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What is ethnobotany?

The term etnobotanica is the Italian and Spanish term for ‘ethnobotanist’. Ethnobotany is the study of human interactions with plants. This can include anything from the use of plants for medicine, food, shelter, construction, art, crafts, and more. The focus of most ethnobotanical research is with traditional societies that incorporate wild and cultivated plants into their daily life.

What does this website have to offer?

On this website, I offer information and links to sites relevant to this field of study. In addition, I offer a unique look at my own research projects, including images of Mediterranean plants that I'm studying and links to my recent publications. My most recent book, entitled Medicina Popolare del Vulture: Traditional Medicine of the Vulture-Alto Bradano area, southern Italy, is also now available for ordering online. This book is written in both Italian and English and was designed for people interested in folk medicine - especially regarding herbal remedies and magical healing ceremonies. The book is filled with color photographs of both the plants and people of this unique region of Italy.

If you want to cite this website:

Quave, C.L. (2005 onwards) Quave Ethnobotany Website. Version 8.1, December 2009. http://www.etnobotanica.us/.

Warning - Disclaimer

This website is designed to provide information with regards to ethnobotanical research. The webmaster/author of this site is not engaged in rendering medical advice or other related services. If medical or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent doctor or physician should be sought.

It is not the purpose of this website to reprint all of the information that is otherwise available to the webmaster/author, but to complement and supplement existing texts and publications. The purpose of this website is to educate and entertain in an informative and enjoyable manner. The webmaster/author shall have no liability or responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused, or alleged to be caused, directly or indirectly, by the information presented on this website.