Iwígara : American Indian ethnobotanical traditions and science / Enrique Salmón.

By:

Salmón, Enrique, 1958- [author.]

Material type: Text

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781604698800
1604698802

Other title:

American Indian ethnobotanical traditions and science
Subtitle on cover: The kinship of plants and people

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Genre/Form:

Additional physical formats: Online version:: Iwígara .DDC classification:

581.63097 23

LOC classification:

GN476.73 .S345 2020

Contents:

Introduction -- All native knowledge is local -- The plants.

Awards:

Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Award of Excellence in Botany (including floras), 2021

Summary: The belief that all life-forms are interconnected and share the same breath-- known in the Rarámuri tribe as iwígara-- has resulted in a treasury of knowledge about the natural world, passed down for millennia by native cultures. Salmón, an ethnobotanist, builds on this concept of connection and highlights plants revered by North America's indigenous peoples. He teaches us the ways plants are used as food and medicine, the details of their identification and harvest, their important health benefits, plus their role in traditional stories and myths. From ash to yucca, you'll discover how the timeless wisdom of iwígara can enhance your own kinship with the natural world. -- adapted from back cover

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 5 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Circulating Books	Pennsylvania Horticultural Society	New Books	GN476.73 .S345 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		3182700021891

Total holds: 0

"The kinship of plants and people" -- Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (page 227) and index.

Introduction -- All native knowledge is local -- The plants.

The belief that all life-forms are interconnected and share the same breath-- known in the Rarámuri tribe as iwígara-- has resulted in a treasury of knowledge about the natural world, passed down for millennia by native cultures. Salmón, an ethnobotanist, builds on this concept of connection and highlights plants revered by North America's indigenous peoples. He teaches us the ways plants are used as food and medicine, the details of their identification and harvest, their important health benefits, plus their role in traditional stories and myths. From ash to yucca, you'll discover how the timeless wisdom of iwígara can enhance your own kinship with the natural world. -- adapted from back cover

Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Award of Excellence in Botany (including floras), 2021