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Brief history of Parker's role in the spread of Christian peyotism. Includes plant description and recommended reading list.

Materia medica of the psychoactive mushroom used by natives of subtropical regions.

Searchable list of plants from the Amazon rainforest, by common or botanical name, action, ailment, properties or ethnic uses.

Description of plant usage by the San people in West Bushmanland (Namibia) for food, medicine, tools, and decoration.

First published in 1931 by Mrs. M. Grieve, the online version of this book contains medicinal, culinary, cosmetic and economic properties, cultivation and folk-lore of herbs.

Brief biography of the doctor for whom psilocybe weilii was named. Includes comments on his research and data on the chemical components of the mushroom.

A nonprofit professional organization dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of the relationships of plants and animals with human cultures worldwide.

Fosters scientific research, education, and related activities on the past, present, and future uses of plants, and the relationship between plants and people.

The Journal of Ethnopharmacology, which publishes papers on medicinal and other useful indigenous plants as well as their bioactive compounds.

Information on the use of herbs and other natural products in biochemistry, pharmacology, and traditional medicine.

The ethnobotanical work of Dr. Deepak Acharya, including full text of papers and pictures of Patalkot valley, India.

Describes current research, including ethnobotany, medicinal botany, traditional uses of plants, and bioprospecting. Also: research policy, discoveries, DNA-banking, Chatham Fellowship, staff, and links.

FOIBIS is a searchable database of more than 4700 species, including vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens. It includes information on ethnobotanical uses.

A searchable and browsable medicinal plant database for uses of traditional veterinarian and human medicines in Africa.

Resource centre for edible, medicinal, and other useful plants.

A free online journal of current research in ethnobotany.

An open access, online journal of ethnosciences. Includes topics in medicinal and cultural uses of plants.

Information from Wikipedia on this branch of botany that studies the relationships that exist between people and plants.

The People and Plants Initiative, involving WWF, UNESCO, and Kew Gardens, working on applied research projects, community workshops, exchanges and training courses with young ethnobotanists.