Tells the story of the on-going evolution of human-plant relations in one of the most bioculturally dynamic places on the planet Explores new approaches that link the re-evaluation of plant-based cultural heritage with the conservation and use of biocultural diversity.
Tells the story of the on-going evolution of human-plant relations in one of the most bioculturally dynamic places on the planet Explores new approaches that link the re-evaluation of plant-based cultural heritage with the conservation and use of biocultural diversity.
Manuel Pardo-de-Santayana is a Senior Lecturer of botany and ethnobotany at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He has been researching contemporary and historical uses of Spanish medicinal and wild food plants, homegardens, and folk botanical taxonomies at the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid (CSIC) and the School of Pharmacy (University of London) since 1995.
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List of Figures List of Tables List of Appendixes Chapter 1. The Ethnobotany of Europe, Past and Present Manuel Pardo-de-Santayana, Andrea Pieroni and Rajindra K. Puri Chapter 2. People and Plants in Lëpushë: Traditional Medicine, Local Foods and Post-communism in a Northern Albanian Village Andrea Pieroni Chapter 3. The Cultural Significance of Wild-gathered Plant Species in Kartitsch (Eastern Tyrol, Austria) and the Influence of Socioeconomic Changes on Local Gathering Practices Anja Christanell, Brigitte Vogl-Lukasser, Christian R. Vogl and Marianne Gütler Chapter 4. Local Innovations to Folk Medical Conditions: Two Major Phytotherapeutic Treatments from the Maltese Islands Timothy J. Tabone Chapter 5. Local Awareness of Scarcity and Endangerment of Medicinal Plants in Roussenski Lom Natural Park in Northern Bulgaria Hugo J. de Boer Chapter 6. 'My Doctor Doesn't Understand Why I Use Them': Herbal and Food Medicines amongst the Bangladeshi Community in West Yorkshire, U.K. Andrea Pieroni, Hadar Zaman, Shamila Ayub and Bren Torry Chapter 7. Persistence of Wild Food and Wild Medicinal Plant Knowledge in a Northeastern Region of Portugal Ana Maria Carvalho and Ramón Morales Chapter 8. The Use of Wild Edible Plants in the Graecanic Area in Calabria, Southern Italy Sabine Nebel and Michael Heinrich Chapter 9. The Ecology and Use of Edible Thistles in Évora, Alentejo, Southeastern Portugal Maria José Barão and Alexandra Soveral Dias Chapter 10. Spring is Coming: The Gathering and Consumption of Wild Vegetables in Spain Javier Tardío Chapter 11. Plants as Symbols in Scotland Today Veerle Van den Eynden Chapter 12. The Botanical Identity and Cultural Significance of Lithuanian Jovaras: An Ethnobotanical Riddle Daiva seSkauskaite and Bernd Gliwa Chapter 13. Norway's Rosmarin(Rhododendron tomentosum) in Past and Present Tradition Torbjørn Alm and Marianne Iversen Chapter 14. Chamomiles in Spain: The Dynamics of Plant Nomenclature Manuel Pardo-de-Santayana and Ramón Morales Chapter 15. A Preliminary Study of the Plant Knowledge and Grassland Management Practices of English Livestock Farmers, with Implications for Grassland Conservation Jenny L. McCune Chapter 16. A Comparative Study of Rural and Urban Allotments in Gravesham, Kent, U.K. Christine Wildhaber Notes on Contributors Index
List of Figures List of Tables List of Appendixes Chapter 1. The Ethnobotany of Europe, Past and Present Manuel Pardo-de-Santayana, Andrea Pieroni and Rajindra K. Puri Chapter 2. People and Plants in Lëpushë: Traditional Medicine, Local Foods and Post-communism in a Northern Albanian Village Andrea Pieroni Chapter 3. The Cultural Significance of Wild-gathered Plant Species in Kartitsch (Eastern Tyrol, Austria) and the Influence of Socioeconomic Changes on Local Gathering Practices Anja Christanell, Brigitte Vogl-Lukasser, Christian R. Vogl and Marianne Gütler Chapter 4. Local Innovations to Folk Medical Conditions: Two Major Phytotherapeutic Treatments from the Maltese Islands Timothy J. Tabone Chapter 5. Local Awareness of Scarcity and Endangerment of Medicinal Plants in Roussenski Lom Natural Park in Northern Bulgaria Hugo J. de Boer Chapter 6. 'My Doctor Doesn't Understand Why I Use Them': Herbal and Food Medicines amongst the Bangladeshi Community in West Yorkshire, U.K. Andrea Pieroni, Hadar Zaman, Shamila Ayub and Bren Torry Chapter 7. Persistence of Wild Food and Wild Medicinal Plant Knowledge in a Northeastern Region of Portugal Ana Maria Carvalho and Ramón Morales Chapter 8. The Use of Wild Edible Plants in the Graecanic Area in Calabria, Southern Italy Sabine Nebel and Michael Heinrich Chapter 9. The Ecology and Use of Edible Thistles in Évora, Alentejo, Southeastern Portugal Maria José Barão and Alexandra Soveral Dias Chapter 10. Spring is Coming: The Gathering and Consumption of Wild Vegetables in Spain Javier Tardío Chapter 11. Plants as Symbols in Scotland Today Veerle Van den Eynden Chapter 12. The Botanical Identity and Cultural Significance of Lithuanian Jovaras: An Ethnobotanical Riddle Daiva seSkauskaite and Bernd Gliwa Chapter 13. Norway's Rosmarin(Rhododendron tomentosum) in Past and Present Tradition Torbjørn Alm and Marianne Iversen Chapter 14. Chamomiles in Spain: The Dynamics of Plant Nomenclature Manuel Pardo-de-Santayana and Ramón Morales Chapter 15. A Preliminary Study of the Plant Knowledge and Grassland Management Practices of English Livestock Farmers, with Implications for Grassland Conservation Jenny L. McCune Chapter 16. A Comparative Study of Rural and Urban Allotments in Gravesham, Kent, U.K. Christine Wildhaber Notes on Contributors Index
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