts, five maps of Costa Rica, and laminated covers for durability in the field. With so much readily accessible information, this book is essential for exploring Costa Rica's common and conspicuous flora from the plants growing along the roadside to the best natural parks.
Author : Patricia Fernández Esquivel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Medicinal plants written by Patricia Fernández Esquivel and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Brian Joseph Doyle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (456 download)
Download or read book Medicinal Plants from Costa Rica for the Treatmeant of Menopause written by Brian Joseph Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Comstock Publishing Associates
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (714 download)
Download or read book Tropical Plants of Costa Rica written by and published by Comstock Publishing Associates. This book was released on 2007 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dan Buettner
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426220146
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (262 download)
Download or read book The Blue Zones Kitchen written by Dan Buettner and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best-selling author Dan Buettner debuts his first cookbook, filled with 100 longevity recipes inspired by the Blue Zones locations around the world, where people live the longest. Building on decades of research, longevity expert Dan Buettner has gathered 100 recipes inspired by the Blue Zones, home to the healthiest and happiest communities in the world. Each dish--for example, Sardinian Herbed Lentil Minestrone; Costa Rican Hearts of Palm Ceviche; Cornmeal Waffles from Loma Linda, California; and Okinawan Sweet Potatoes--uses ingredients and cooking methods proven to increase longevity, wellness, and mental health. Complemented by mouthwatering photography, the recipes also include lifestyle tips (including the best times to eat dinner and proper portion sizes), all gleaned from countries as far away as Japan and as near as Blue Zones project cities in Texas. Innovative, easy to follow, and delicious, these healthy living recipes make the Blue Zones lifestyle even more attainable, thereby improving your health, extending your life, and filling your kitchen with happiness.
Author : Jenny Smeltzer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (774 download)
Download or read book Women, Health, and Medicinal Plants in Caño Negro, Costa Rica written by Jenny Smeltzer and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caño Negro is a relatively isolated community geographically, and the health care situation reflects this. The available modern health care establishments (defined as those services endorsed by formally educated practitioners and accepted by the general public as quality health care) do not offer complete services, each one lacking one or another of the qualities necessary for premium modern health care such as qualified personnel and well-supplied facilities, regularity, or convenience. Traditional health care, treatment with medicinal plants, has been used in Caño Negro in the past and many women and families still use these plants. This study examines the health care situation, the use of medicinal plants, women's roles in family and community health care, and the effect of medicinal plants on women's roles. The work measures the interest of Caño Negro women in a communal "vivero", nursery, and includes medicinal plant remedy recipes which will be compiled into a small book for use by the Caño Negro community.
Author : Ina Vandebroek
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030489272
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)
Download or read book Popular Medicinal Plants in Portland and Kingston, Jamaica written by Ina Vandebroek and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-12-05 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights the results from over a year of ethnobotanical research in a rural and an urban community in Jamaica, where we interviewed more than 100 people who use medicinal plants for healthcare. The goal of this research was to better understand patterns of medicinal plant knowledge, and to find out which plants are used in consensus by local people for a variety of illnesses. For this book, we selected 25 popular medicinal plant species mentioned during fieldwork. Through individual interviews, we were able to rank plants according to their frequency of mention, and categorized the medicinal uses for each species as “major” (mentioned by more than 20% of people in a community) or “minor” (mentioned by more than 5%, but less than 20% of people). Botanical identification of plant specimens collected in the wild allowed for cross-linking of common and scientific plant names. To supplement field research, we undertook a comprehensive search and review of the ethnobotanical and biomedical literature. Our book summarizes all this information in detail under specific sub-headings.
Author : Ivan A. Ross
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1592593658
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (925 download)
Download or read book Medicinal Plants of the World written by Ivan A. Ross and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2003-03-12 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ivan Ross takes advantage of the significant growth in the amount of new data available to update and expand his much acclaimed Medicinal Plants of the World: Chemical Constituents, Traditional and Modern Medicinal Uses, Volume 1. This considerably enhanced second edition contains new research and references on the immunomodulatory activity present in Allium sativum, Mangifera indica, and Punica granatum, the antidiabetic effects of Momoridica charantia and Mucuna pruriens, the antiinflammatory activity found in Mangifera indica and Arbus precatorius, the cholesterol lowering effect of Allium sativum and Moringa pterygosperma, and the antitumor effect of Arbus precatorius and Moringa pterygosperma. There are also important new findings concerning the antiherpes simplex virus activity of Mangifera indica, the anti-Parkinson's activity of Mucuna pruriens, the antiviral activity in Phyllanthus niruri and Jatropha curcas, the hyperthyroid regulation properties of Moringa pterygosperma, and the antioxidant activity of Mangifera indica, Punica granatum, Psidium guajava, and Allium sativum. Allium sativum is highlighted for its treatment of unstable angina pectoris, sickle red blood cell dehydration inhibition, senescence ameliorative, chemoprotective, cardiovascular, antineoplastic, anticarcinogenic, and antiatherogenic effects. This revised and enhanced edition provides details on traditional medicinal uses, chemical constituents, pharmacological activities, clinical trials, color illustrations, Latin names, botanical descriptions, as well as providing an index and extensive bibliographies. Authoritative and exhaustively compiled, Medicinal Plants of the World: Chemical Constituents, Traditional and Modern Medicinal Uses, Volume 1, 2nd Edition offers pharmacists, physicians, medicinal chemists, toxicologists, and phytochemists a universal reference on twenty-six of the most widely used medicinal plants in the world.
Author : Jonathon Miller Weisberger
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 1583946233
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (839 download)
Download or read book Rainforest Medicine written by Jonathon Miller Weisberger and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicling the practices, legends, and wisdom of the vanishing traditions of the upper Amazon, this book reveals the area's indigenous peoples' approach to living in harmony with the natural world. Rainforest Medicine features in-depth essays on plant-based medicine and indigenous science from four distinct Amazonian societies: deep forest and urban, lowland rainforest and mountain. The book is illustrated with unique botanical and cultural drawings by Secoya elder and traditional healer Agustin Payaguaje and horticulturalist Thomas Y. Wang as well as by the author himself. Payaguaje shares his sincere imaginal view into the spiritual life of the Secoya; plates of petroglyphs from the sacred valley of Cotundo relate to an ancient language, and other illustrations show traditional Secoya ayahuasca symbols and indigenous origin myths. Two color sections showcase photos of the plants and people of the region, and include plates of previously unpublished full-color paintings by Pablo Cesar Amaringo (1938-2009), an acclaimed Peruvian artist renowned for his intricate, colorful depictions of his visions from drinking the entheogenic plant brew, ayahuasca ("vine of the soul" in Quechua languages). Today the once-dense mysterious rainforest realms are under assault as the indiscriminate colonial frontier of resource extraction moves across the region; as the forest disappears, the traditional human legacy of sustainable utilization of this rich ecosystem is also being buried under modern realities. With over 20 years experience of ground-level environmental and cultural conservation, author Jonathon Miller Weisberger's commitment to preserving the fascinating, unfathomably precious relics of the indigenous legacy shines through. Chief among these treasures is the "shimmering" "golden" plant-medicine science of ayahuasca or yajé, a rainforest vine that was popularized in the 1950s by Western travelers such as William Burroughs and Alan Ginsberg. It has been sampled, reviled, and celebrated by outsiders ever since. Currently sought after by many in the industrialized West for its powerful psychotropic and life-transforming effects, this sacred brew is often imbibed by visitors to the upper Amazon and curious seekers in faraway venues, sometimes with little to no working knowledge of its principles and precepts. Perceiving that there is an evident need for in-depth information on ayahuasca if it is to be used beyond its traditional context for healing and spiritual illumination in the future, Miller Weisberger focuses on the fundamental knowledge and practices that guide the use of ayahuasca in indigenous cultures. Weaving first-person narrative with anthropological and ethnobotanical information, Rainforest Medicine aims to preserve both the record and ongoing reality of ayahuasca's unique tradition and, of course, the priceless forest that gave birth to these sacred vines. Featuring words from Amazonian shamans--the living torchbearers of these sophisticated spiritual practices--the book stands as testimony to this sacred plant medicine's power in shaping and healing individuals, communities, and nature alike.
Author : Michael J. Balick
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231101707
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Medicinal Resources of the Tropical Forest written by Michael J. Balick and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book opens readers' eyes to the enormous resources of the Earth's rain forests and the potential impact of their destruction in terms of human health.
Author : Julia Frances Morton
Publisher : Charles C. Thomas Publisher
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1466 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America written by Julia Frances Morton and published by Charles C. Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 1981 with total page 1466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For review see: P. Wagenaar Hummelinck, in Succulenta, maandblad van de Nederlands-Belgische vereniging van liefhebbers van cactussen en andere vetplanten, jg. 63, no. 2 (febr. 1984); p.42.
Author : Dan Choffnes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780231166607
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (666 download)
Download or read book Nature's Pharmacopeia written by Dan Choffnes and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifully illustrated textbook pairs research on the biochemical properties and physiological effects of medicinal plants with a history of the ways in which humans have cultivated plant species and investigated their effects. Nature's Pharmacopeia fosters an appreciation of the chemistry and cultural resonance of herbal medicine.
Author : Bep Oliver-Bever
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521268158
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (681 download)
Download or read book Medicinal Plants in Tropical West Africa written by Bep Oliver-Bever and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1986-01-23 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1986, this book describes the most important medicinal plants in tropical West Africa and similar humid tropical climates. After a short introduction about early traditional medicine, the bulk of the book gives an account of locally occurring plants, grouped by their medicinal actions. Plants that affect the cardiovascular and nervous systems are discussed, as are those with antibiotic, insecticidal and molluscicidal properties. Those which affect the hormonal systems of humans are catalogued and so are others that act as adrenal-cortex, sex and thyroid hormones. There is a full botanical index, which includes the commonly found synonyms for many of the plants and the work is illustrated by the author's own water colours. It may be of particular interest and use to pharmacists, biochemists, botanists and pharmacologists and of great value to those who exploit locally available resources in treating diseases in tropical areas.
