Edition 2003
WELCOME to Ethnobotanical Leaflets . Here you will find links to various ethnobotanical projects and organizations around the world. Take time and enjoy our Web Journal. As always, manuscript contributions from our readers are welcome.
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Ethnobotanical Studies Of Chandigarh Region by Amrit Pal Singh
A Potential Anticancer Withanolide from Withania somnifera (L.) Dun. by Amrit Pal Singh
Hepatotprotective Natural Products by Samir Malhotra and Amrit Pal Singh
Glycyrrhizin-A Review by Amrit Pal Singh
Studies on collection and marketing of Morchella (Morels) of Utror-Gabral Valleys, District Swat, Pakistan by Muhammad Hamayun and Mir Ajab Khan
Ethnobotanical Resources of Manikhel Forests, Orakzai Tirah, Pakistan by Habib Ahmad, Samiullah Khan, Ahmad Khan and Muhammad Hamayun
Salicin - A Natural Analgesic by Amrit P. Singh
Distribution of Steroid-like Compounds in Plant Flora by Amrit P. Singh and A.S. Sandhu
Potential and Market Status of Mushrooms as Non-Timber Forest Products in Pakistan by Abdul Latif , Zabta Khan Shinwari and Shaheen Begum
Hypericin - A Napthodianthrone from Hypericum perforatum by Dr Amrit Pal Singh, MD
Ethnobotanical Studies of some Useful Shrubs and Trees of District Buner, NWFP, Pakistan, by Muhammad Hamayun
Marketing of medicinal plants of Utror-Gabral Valleys, Swat, Pakistan, by Muhammad Hamayun, Mir Ajab Khan and Shaheen Begum
Common medicinal folk recipes of District Buner, NWFP, Pakistan, by Muhammad Hamayun, Ambara Khan and Mir Ajab Khan
The Role of Natural Products in Pharmacotherapy of Alzheimer’s Disease, by Dr. Amrit Pal Singh, MD
Pharmacological considerations of Tylophora asthmatica , by Dr. Amrit Pal Singh, MD
Barley; The Versatile Crop, by Brian Young
The Brazil Nut (Bertholletia excelsa ), by Tim Hennessey
Ephedra (Ma Huang ), by Erica McBroom
Ephedra: Asking for Trouble?, by Scot Peterson
Ginkgo biloba , by Kelly Westall
Cyperus papyrus : From the Nile to Modern Times, by Matt Burmeister
The Miraculous Reishii: Mushroom or Medicine?, by Dylan Kosmar
St. John's Wort...A Peculiar Name for an Interesting Plant, by Jennifer Lynn Craig
Back Issues of Ethnobotanical leaflets and Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Book Review Corner
The Wealth of India by K.S. Krishnan Marg, editor.
Medicine Quest by Mark Plotkin
The Shaman's Apprentice by Lynne Cherry and Mark J. Plotkin
The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
Medicinal Plants of the Heartland by Connie Kaye and Neil Billington
Potions, Poisons, and Panaceas by David Brussell
Origin and Early Diversification of Land Plants by P. Kenrick & P.R. Crane
Research Notes
Costa Rica Herb Walk
An Interview with Dr. Liao, Tang Center, Univ. Chicago
Varroa Mites
Ethnobotanical Leaflets Starch Research Page
Agriboard, Use of Non-timber Cellulose for Construction
The Inclusive Herbarium by Edgar Anderson
How to Define a Species?
Rain Forest Medicines, an interview with Mark Plotkin
Ethno News and Happenings
Richard Schultes, 86, Dies
Peter Raven, Winner of National Medal of Science 2000
May Symposium Honors Monte Lloyd at University of Chicago
Domestication Exhibit at Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris
US Uses Biowarfare to Combat Drugs, by Scott Herron
New Herbal Research Center at Univ. Chicago, by M. K. Van Zant
Post-Hurricane Watershed Restoration in Acachapa, El Salvador
Editorship of Economic Botany changes hands
Galleria Botanica
EBL Featured Artist Keith Harrison
EBL Featured artist Rebecca Brown
Discover Domestication, Paris
Botanical Artists Association of Southern Africa
Redoute Magnolia+
Decorated gum leaves, School of Botany Foundation
Tony Swann review of most beautiful botanical books
Posters from the Guild of Natural Science 2000 meeting in Portugal
Botanical artists.com
Meetings
Society for Economic Botany: Home Page & News of Annual Meeting
Society for Ecological Restoration, Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Bar Harbour, Maine
The Association for Tropical Biology, Bangalore, India
3rd International Conference on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development, Alicante, Spain
International Association of Landscape Ecology, U.S. Symposium, Tempe, Arizona
Careers in Ethnobotany
Earthworks-Job Opportunities
Job Listings from the Chronicle of Higher Education
Graduate Programs in Ethnobotany
Undergraduate Studies in Ethnobotany
Policy Corner
31 NSF Grants Relevant to Ethno and Economic Botany
NSF Extends Invitation for Ethnobotanical Workshop by MKVZant
Call for Economic Botany/Ethnobotany Cluster at NSF by MKVZant
Editorial Policy
Worldwide Economic Botany Resources
Society for Economic Botany Home Page
Herbs and Herb Gardening, Resource Guide
American Botanical Council HerbalGram
The Amazon Conservation Team
The Ethnobotany Project
Medicinal Plants of the Peruvian Amazon
Useful Plants
Ethnobotany in the Forests of Belize
Kinabalu Ethnobotany Project (PEK)
Secwepemc Ethnobotany
Native American Food Plants, U.S. National Agricultural Library
Medicinal Plants of Native Americans, U.S. National Agricultural Library
Amazon Rain Forest Includes Ethno-herpatology
The Gatherer: Plant Use Multiple Database Search Engine
Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL)
Ethnobotany Database, U.S. National Agricultural Library
WWW Ethnobotany Resource Directory
People and Plants Online
Seed Savers Exchange
Cyberbotanica: Plants and Cancer Treatments
Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops
New Crop Resource Online Program
Internet Directory for Botanical Illustrations
Kew's list of over 200 Web sites of interest to economic botanists
Economic Botany Web Pages, from the Internet Directory for Botany
Books Needing Reviewers for Journal of Economic Botany
Related Web Pages
Don Ugent's Home Page
Protocells: The Origin of Life
Tropical Dinoflagellates
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