Native American Ethnobotany

Moerman, Daniel E.

ISBN 10: 0881924539 / ISBN 13: 9780881924534

Published by Timber Press, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Native American Ethnobotany

Publisher: Timber Press

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

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Synopsis:

An extraordinary compilation of the plants used by North American native peoples for medicine, food, fiber, dye, and a host of other things. Anthropologist Daniel E. Moerman has devoted 25 years to the task of gathering together the accumulated ethnobotanical knowledge on more than 4000 plants. More than 44,000 uses for these plants by various tribes are documented here. This is undoubtedly the most massive ethnobotanical survey ever undertaken, preserving an enormous store of information for the future.

Book Description:

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.