ETHNOBOTANY
Ethnobotany is the study of people and the plants people use for food, medicine, shelter, clothing, spiritual practices bridging the fields of botany, anthropology, and cultural studies. Ethical ethnobotany respects the rights, knowledge, and Indigenous heritage of communities, adhering to international law and working with cultural competency and compassion.ETHNOBOTANY
Ethnobotany is the study of people and the plants people use for Ethnobotany is the study of people and the plants people use for food, medicine, shelter, clothing, spiritual practices bridging the fields of botany, anthropology, and cultural studies. Ethical ethnobotany respects the rights, knowledge, and Indigenous heritage of communities, adhering to international law and working with cultural competency and compassion.ETHNOBOTANY
Ethnobotany is the study of people and the plants people use for Ethnobotany is the study of people and the plants people use for food, medicine, shelter, clothing, spiritual practices bridging the fields of botany, anthropology, and cultural studies. Ethical ethnobotany respects the rights, knowledge, and Indigenous heritage of communities, adhering to international law and working with cultural competency and compassion.
Vegetables found in the market of Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Spice market in Beijing, China.
Mayan healer roasts leaf on the fire to demonstrate a technique for treating arthritis pain in Punta Gorda, Belize.
Herbs sold in a market in Mexico City, Mexico.
Almost everything you interact with in life involves plants in some way.
Ethnobotanical researchers analyze these interactions to quantify, support and preserve knowledge about plants worldwide.
Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) fruit soaking in water to make a wash for Buddhist status in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Supports for a Bodhi tree (Ficus religiosa) found near a temple near Mae Moei National Park, Thailand.
Ethnobotany is found wherever plants are talked about as they are used by humans and their preservation in the natural world.
But there is ethnobotany found wherever plants are talked about for their use and benefit to humans.Dr. Offringa specializes in medicinal and food plants, but has examined plant use in numerous contexts and enjoys any conversation that includes plants.
Palm Leaf Manuscript.