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Course overview
Ethnobotany is the study of how people of a particular culture and region make use of indigenous (native) plants. Plants provide food, medicine, shelter, dyes, fibers, oils, resins, gums, soaps, waxes, latex, tannins, and even contribute to the air we breathe. Many native peoples also use plants in ceremonial or spiritual rituals.
Curriculum for this course
6 Lessons
02:17:43 Hours
Section A
6 Lessons
02:17:43 Hours
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Common Ethno Medicinal plants Part-I
00:22:17
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Culture Abstract Man- Plant relationship Part-1
00:19:00
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Culture Abstract Man- Plant relationship Part-2
00:16:26
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Culture Based Man Plant Relationship
00:20:00
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Ethnobotany-Methodology
00:20:00
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Ethnobotany
00:40:00
Frequently asked question
Medieval and Renaissance
During the medieval period, ethnobotanical studies were commonly found connected with monasticism. However, most botanical knowledge was kept in gardens such as physic gardens attached to hospitals and religious buildings. It was thought of in practical use terms for culinary and medical purposes and the ethnographic element was not studied as a modern anthropologist might approach ethnobotany today
Development and application in modern science
The first individual to study the emic perspective of the plant world was a German physician working in Sarajevo at the end of the 19th century: Leopold Glück. His published work on traditional medical uses of plants done by rural people in Bosnia (1896) has to be considered the first modern ethnobotanical work.
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