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864126
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Stepp, John R.
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Ethnoecology and medicinal plants of the highland Maya /\ John Richard Stepp.
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| Publication Statement
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Cham, Switzerland :: Springer,, [2018]
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| Series Statement
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Ethnobiology,
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1 online resource
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331969314X
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: 3319693158
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: 9783319693149
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: 9783319693156
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3319693131
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9783319693132
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Intro; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Ethnoecology and Medicinal Plants of the Highland Maya: An Introduction; 1.1 Generalized Versus Specialized Knowledge; 1.2 Why Study the Ethnoecology of Medicinal Plants?; 1.3 Prior Informed Consent Procedures; 1.4 Organization of the Book; References; Chapter 2: Environmental Context of the Highland Maya; 2.1 A Note About Sources of Data and Their Accuracy; 2.2 Biocultural Diversity in the State of Chiapas; 2.3 Highlands and the Municipality of Tenejapa; 2.3.1 Population and Sociopolitical Organization; 2.3.2 Economy; 2.3.3 Ecology
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2.4 Research Communities in Tenejapa2.4.1 Cold Country (Sikil K'inal) Communities; 2.4.1.1 Balum Kanal; 2.4.1.2 Nabil; 2.4.2 Temperate Country (Sikil Htebuk K'inal/K'ixin Htebuk K'inal) Communities; 2.4.2.1 Kul ak'tik; 2.4.2.2 Sibanilja'; 2.4.3 Hot Country (K'ixin K'inal) Communities; 2.4.3.1 Jomanichim; 2.4.3.2 Majosik'; References; Chapter 3: Medicinal Plants and Preferred Habitats; 3.1 Use Recall Interviews; 3.2 Procurement and Use of Medicinal Plants; 3.2.1 Parts of Plants Utilized; 3.2.2 Medicinal Plants and Life Forms; 3.2.3 Reported Strength of Medicinal Plants
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3.2.4 Medicinal Plants and Soil Types3.2.5 Reported Abundance of Medicinal Plants; 3.2.6 Seasonality and Time of Collection; 3.2.7 Time Allocation; 3.2.8 Medicinal Plant Habitats; 3.2.9 Procurement of Medicinal Plants; 3.2.10 Weeds and the Medicinal Flora; 3.2.11 Plant Families of the Tenejapa Tzeltal Medicinal Flora; 3.3 Reported Distribution of Medicinal Plants; References; Chapter 4: The Most Important Medicinal Plants of the Highland Maya; 4.1 Format of Entries; 4.2 Verbena litoralis Kunth; 4.2.1 Ecology, Botany, Folk Classification and Nomenclature
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4.2.2 Medical Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology4.3 Salvia lavanduloides Kunth; 4.3.1 Ecology, Botany, Folk Classification and Nomenclature; 4.3.2 Medical Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology; 4.4 Baccharis confertoides G.L. Nesom; 4.4.1 Ecology, Botany, Folk Classification and Nomenclature; 4.4.2 Medical Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology; 4.5 Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) a. Gray; 4.5.1 Ecology, Botany, Folk Classification and Nomenclature; 4.5.2 Medical Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology; 4.6 Foeniculum vulgare L.; 4.6.1 Ecology, Botany, Folk Classification and Nomenclature
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4.6.2 Medical Ethnobotany and EthnopharmacologyReferences; Chapter 5: But What About the Forest? Mature Forests and Highland Maya Medicinal Plants; 5.1 Medicinal Plants and Mature Forest: The Tzeltal Maya Case; 5.2 Methodology; 5.3 Findings; 5.4 Discussion; References; Chapter 6: Medicinal Plants, Human Ecology and Biochemical Ecology; 6.1 Human Ecology and Medicinal Plants; 6.2 Biochemical Ecology and Medicinal Plants; 6.2.1 Apparency Theory; 6.2.2 Resource Availability Theory; References
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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.
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Ethnobiology-- Mexico.
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Human ecology.
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Mayas-- Ethnobiology.
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Medicinal plants.
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Animal ecology.
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Botany plant sciences.
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Conservation of the environment.
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Ethnobiology.
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Human ecology.
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Medicinal plants.
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NATURE-- Ecology.
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Plant reproduction propagation.
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Mexico.
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| Dewey Classification
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304.2
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| LC Classification
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GN476.7
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