"A Neotropical Companion" is an extraordinarily readable introduction to the American tropics, the lands of Central and South America, their remarkable rainforests and other ecosystems, and the creatures that live there. It is the most comprehensive one-volume guide to the Neotropics available today. Widely praised in its first edition, it remains ...
Western medicine is only just beginning to value the curative powers of plants and herbs found in the Amazon rain forests. The story of ethnobotanist Mark Plotkins's apprenticeship with shaman wise men of the area is truly an anthropological adventure, that also vividly clarifies what destruction of the rain forests may ultimately cost humanity ...
In this layman-friendly study of nature's contributions to modern medicine, an ethnobotonist explores natural medicines that exist in oceans, in forests, and in the bodies of certain animals. He also warns that overpopulation, environmental erosion, and the destruction of indigenous peoples will strongly reduce the possibility of finding a cure ...
The scariest book about biological meltdown since Richard Preston's "The Hot Zone, " this book tells of a problem that isn't an exotic disease in Africa but something that's already here. This book reveals how bacteria have evolved and outwitted doctors, and now are on the ascendancy.
The shamans of the Amazon rainforest hold many keys to some of today's devastating illnesses, such as cancer and AIDS. Year after year, Plotkin disappears into the rainforest to interact with tribes still largely unaffected by civilization, for the sole purpose of learning how these cultures use plants as medicine.
Robert Tindall shares his journey through the inner and outer landscape of the churches of ayahuasca and with indigenous shamans in the Amazon. He explains the three pillars of Amazonian shamanism: healing through purging, the ritual use of ayahuasca, and communing with the innate intelligence of plant teachers.
Although the development and use of nontimber forest products from tropical regions hold tremendous potential as an economically viable alternative to deforestation, many questions remain. What species offer the greatest promise? What levels of harvest are sustainable? How can native peoples best be compensated for their knowledge and their ...
This revised introduction to the American tropics and their rainforests, ecosystems and creatures includes chapters on Neotropical ecosystems, human ecology, and the effects of deforestation. Biodiversity and its preservation are also discussed, and Neotropical evolution is described in detail.
Kamanya believes in the shaman's wisdom about the healing properties of plants found in the Amazon rain forest and hopes one day to be a healer for his people.
Kramer's lively, authoritative text covers legend, botany, and cultivation of orchids. The gorgeous pictures and complete captions on the stellar members of this family make this a book no orchid collector can be without. 234 illustrations, 212 in full color.
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