The Ethnobotany Of Plant Resins In The Maya Cultural Region Of Southern Mexico And Central America
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The Ethnobotany Of Plant Resins In The Maya Cultural Region Of Southern Mexico And Central America
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Author : Kirsten Jill Tripplett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
The Ethnobotany Of Plant Resins In The Maya Cultural Region Of Southern Mexico And Central America written by Kirsten Jill Tripplett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Ethnobotany categories.
Plant exudates are described in K'iche' Maya cosmology, Colonial descriptions by 1W Spanish and European chroniclers, and are found in the archaeological record; these issues are discussed. The perceived medicinal and ritual properties of plant resins by the five Maya groups are discussed in detail and collection and processing methods described. Plant resins are critical components of modem Maya medicine and religious beliefs and practices: as fever reducers, wound cleansers, and ant-inflammation agents and as incense and ritual payments in religious rites.
Chicle
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Author : Jennifer P. Mathews
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2009-06-15
Chicle written by Jennifer P. Mathews and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-15 with History categories.
Chicle is a history in four acts, all of them focused on the sticky white substance that seeps from the sapodilla tree when its bark is cut. First, Jennifer Mathews recounts the story of chicle and its earliest-known adherents, the Maya and Aztecs. Second, with the assistance of botanist Gillian Schultz, Mathews examines the sapodilla tree itself, an extraordinarily hardy plant that is native only to Mesoamerica and the Caribbean. Third, Mathews presents the fascinating story of the chicle and chewing gum industry over the last hundred plus years, a tale (like so many twentieth-century tales) of greed, growth, and collapse. In closing, Mathews considers the plight of the chicleros, the "extractors" who often work by themselves tapping trees deep in the forests, and how they have emerged as icons of local pop culture -- portrayed as fearless, hard-drinking brawlers, people to be respected as well as feared. --publisher description.
Lignans
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Author : David Barker
language : en
Publisher: MDPI
Release Date : 2019-05-03
Lignans written by David Barker and has been published by MDPI this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-03 with Science categories.
Lignans are a class of natural products found mainly in plants. They have a wide variety of structures and exhibit a range of potent biological activities. Lignans are also well-known components of a number of widely eaten foods and are frequently studied for their dietary impact. Owing to these factors, lignans have been extensively studied by scientists from a large number of disciplines. This collection of research and review articles describes topics ranging in scope from the recent isolation and structural elucidation of new lignans, strategies towards the chemical synthesis of lignans, assessment of their biological activities and potential for further therapeutic development. Research showing the impact of lignans in the food and agricultural industries is also presented.
Ancient Carved Ambers In The J Paul Getty Museum
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Author : Faya Causey
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2020-01-07
Ancient Carved Ambers In The J Paul Getty Museum written by Faya Causey and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-07 with Art categories.
A comprehensive overview of ancient ambers, the only such book in English, is now revised. First published in 2012, this catalogue presents fifty-six Etruscan, Greek, and Italic carved ambers from the Getty Museum's collection—the second largest body of this material in the United States and one of the most important in the world. The ambers date from about 650 to 300 BC. The catalogue offers full description of the pieces, including typology, style, chronology, condition, and iconography. Each piece is illustrated. The catalogue is preceded by a general introduction to ancient amber (which was also published in 2012 as a stand-alone print volume titled Amber and the Ancient World). Through exquisite visual examples and vivid classical texts, this book examines the myths and legends woven around amber—its employment in magic and medicine, its transport and carving, and its incorporation into jewelry, amulets, and other objects of prestige. This publication highlights a group of remarkable amber carvings at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Ethnoecology And Medicinal Plants Of The Highland Maya
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Author : John Richard Stepp
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-10-23
Ethnoecology And Medicinal Plants Of The Highland Maya written by John Richard Stepp and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-23 with Nature categories.
Plants play a central role in human existence. Medicinal plants, in particular, have allowed for the continued survival of the human species. This book, based on over a decade of research in Southern Mexico with the Highland Maya, explores the relationship between medicinal plants, traditional ecological knowledge and the environment. The biodiversity of the region remains among the highest in the world, comprising more than 9000 plant species. Over 1600 employed for medicinal uses and knowledge for approximately 600 species is widespread. Medicinal plants play an overwhelmingly primary role in the daily health care of the Highland Maya. Three principal objectives are addressed: 1) identifying which medicinal plants are used; 2) determining the role of environmental variation on use and selection of medicinal plants; and 3) identifying which habitats are preferred for medicinal plant procurement. Findings demonstrate the overwhelming importance of human modified environments for medicinal plants. Explanations are presented from human ecology and biochemical ecology. Implications for conservation, health and the environment are discussed.
Housework
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Author : Kenneth G. Hirth
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2010-02-15
Housework written by Kenneth G. Hirth and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-15 with Social Science categories.
Households are, without question, the most important social units in human society. They are interactive social units whose primary concern is the day-to-day well being of their kith and kin. Households reproduce themselves and provide their members with the economic, psychological, and social resources necessary to live their lives. Although households vary enormously in size and organization, they are the fundamental social settings in which families are defined and cultural values are transmitted through a range of domestic activities and rituals. Despite their many functions, it is the range and productivity of their economic activities that determine the success, survival and well being of their members. Households are the primary production and consumption units in society and provide the vehicle through which resources are pooled, stored, and distributed to their members. Survival and reproduction is their business and the work they do determines their success.
Elephant Trees Copales And Cuajiotes
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Author : Judith X Becerra
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2024
Elephant Trees Copales And Cuajiotes written by Judith X Becerra and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024 with Nature categories.
"Native to the U.S. Southwest and Mexico, the various species of the Bursera plant have been prized throughout history for their distinct aromas, medicinal properties, and pliable woods. Focusing on its importance and impact within the desert Southwest and Mexico, this volume will be the first book to describe the biogeography, phenology, ethnobotany, and peculiar chemistry of the many species of Bursera. Written in an engaging style, enhanced with 200 color photographs, and complete with a compendium with species descriptions, this book will be an essential reference on a significant North American plant for the scientist and enthusiast alike"--
Ethnobotany Of Mexico
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Author : Rafael Lira
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-04-23
Ethnobotany Of Mexico written by Rafael Lira and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-23 with Science categories.
This book reviews the history, current state of knowledge, and different research approaches and techniques of studies on interactions between humans and plants in an important area of agriculture and ongoing plant domestication: Mesoamerica. Leading scholars and key research groups in Mexico discuss essential topics as well as contributions from international research groups that have conducted studies on ethnobotany and domestication of plants in the region. Such a convocation will produce an interesting discussion about future investigation and conservation of regional human cultures, genetic resources, and cultural and ecological processes that are critical for global sustainability.
Dissertation Abstracts International
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Dissertation Abstracts International written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Dissertations, Academic categories.
The Ethnobotany Of Pre Columbian Peru
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Author : Margaret Towle
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-28
The Ethnobotany Of Pre Columbian Peru written by Margaret Towle and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-28 with Science categories.
All of man's life is in some way associated with the plant world, from his food and shelter to his art, religion and language. The study of this all-pervading relationship between man and the plant world is called ethnobotany. This book provides a systematic reconstruction of the ethnobotany of one of the hearths of American civilization, in the prehistoric cultures of the Peruvian Central Andes.As we learn more about the rise and spread of New World agriculture, it becomes evident that Peru was one of the sources of its development. Plants were cultivated here at least 2,000 years before the beginning of the Christian era. Village life was intimately bound up with this cultivation, later civilizations rested upon it as a foundation, and from Peru agriculture was diffused to other parts of the Americas.Towle bases her work on the evidence of plant remains found in archeological sites, surveys of botanical and ethnological literature, and field studies of modern plant utilization. After a methodological and historical introduction, she proceeds to a systematic listing of plant species, each fully described. She then presents the ethnobotanical data for each of the cultural-geographic divisions of the area, giving a chronological picture of the use of wild and cultivated plants against a background of the cultures of which they were part. A summary of the evolutionary trends in the region as a whole is followed by a full bibliography and index. The book contains fifteen pages of plates.Margaret A. Towle (1902-1985) received her doctorate from Columbia University in 1958 and was research fellow in ethnobotany in the Botanical Museum of Harvard University.