Definition of ethnobotany and its applications
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Ethnobotany is the study of a region's plants and their practical uses through the traditional knowledge of a local culture and people.
Applications
1)Rescue Mission:when cultures are either extinct, or undergoing rapid change, so that a significant proportion of ethnobotanical knowledge will be lost unless systematically recorded.
2)Investigation: looking for plants which can be developed commercially
3)Cultural Enhancement: looking at ways to revive or strengthen traditional uses. Martin (1995) adds a fourth application: that of the qualitative evaluation of the use and management of botanical resources. None of these categories are exclusive and an applied ethnobotanical project is often a mixture of several, determined by its objectives and the locality in which it is carried out.
Applications
1)Rescue Mission:when cultures are either extinct, or undergoing rapid change, so that a significant proportion of ethnobotanical knowledge will be lost unless systematically recorded.
2)Investigation: looking for plants which can be developed commercially
3)Cultural Enhancement: looking at ways to revive or strengthen traditional uses. Martin (1995) adds a fourth application: that of the qualitative evaluation of the use and management of botanical resources. None of these categories are exclusive and an applied ethnobotanical project is often a mixture of several, determined by its objectives and the locality in which it is carried out.
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