Research and Instruction Librarian
What is Ethnobotany? General reference entries
- Ethnobotany, Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
General reference definition from a food and culture perspective. Includes a list of important spices derived from plants. - Ethnobotany, Environmental Encyclopedia
Includes names of early scientists who studied ethnobotany and a historical perspective of the field. - Ethnobotany, Plant Sciences
Includes other terms or sub-disciplines that fall under this area of study as well as a brief history of the field and a brief section on the methods of ethnobotany. - Ethnobotany, The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Includes sections on ethics and conservation in ethnobotany.
Useful databases and websites
- Botanical CollectionsCollaboration between the Searle Herbarium of the Field Museum of Natural History (FMNH) and the Department of Anthropology at Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU).
- BRIT Native American Ethnobotany DatabaseA Database of Foods, Drugs, Dyes and Fibers of Native American Peoples, Derived from Plants.
- Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical DatabasesIn-depth plant, chemical, bioactivity, and ethnobotany searches using scientific or common names. Search results can be downloaded in PDF or spreadsheet form. Of interest to pharmaceutical, nutritional, and biomedical research, as well alternative therapies and herbal products.