Introduction to Ethnobotany SYLLABUS Spring 2013

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Introduction to Ethnobotany
SYLLABUS
Spring 2013
Course number: 11:776:205
Credits: 3
Lectures: Tuesdays and Thursdays
10:55- 12:15 PM in 138A Foran Hall
Course web page:
www.rutgersonline.com.
Textbook: Plants and Society, edition 5, by Levetin and McMahon, McGraw-Hill.
© 2008, ISBN-13 9780077221256 (There is a newer edition but we will primarily be using this
edition and so the chapters and page numbers may vary between editions. The book is available
at the Barnes and Noble bookstore on Cook College campus, and several copies available at the
RU bookstore on Easton Avenue, and you can also buy it in on-line format for significantly less
(see course website). You will need the book for the course, it is not optional.
Quiz dates: See schedule. There is no midterm or final exam; instead we have three quizzes (20
min each). Quizzes might also include practical components such as identification of common
fruits, spices, herbs, and vegetables (see Species to Know list). Quizzes will include textbook
reading, additional assigned reading or activities (all on course website), and lectures (also
posted on website).
Additional reading and activities: All non-textbook reading and activities (pdfs, online video,
podcasts, etc.) will be posted on the course website and is mandatory unless stated otherwise.
Even if optional, read, listen, and watch these since they will help you understand the subject and
provide a broader coverage and knowledge base for you. There is a reading list fill the function
as a resource list for your independent projects.
Independent projects: See instructions on separate sheet. Projects are independent, i.e., NOT
group projects. All text that is handed in will be run through turn-it-in.com to check for
plagiarism (purposeful and nonintended) and other problems.
Grading:
Quizzes, 3 at 20 points each
Project 1: Ask grandma and grandpa
Project 2: Paper on edible ethnic produce
Project 3: Weight-loss pill
Project 4: Independent essay
Online-self assessments*
TOTAL
150 points *
60 points
20 points
20 points
20 points
30 points
Provide extra credit
For projects, points will be taken off for misspellings, wrongly formatted text, sloppiness and
similar mistakes, and all plagiarism will be reported to the Dean. If you participate
significantly and constructively in classroom discussions and with questions we will
strongly consider raising your grade further. Grades are A (90% and over), B+ (85-90%), B
(80-85%), C (70-80%), D (60-70%), and F (below 60%). We will use the gradebook on the
course website so you can check your current grade at all times. Any issues with grades, your
performance and other issues, see Prof. Simon.
Online-self assessments
* You can get extra credit for doing such assessments, but will not be graded on your
performance. You can retake assessments and they are at-home, open-book exams to aid in your
learning and understanding of the subject.
Instructors:
Dr. James Simon [email protected]; and [email protected]
Office hours: By appointment. Office: 396C Foran Hall, 59 Dudley Road
Plus guest lecturers as shown in syllabus
Course website support:
Dr. Priscilla Hockin-Brown, [email protected]
Schedule*
Introduction to Ethnobotany 2013
Class: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Time: 10:55AM-12:15PM
Location: Foran Hall 131A, SEBS
*Schedule is subject to change (topic, order, lecturer)
Date
(bold = in
classroom)
Unit and Main
Topic
Topic
Jan 22,
Tuesday
Unit 1: Plants and
Society
Introduction to ethnobotany, its history;
introduction to course website; and introduction
to Project 1 “Ask Grandma and Grandpa”
(Jim Simon)
January 24,
Thursday
Unit 2: Intro to
Plant Life
No class
January 29,
Tuesday
Unit 2: Intro to
Plant Life
Back to the Basics - Plant Anatomy and
Physiology (Jim Simon)
January 31,
Thursday
Unit 2: Intro to
Plant Life
February 5,
Unit 2: Intro to
Back to the Basics - Plant Chemistry and benefits
to plants and humans in the wide array of
produced natural products (Jim Simon)
Back to the Basics - Genetics, DNA, evolution,
Reading, on-line activity
(see course website for
additional on-line
materials)
Textbook: chapter 1. Log
in at rutgersonline.net and
explore the course website;
read about academic
integrity, how to write
projects for class and how
to find information on a
subject
Textbook, chapters 2,3 and
4. Plan out your series of
questions for project 1 and
submit your draft interview
questions online.
Textbook: chapters 2, 3, 4,
5 and 6. Website:
review plant
morphology terms.
Textbook: chapter 4.
Textbook: chapter 7, 8, 9.
Tuesday
February 7,
Thursday
Plant Life
Unit 2: Intro to
Plant Life
February 8,
Friday
Unit 1: Plants and
Society
February 12,
Tuesday
Unit 2: Intro to
Plant Life
On-line self-assessment on Unit 2 due for extra
credit.
Unit 1+2
Part 1: QUIZ 1: 20 min quiz in class
Unit 3: Plants as a
source of food
Part 2:
Domestication, civilization, and history of food
(Jim Simon);
Introduction to Project 2 “Edible Ethnic Produce
Plant Paper”
February 14,
Thursday
Unit 3: Plants as a
source of food
naming and classification (Lena Struwe)
Lecture/Demo: Supermarket botany aka Major
plant families in ethnobotany and fieldtrip/handson demonstration: Rutgers’ greenhouse (meet
outside greenhouse at 11:00am- Greenhouses
across from Marine Biology- corner of Dudley
and College Farm Road (Jim Simon).
DEADLINE: project 1 “Ask Grandma and
Grandpa” (hand in hard copy into Prof. Simons
mailbox, 2nd floor Foran Hall)
Textbook: chapter 9-14.
Upload project 1 on course
website as a WORD
document or pdf. Use docshare as needed on
Ecompanion.
Textbook: chapter 2-9. On
course website.
Textbook: chapters 1-9
plus lectures
Tomato, potato, and chili peppers (Jim Simon)
Textbook: chapter 6, 17,
20.
February 19,
Tuesday
Unit 3: Plants as a
source of food
Wheat, rice, and corn (Lena Struwe)
February 21,
Thursday
Unit 3: Plants as a
source of food
Beans, soy and licorice (Lena Struwe)
February 22,
Unit 3: Plants as a
DEADLINE: On-line self-assessment on Unit 3
Friday
February 26,
Tuesday
February 28
Thursday
March 5,
Tuesday
March 7,
Thursday
March 12,
Tuesday
March 14,
Thursday
March 18-22
March 26,
Tuesday
March 28,
Thursday
source of food
Unit 3: Plants as a
source of food
for extra credit.
Ethnic Vegetables, Greens and Herbs and Foods
for the Future
(Jim Simon)
On course website.
Unit 4: Commercial
Products
Unit 4: Commercial
Products
Unit 4: Commercial
Products
Unit 4: Commercial
Products
Unit 4: Commercial
Products
Coffee and tea (Jim Simon, Rodolfo Juliani)
The spice trade and world discovery (Jim Simon,
Rodolfo Juliani)
Fats, edible and aromatic oils (Jim Simon,
Rodolfo Juliani)
Fabrics and natural crafts and products (Jim
Simon)
Hemp and marijuana (Jim Simon)
Unit 3: Plants as a
source of food
DEADLINE: project 2 “Edible Ethnic Produce
Plant Paper” (hand in hard copy in Jim Simon’s
mailbox, 2nd floor Foran Hall)
Spring Break
Unit 4: Commercial
Products
Unit 3+4
website as a PowerPoint
document or pdf.
17.
Textbook: chapter 18, 20.
Chocolate and cacao (Tom Gianfagna)
Part 1: QUIZ 2: 20 min quiz in class.
plus lectures
Part 2: Introduction to Project 3 “Safety and
contents of a weight loss pill”
March 29,
Friday
April 02,
Unit 4: Commercial
Products
Unit 5: Plants and
DEADLINE: On-line self-assessment on Unit 4
for extra credit.
Lecture: Medicinal Plants (Jim Simon);
On course website.
Tuesday
April 04,
Thursday
Human Health
Unit 5: Plants and
Human Health
April 09
Tuesday
Unit 5: Plants and
Human Health
April 11,
Thursday
Unit 5: Plants and
Human Health
April 16,
Tuesday
Lecture/Discussion: Sustainability and natural
ecosystems (Jim Simon)
Lecture/ hands-on demo: Methods to Identify
Bioactivity in Plants & Introduction to Global
institute of bioexploration (GIBEX; Jim Simon).
Demonstration of Screens-To-Nature of
medicinal plants (TBD)
Tropical diseases and their ethnobotanical cures
and
Finding a new cure for malaria (TBD)
(Qingli Wu).
www.gibex.com and
additional on-line materials
Unit 5: Plants and
Human Health
And
Unit 6: Algae and
Fungi
DEADLINE: On-line self assessment on Unit 5
for extra credit
Textbook: chapters 19-21.
On course website.
Beer and bread (Lena Struwe)
April 17,
Wednesday
Unit 5: Plants and
Human Health
DEADLINE: Hand in project 3 “Safety and
contents of a weight loss pill”. (Hand in hard
copy in Jim Simon’s mailbox, 2nd floor Foran
Hall)
website as a WORD
document or pdf.
April 18,
Thursday
Unit 6: Algae and
Fungi
Edible, medicinal and psychoactive mushrooms
(Qingli Wu); and
Introduction to project 4 “Independent essay”
April 23,
Tuesday
Unit 7: Plants and
the
Environment
Unit 7: Plants and
Lecture/Discussion: Global warming and feeding
the planet (Lena Struwe);
Lecture/Discussion: Biofuels (Jim Simon)
April 25,
Thursday
the Environment
April 26,
Friday
April 30,
Tuesday
Unit 6: Algae and
Fungi
Unit 7: Plants and
the
Environment
Unit 5+6+7
Unit 7: Plants and
the Environment
And
Group debate on environmental sustainability
(Jim Simon)
Last day of Spring
2013 classes
Unit 7: Plants and
the Environment
And
Unit 1-7
for extra credit
And
May 02,
Thursday
May 06,
Monday
Modern medicines vs. herbals, patenting and
bioexploration (Jim Simon)
Part 1: QUIZ 3: 20 min quiz in class.
On course website.
26.
plus lectures
Textbook: chapter 26. On
course website.
And
website as a WORD
document or pdf.
DEADLINE: Final version due on project 4
“Independent essay”
Enjoy the Summer!!
*Syllabus is subject to change relative to topical order of presenting the materials, instructor and specific lecture.
Independent Ethnobotany Projects 2013
All projects will be introduced in class. All have to be handed in using the drop box on the
course website and as a hard-copy printout in Jim Simons mailbox (2nd floor Foran Hall).
Projects that are more than one day late will get a reduced grade. All project reports have to
include a list of References and follow the correct citation format (see instructions). Name your
files YourName_project1.doc (or YourName_project1.pdf), etc.
Good luck!
1. “Ask Grandma and Grandpa”
Research question: Do home remedies work?
How: Contact an older relative or other older person and ask them for an herbal remedy they
have used or can recommend for some medical problem. Write down the contents and the
procedures for using this remedy and from which area of the world it comes from. Research
the different plant ingredients for any scientific evidence of efficiency using different sources
(library, on-line, Google Scholar, PubMed – see instructions) for scientific evidence. Should
the remedy work? Or is it dangerous? Draw conclusions on the effectiveness and cultural
origin of the herbal remedy. Key question is whether traditional recipe works based upon
modern scientific evidence and to what level does a home remedy need such scientific
validation.
Report: Write a report on your findings, at least 2 pages long. Single-spaced text, your name on
top, no cover page. Include all references at end (follow referencing format).
3. The contents of a detox or weight-loss pill
Research question: Are these pills safe and/or effective?
How: Go to your local supermarket, grocery, or a local drugstore and select a weigh-loss pill for
sale that includes at least four (4) different plants. Copy down all information about the pill
and include this as an appendix to your report (or use a digital camera). Research the
different plants that are included in the pill as to their safety and effectiveness using scientific
publications. Is there any standardization as to how much of the active ingredients are needed
to be included in each pill to be effective? Does the company provide any safety information
or guarantee that the pill includes the compounds listed? Is there any way to know what the
dosage is? Research the pill and company online – any reports of fraud? Give your own
opinion on if you would trust the safety of this product. Look for adverse and/or and side
effects/toxicity from the ingredients.
Report: Write a report on your findings, at least 2 pages long. Single-spaced text, your name on
top, no cover page. Include all references at end (follow referencing format).
2. Paper on an edible plant species
This year’s theme: Ethnic edible plants (this includes spices and herbs, ethnic fresh producethat is not the traditional mainstream common American vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes.
It can include any edible plants, even wild ones – as long as at least some part of the plant
used as food or for flavor. All students will need to study and write about a different species,
and one that you have not written about in a previous course. Fungi are allowed, even if they
aren’t plants. Only specific species are allowed, not whole genera or single cultivars.
Include in your paper summaries under the following headings: 1) Taxonomy (what family it
belongs to, how the plant looks like, where it grows wild), 2) Economic use (details on its
cultivation and use, cultural information, products made from the plant), 3) Chemistry
(nutrition, any toxicity, taste). You can include additional information and headings as well,
but these three headings have to be included on the poster.
Figures and images: Make sure you cite the source and that you have permission to use them (see
instructions)
4. Independent essay
Write an essay on one of these topics
A. Essay on the historical or contemporary ethnobotany of a particular country, region, or
people (pick one).
B. Essay on problems and opportunities in the future production of food, energy, medicines,
fibers, or herbs and spices (pick one).
C. Essay on the sustainability of plant resources locally or globally
Give an introduction to the topic, outline what is known, problems and potential solutions, and
discuss what areas that needs more research, money. The writing style is free form, but
should include references to data sources and your paper must support your hypothesis
and/or objectives and title of the paper.
Report: Write a report on your findings, minimum length is 5 pages (including reference list and
optional figures). Single-spaced text, name on top, no cover page. Include all references at
end (follow referencing format).
Any questions- contact Prof. Simon or Prof. Struwe
Spring, 2013.
CITING SOURCES OF INFORMATION
FIGURES and TABLES
There are many ways of citing sources of information. The format often depends on where you want to
publish your work. In this class, we use a common format used for many scientific journals, which
includes the author and the year of a citation in the text. We don’t use footnotes, or numbered citations
(these are common in other types of journals) in the body of the report. It is important to cite the
reference in your text when you use information from the reference and not simply list all the references
at the end of your report. The reader (and the instructors) needs to understand where you are getting your
facts from as you write and cannot judge the merit of the reference source if the sentence or paragraph
from which the information came from is not cited.
Also be sure you use the appropriate reference for the citation. That is, a reader will not have much
confidence when citing a popular magazine as the factual source for the name of an actual genus and
species identification or origin rather than a more appropriate botanical listing source as a more
authoritative reference. One does not often cite a paper on horticulture when describing a medicinal or
pharmacological study. Use the most appropriate source as your citation.
For each source you need to know:
For each article: Author(s) with initials, year of publication, title, page numbers, journal, volume number.
For each book chapter: Author(s) with initials, year of publication, book chapter title, page numbers in
book, book title, book editor(s) with initials, publisher, place of publication (city, state).
For each book: Editor(s)/author(s) with initials, year of publication, book title, publisher, place of
publication (city, state).
For internet resources: Author's name (last name, first and any middle initials) [if available, otherwise
publisher or organization]. Date of Internet publication (date it was put on the web). Document title.
<URL> or other retrieval information. Date of access (when you saw it).
For illustrations and images: Copyright holder, source (website, journal article, book, etc.). For all
images, READ THE COPYRIGHT before use. If you include an image that isn’t your own in your
report, you need to put the citation for the image in the figure caption.
Citation in text
Example of text with citations:
“Sipapoantha is a mountain genus endemic to the Guayana Highlands (Figure 2). Pollen
characters show large variation in this genus (Struwe et al., 2002). Pollen is spiny in
Sipapoantha ostrina and was considered by Maguire and Boom (1989) to be similar to the
pollen found in Chelonanthus. Nilsson (2002) suggested that Sipapoantha pollen is more
similar to Prepusa and Senaea than to Chelonanthus.”
Note how citations are inside parentheses, unless they are part of the running sentence, example:
….(Table 1)… (Figure 18)…. (Struwe et al., 2002).
If part of a running sentence, the year of the publication is in parenthesis, example:
…..Maguire and Boom (1989)….
1. Cite each figure and table you include in the text, several times if necessary.
2. Include only references cited in text in the Literature Cited/References section. Please double-check the
spellings of authors' names and dates of publication.
3. Within parentheses, use a semicolon between different citations; for example, "(Fig. 4; Table 2)" or
"(Jones, 1950; Smith and Doe, 1967)."
4. Within parentheses, use commas rather than connecting words for a series; for example, "(Smith, 1952,
1959, 1962; Jones, 1962, 1965)." Several references in a series within parentheses should be arranged
chronologically (beginning with the earliest date).
5. Examples of author citations in text
a. Two authors: Smith and Jones (1960) or (Smith and Jones, 1960)
b. Three authors or more: Doe et al. (1958) [et al. means ‘and others’ in Latin]
Figures and tables in text
Figures are drawings and images that is one piece, whereas tables are text arranged in rows and columns
that can be edited. The figure mentioned first in the text will be Figure 1, the next Fig.2, etc., same for
Tables. Figures and tables are numbered with regular numbers (1, 2, 3..) and independently from each
other. They can be cited either in parenthesis or in the sentence itself.
Examples:
“In Figure 2, the distribution of Nymphaea in northern Europe is shown.”
“The distribution of Nymphaea in northern Europe is extensive (Fig. 2).”
Figures of many file-formats can be inserted in Word, but take note of file sizes. You don’t want to
insert a very large file into your document – instead make it smaller in Photoshop or Illustrator or a
similar program. Let me know if you have any problems and I will help out.
Writing the reference list
This is simply a list of all the references you have cited in your report. They need to follow a standard
format. These formats also differ between different journals, and the one you should use for this project
is outlined here. All references are listed alphabetically by the first author. If several works by the same
author is present, then his/her works are listed chronologically (beginning with the earliest).
More information on referencing can be found here:
Citation in Biological Articles: http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite8.html
[the name-year system is the one you should use = type 2]
Journal article
Smith, R. P. & F. Clark. 1961. Appearance of seed pods. Amer. J. Bot. 56: 23-25.
[=Author with initials. Year. Title of article. Journal (you can abbreviate the title or write it out in full, but
be consistent in your essay). Issue number: Page-Page.]
Book chapter
Vernon, P. K. 1966. The evolution of flavonoids in plants. Pages 1056--1095 in T. Swain, ed.,
Comparative Phytochemistry. Academic Press, New York.
[=Author with initials. Year. Title of book chapter. Pages-Pages. In: Editor with initials. Book Title.
Publisher, City of publication.]
Book
Swain, T. 1966. Comparative Phytochemistry. Academic Press, New York.
[=Author with initials. Year. Title of book. Publisher, City of publication.]
Online resources (web pages, databases)
Struwe, L. 2006. Symbolanthus images. Gentian Research network, Rutgers University.
http://gentian.rutgers.edu/genera/genSymbimgAE.htm. Accessed 2 Sept 2008.
Prof. L. Struwe
Spring 2009.
LITERATURE LIST – INTRODUCTION TO ETHNOBOTANY
Spring 2013
* These may be available in Chang Library as Reserve or in the Reference Collection; if
not you will have to borrow from the library and are listed here only as suggestions for
additional readings.
General Topics:
*Bown, D. 2001. New Encyclopedia of Herbs and their uses. Dorling Kindersley, London.
(dictionary of medicinal plants, many photos, how to grow them)
Balick, M. & P. A. Cox. 1996. Plants, People and Culture: The Science of Ethnobotany.
Scientific American Library, New York. (ethnobotany text book)
Cotton, C. M. 1996. Ethnobotany: Principles and Applications. John Wiley, New York.
Davis, W. 1996. One River: explorations and discoveries in the Amazon rainforest. Simon &
Schuster, New York, NY. (in the footsteps of ethnobotanist Richard Schultes in the Amazon)
DeBear Paye, G. 2000. Cultural uses of Plants – a guide to learning about ethnobotany. The New
York Botanical Garden Press, New York. (workbook and teacher’s guide)
*Johnson, T. 1999. CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Lewington, A. 1990. Plants for People. Oxford University Press, New York. (ethnobotany
textbook)
*Moerman, D. E. 1998. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, Portland, OR. (plants used
in North America)
*Phillips, R. & M. Rix. 2002. The Botanical Garden, 2 vols. Firefly books, Buffalo, NY.
(Dictionary of primarily garden plants, with many photos, descriptions, and information on
evolution and natural distribution)
Plotkin, M. 1994. Tales of a shaman’s apprentice: an ethnobotanist searches for new medicines
in the Amazon rain forest. Penguin, New York.
*Prance, G. & M. Nesbitt (eds.). 2005. The Cultural History of Plants. Routledge, New York
(NY, USA)/London (UK).
*Quattrocchi, U. 1999. CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Schultes, R. E. & S. von Reis (eds.). 1995. Ethnobotany, Evolution of a discipline. Dioscorides
Press, Portland, OR.
*Sumner, J. 2004. American household botany: a history of useful plants, 1620-1900. Timber
Press.
Edible plants and seasonings:
*Couplan, F. & J. A. Duke. 1998. The Encyclopedia of Edible Plants of North America.
McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books.
Elias, T. S. & P. A. Dykeman. 1990. Edible wild plants: a North American Field Guide. Sterling
Publishing, New York.
Peterson, L. A. 1977. Edible Wild Plants, Eastern/Central North America. Houghton Mifflin Co.,
Boston, MA. [Peterson Field Guide] (field guide, some photos, many drawings)
Pollan, M. 2001. The Botany of Desire- a plant’s eye view of the world. Random House, New
York, NY. (maybe plants are using us too?)
Uhl. 2000. Handbook of Spices, Seasonings, and Flavorings. Technomic Pub. Pg. 1-22.
*van Wyk, B.-E. 2005. Food plants of the world: an illustrated guide. Timber Press.
Yamaguchi, M. 1983. World Vegetables. AVI Pub. Pg. 15-59 and pp. 101-109.
History of agriculture and crops:
D'Aluisio, F. 2005. Hungry planet: what the world eats. Ten Speed Press. [a fantastic coffee
table-type book showing what different families around the world eats in a week]
Hancock, J. 1992. Plant evolution and the origin of crop species. Prentice Hall.
*Mazoyer, M. & L. Roudart. 2006. A history of world agriculture: from the neolithic age to the
current crisis. Monthly Review Press.
*Motley T. J., H. B. Cross, & N. J. C. Zerega (eds.). 2006. Darwin’s Harvest: New Approaches
to Origins, Evolution, and Conservation of Crop Plants. Columbia University Press.
Medicinal botany and sacred plants:
Balick, M. 1993 Rainforest Remedies: 100 Healing Herbs of Belize, 2nd Enlarged Edition. Lotus
Press.
*Cameron, M. 1993. Lifetime encyclopedia of natural remedies. Parker Pub. Co.
*Chevalier, A. 1996. The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants: A Practical Reference Guide to
More Than 550 Key Medical Plants & Their Uses. Reader’s Digest, Pleasantville, NY.
*Culpeper, N. 1995. Culpeper’s Complete Herbal – a book of natural remedies for ancient ills.
Wordsworth Editions Ltd., Ware. (classic book written by Culpeper in the middle of the 17th
century in England)
*Duke, J. A. & M. J. Bogenschutz-Godwin (eds.). 2002. CRC Handbook of Medicinal Spices.
CRC Press.
*Duke, J. A. 2002. Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, 2nd ed. CRC Press.
Eskinazi, D. (ed). 1999. Botanical Medicine. Efficacy, Quality Assurance, and Regulation. Mary
Ann Liebert, Inc. Publ., Larchmont, NY.
Foster, S. & J. A. Duke. 2000. Eastern/Central Medicinal Plants and Herbs. Houghton Mifflin
Co., Boston, MA. [Peterson Field Guide] (field guide of plants used in North America, many
photos)
Foster & Tyler. 2000. Honest Herbal. Haworth Press. Pg. 1-19.
*Hanson, B. A. 2005. Understanding medicinal plants: their chemistry and therapeutic action.
Haworth Herbal Press, New York.
*Heatherley, A. N. 1998. Healing Plants: A Medicinal Guide to Native North American Plants
and Herbs. The Lyons Press
*Grieve, M. 1971 (reprinting of 1931 edition). A modern herbal, 2 vols. Dover Publs., New
York, NY. (dictionary of medical plants and their uses, no figures, but lots of information,
Latin names outdated) on-line access at
http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/mgmh.html
Lewis, W.H. and M.P.F.Elvin-Lewis. 1977. Medical botany. Plants Affecting Man’s Health.
John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY.
*Ody, P. 2000. [DK Natural Health] Complete Guide to Medicinal Herbs. Dorling Kindersley,
London. (over 120 medicinal herbs treated, information on treatments for different ailments)
*Phaneuf, H. 2005. Herbs demystified: a scientist explains how the most common herbal
remedies really work. Marlowe & Co.
Robbers and Tyler. 1999. Tyler’s Herbs of Choice. Haworth Press Pp. 1-47. Eskinazi. 1999.
Botanical Medicine. Mary Ann Liebert Inc. Pub. Pg. 5-37.
*Ross, Ivan, A. 1999. Medicinal Plants of the World. Chemical Constituents, Traditional and
Modern Medicinal Uses. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ.
Schultes, R. E., A. Hoffmann, & C. Rätsch. 1998. Plants of the Gods: their sacred, healing, and
hallucinogenic powers. Healing Arts Press, Rochester, VT.
Schultes, R. E. & R. F. Raffauf. 1990. The Healing Forest: Medicinal and Toxic Plants of the
Northwest Amazonia, vol. 1. Timber Press, Portland, OR. (medicinal plants in South
America)
Still, C. C. 1998. Botany and Healing: Medicinal plants of New Jersey and the region. Rutgers
University Press, New Brunswick, NJ.
*Summer, J. 2000. The Natural History of Medicinal Plants. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
*van Wyk, B.-E. 2004. Medicinal plants of the world: an illustrated scientific guide to important
medicinal plants and their uses. Timber Press, Portland.
*Rätsch, C. 1992. The dictionary of sacred and magical plants. ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara.
Dyes, fibers, etc.
Buchanan, R. 1995. A Dyer's Garden: From Plant to Pot: Growing Dyes for Natural Fibers.
Interweave Press. (dye plants)
Fungi
Hudler, G. W. 2000. Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds. Princeton University Press.
Conservation of natural resources, biotechnology, future of food, etc.
Parry, B. 2004. Trading the genome: Investigating the Commodification of Bio-Information.
Columbia University Press, New York. (future food)
Myers, N., R. A. Mittermeier, G. A. B. da Fonseca, & J. Kent. 2000. Biodiversity hotspots for
conservation priorities. Nature 403: 853-858. (conservation, plants, global scale)
On-line Resources:
See course website’s webliography.
Compiled by Prof. Struwe and Prof. Simon
Spring 2009.
How to find information about a subject in ethnobotany
– a short introduction to Rutgers Libraries and different search methods
GOOGLE, etc.
Use Google Scholar, Google Images, or regular Google searches. Try out different combinations
of keywords. Another possibility to explore is to search for keywords in Amazon.com – this can
lead to pages inside books that talk about your subject. Do not rely on Google and Amazon to
find all the information – most information is hidden in publications not accessible by these
resources. You will find out most if you use a variety of search strategies. Also, DO NOT
RELY on websites for correct information, always go to the published source (journal article,
book, etc.)
RUTGERS LIBRARIES
1. Go to www.libraries.rutgers.edu
You can use the library services off-campus if you log in.
2. On the left side, click on “How do I…” to get short answers to the most common
questions.
3. Take the Searchpath tutorial (also on the left side of the homepage of the libraries). This
takes a little while, but is worth the effort.
4. Search using keywords in databases, and these databases are recommended:
Agricola
BIOSIS Previews
BioOne
Chemical Abstracts
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
PubMed
SciFinder
Keywords can be the name of the plant (in Latin or English), the region, any noun, and the
region. Try different combinations to limit and focus your results.
Also, you can search all of Rutgers holdings at the same time (but this does not find articles):
5. The databases only give you the reference and sometimes the abstract. Some link to
electronic versions of the full article, and for others you will have to write down the
reference and then use IRIS (the library catalog) to order the article
or the Electronic Journal list to find the article. Remember, a lot of material is not available in
electronic form, and then you will have to request a loan of that publication, either a book or a
journal, which you can also do on-line. Articles are usually sent as pdf files directly to your email, and books will show up after a few days.
6. If you have trouble with library-related things, make an appointment with the librarians
in the Chang Science Library. They will be happy to help you.
/L.Struwe, 2009

Introduction to Ethnobotany SYLLABUS Spring 2013

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