Etnobotanica

The Chocolate Wars

cquave — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:10:51 +0000

Visit this link http://scienceline.org/2012/02/the-chocolate-wars/ to find out why the future of chocolate plants is at risk.

New paper out on the medical ethnobotany of the Albanian Alps

cquave — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:38:08 +0000

A provisional PDF of a new paper co-authored by Quave and colleagues entitled “Medical ethnobotany of the Albanian Alps in Kosovo” was released today in the Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. This paper documents the study of medicinal plants used in Alpine communities Albanian of Kosovo. The uses of 98 plants species belonging to 42 families were recorded. The final, formatted pdf of the paper is expected within the next few weeks and will be made available on the JEE site as well as on the publications page of www.ethnobotanica.us.

Researchers Study Renaissance Herbals to Preserve the Botanical Tradition of the Ancient Mediterranean

cquave — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:19:10 +0000

ArtPlantae Today posted (1/27/2012) a wonderful piece reporting an interview with cultural anthropologist, Emanuela Appetiti, and historian of science, Alain Touwaide from the Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions. The full article can be accessed here.

More copies of Medicina Popolare del Vulture available

cquave — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:49:28 +0000

There are more copies of Medicina Popolare del Vulture available for sale. Visit the Store page to place your order.

Center for the Study of Human Health website launched!

cquave — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:19:30 +0000

Announcing the launch of Emory University’s new Center for the Study of Human Health website! The vision of the Center is to advance health knowledge and inspire students to confront the challenges of improving human well-being. It serves as a nexus for intellectual discourse on topics of human health, CAM, integrative medicine, human growth, and medical ethnobotany. Visit the Center website where we have links to our blog, Twitter feed, and YouTube channel posted. You can also find us on Facebook.

Exciting new study published by Quave and colleagues

cquave — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:46:13 +0000

An exciting new study by Dr. Quave and colleagues reporting the activity of ellagic acid derivatives against S. aureus biofilms was published today in PLoS One. These compounds were isolated from a medicinal blackberry plant used in southern Italy to treat skin infections. The full article is accessible at this link on the PLoS One website: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0028737

Iraq Kew flora project revived after 25 years on hold

cquave — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:44:22 +0000

BBC News(1/2/2012): A project to catalogue every plant species in Iraq has been restarted, 25 years after it was put on hold because of the political situation in the country. Visit this link to watch the video explaining the project: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16317974

Store added to site

cquave — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:11:27 +0000

A Store has been added to the site for the sale of Dr. Quave’s works. As of now, there are 2 items for sale on the site:

Medicina Popolare del Vulture: Traditional Medicine of the Vulture-Alto Bradano area, southern Italy. ISBN 978-1-61584-442-5 (This is a full color-book available for shipments within the US. International orders need to contact Dr. Quave directly for a shipping quote at cquave@etnobotanica.us)
An ethnopharmacological approach to multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Evaluation of medicinal plants used in the traditional healing of skin disease. (This is a PDF file of Quave’s Doctoral Dissertation and is available for purchase internationally).

Book lists Amazon’s plant bounty

cquave — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:34:23 +0000

BBC report (12/20/11): The UN has co-produced a study that lists scientific details of Amazon plant species that can be harvested for economic or medicinal purposes. Read full article here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16248485

The European Heritage of Folk Medicines and Medicinal Foods: Its Contribution to the CAMs of Tomorrow

cquave — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:22:39 +0000

The deadline for submissions to the special issue of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine has been extended to March 2nd! This will be a special issue focusing on the topic of The European Heritage of Folk Medicines and Medicinal Foods: Its Contribution to the CAMs of Tomorrow. Please visit the following link for more details: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/si/ehfm/