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This ethnobotanical study of the island of Montserrat is an engaging catalog rich in information about plants and the integral part they play in Caribbean culture, history, and folklore. In addition to twenty-four color plates and fifty-two black-and-white photographs, Brussell’s study contains an exhaustive list of 378 botanical entries, featuring 282 species of ethnobotanically important plants representing 78 families.
David Eric Brussell begins this volume with an informative summary of the previous botanical research of the flora of Montserrat conducted by early scientists and explorers. He then describes his own collecting methodology and looks at the significance of the study area’s geography, climate, vegetation, and history. His extensive catalog of the plants and their uses, however, comprises the major portion of the book, with the appendix listing all the collected plants as well as the author’s field collection records.
Of particular note is Brussell’s investigation of the flora in regard to Caribbean culture. As a result of his extensive interviews with the West Indian people, Brussell was able to observe their myriad utilizations of the plants in voodoo rituals and practices and as medicines and foodstuffs. Informants also reported using some plants as aphrodisiacs and poisons, insecticides and insect repellents, dyes, building materials, and industrial chemicals. Brussell’s research suggests that further pharmacological investigations of Montserrat’s bioactive plants may yield new medicines, noncarcinogenic insect repellents, or environmentally safe insecticides.
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David Eric Brussell is the senior biologist at Pacific Quest, Inc., Haleiwa, Hawaii, and an adjunct assistant professor of plant biology at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Full of information about the plants and the integral part they play in Caribbean culture, economy, history and folklore. Book also includes 24 colour plates, 52 black and white photos and a list of 378 botanical entries. May require extra postage. Seller Inventory # 000643
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Potions, poisons and panaceas : an ethnobotanical study of Montserrat / foreword by Richard Evans Schultes ; preface by J.-P. Theurillat
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Brussell, David Eric. Potions, poisons and panaceas : an ethnobotanical study of Montserrat / foreword by Richard Evans Schultes ; preface by J.-P. Theurillat. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1997. Hardback, VG, in unclipped dustjacket with very light shelfwear. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Binding strong. Yellow endpapers. xvi, 176pp., colour and b/w photographs, maps. Contents clean and bright. Landscape format, 23.5cm x 18.5cm approx. In this complete ethnobotanical study of the flora of the Caribbean island of Montserrat, David Eric Brussell provides an engaging scientific catalogue that is rich in information about the plants and the integral part they play in Caribbean culture, economy, history, and folklore. Including twenty-four color plates and fifty-two black-and-white photographs, this book contains an exhaustive list of 378 botanical entries, featuring 282 species of ethnobotanically important plants and representing seventy-eight families. Recent eruptions of the Soufriere Hills volcano on Montserrat have made the data collected for this book especially important. After summarizing previous botanical research on the flora of Montserrat - particularly that conducted by early scientists and explorers - Brussell describes his own collecting methodology and looks at the significance of the area's geography, climate, vegetation, and history. His extensive catalogue of the plants and their uses makes up the major portion of the book. The appendix includes a listing of all the collected plants as well as Brussell's field collection records. As a result of his assimilation into the culture and his extensive interviews with the West Indian people, he was able to observe their myriad uses of the plants in voodoo rituals and practices, and as medicines and foodstuffs. Some plant species are also used as aphrodisiacs and poisons, insecticides and insect repellents, dyes, building materials, and industrial chemicals. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing. Seller Inventory # ABE-1756732794498
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