Ethnobotany

The study of plant lore and agricultural customs of a people. In the fields of ETHNOMEDICINE and ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY, the emphasis is on traditional medicine and the existence and medicinal uses of PLANTS and PLANT EXTRACTS and their constituents, both historically and in modern times.

Year introduced: 1997

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Tree Number(s): H01.158.273.118.299

MeSH Unique ID: D019448

Previous Indexing:

• Medicine, Traditional (1979-1996)
• Plants, Medicinal (1970-1996)

See Also:

• Phytotherapy
• Ethnopharmacology

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Ethnobotany