Iwígara : American Indian ethnobotanical traditions and science / Enrique Salmón.

By:

Salmón, Enrique

Material type: Text

TextPortland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2020Description: 245 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9781643260341

Subject(s):

Ethnobotany -- North America

Summary: Tap into Thousands of Years of Plant Knowledge The belief that all life-forms are interconnected and share the same breath'known in the RarAmuri tribe as iwigara'has resulted in a treasury of knowledge about the natural world, passed down for millennia by Native cultures. Ethnobotanist Enrique SalmOn builds on this concept of connection and highlights 80 plants revered by North America's Indigenous peoples. SalmOn teaches us the ways plants are used as food and medicine, the details of their identification and harvest, their important health benefits, plus their role in traditional stories and myths. Discover in these pages how the timeless wisdom of iwigara can enhance your own kinship with the natural world.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	State Botanical Collection	RBG	581.634 IWI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		RBG00026226

Tap into Thousands of Years of Plant Knowledge The belief that all life-forms are interconnected and share the same breath'known in the RarAmuri tribe as iwigara'has resulted in a treasury of knowledge about the natural world, passed down for millennia by Native cultures. Ethnobotanist Enrique SalmOn builds on this concept of connection and highlights 80 plants revered by North America's Indigenous peoples. SalmOn teaches us the ways plants are used as food and medicine, the details of their identification and harvest, their important health benefits, plus their role in traditional stories and myths. Discover in these pages how the timeless wisdom of iwigara can enhance your own kinship with the natural world.