Ethnobotany
Discusses the use of plants within particular cultures and regions.
- Wildcrafting
- By Kathlee Keane
- Excerpts from the Introduction
Medicinal Wild Plants of the Prairie: An Ethnobotanical Guide - By Kelly Kindscher
- We Never Take Before We Give
- By Valerie Taliman
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Outlines an ethic for the gathering of native plants for medicinal purposes.
This excerpt from Kelly Kindscher’s Ethnobotanical Guide argues that not enough scientific research has been conducted regarding the medicinal qualities of tall grass prairie plants. It also outlines some of the social roles of traditional and folk medicine and beliefs surrounding plant uses.
An interview with Janice Longboat, an Indigenous healer, whose journey toward self healing has taken her down the path of traditional medicine.