Native American medicinal plants : an ethnobotanical dictionary / Daniel E. Moerman.

Contents Plant use by Native Americans -- Plants used as drugs -- Appreciating the common knowledge of our past -- Sources of information on plant usages -- Drug usage categories -- Native Americans -- Organization of the information -- Scientific plant names -- Common plant names -- Ethnobotanical information -- Catalog of plants.
Abstract In Native American Medicinal Plants, anthropologist Daniel E. Moerman describes the medicinal use of more than 2700 plants by 218 Native American tribes. Information--adapted from the same research used to create the monumental Native American Ethnobotany--includes 82 categories of medicinal uses, ranging from analgesics, contraceptives, gastrointestinal aids, hypotensive medicines, sedatives, and toothache remedies. Includes extensive indexes arranged by tribe, usage, and common name. --from publisher description
General noteAbridged version of: Native american ethnobotany / Daniel E. Moerman. c1998.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 522-527) and indexes.
LCCN 2008050291
ISBN9781604690354 (hardback)
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ISBN9780881929874 (pbk.)
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