in this presentation a brief note is given about what is ethnobotany. history of ethnobotany. what is the scope of ethnobotany. which are the aims and objective of ethnobotany. and also uses of ethnobotany.
4. Introduction to Ethnobotany
Branch of Ethnobiology
Use by different people for different
purposes( botanicals)
indegenous knowledge.
5. Definition of ethnobotany
John Harshberge 1896
Ethnobotanist give definition from time to time
Cotton 1996
Ethnobotany is considered to encompasses all
studies which concern mutual relationship b/w
plants and traditional people
Balix and Cox 1996
Encapsulated two major parts of ethnobotany
Martin 1995
Ethnobotany is part of ethnobiology which
concern plants
6. History of Ethnobotany
Ethanobotany word coined by John
William Harshberger (1895).
As back as 4000 B.C the medicinal
plants were using by primitive Chinese.
earliest documented applications are
found in Babylon circa 1770 B.C.
Hippocrates called as the father of
medicine.
AD 77, the Greek surgeon Dioscorides
published "De Materia Medica“(600
plants).
7. History of Ethnobotany
Ayurveda is a pioneer of earlier
medical science in our country.
It is the largest and oldest source of the
knowledge.
Siddha and Unani are other
traditional systems of medicine in
India.
Rigveda, written between 3500-1600
B.C.
Atharva-veda, describes uses of
large number of drugs.
8. History of Ethnobotany
In ancient India two important Granthas
(700 mediinal plants)
Charaka-Samhita
Susruta-Samhita
• Parasara wrote a book “Vrikshayurveda”
the science of medicinal plants.
John Ray (1686-1704) first definition of
"species" in his "Historia Plantarum“.
1753 Carl Linnaeus wrote "Species
Plantarum“5,900 plants.
binomial method of nomenclature of plants.
9. History of Ethnobotany
19th century saw the peak of botanical
exploration.
Stephan Powers, (1875) invented the
word “aboriginal botany.
Study of all forms of the vegetable world
which aboriginal peoples use for food,
medicine, textiles, ornaments.
In India, it was Dr. S. K. Jain (1986)
from NBRI, Lucknow Father of Indian
Ethnobotany.
10. History of Ethnobotany
1992, Goodman Ghafoor, report114 species
Baluchistan.
1993, Haq, Hussein report 70 spp, of
Mansehara.
1996, Shah report 171 sp. of Baluchistan.
2002-03, Shinwaire report Ayubia national park,
swat.
2003, Shaniwaire and Gilani report nothern areas
plants.
2004, Athar and Siddiqui report 95 spp.
2006 Shaniwaire report pictorial guid of medicinal
plants of Pakistan. 500 spp of flowering plants.
11. Aims and Objectives of
Ethnobotany:
Proper documentation of indigenous
knowlegde about medicinal plants.
Preservation of unwritten traditional
knwoledge about herbal plants.
Conservation of our national heritage before
its extinction.
To create awareness about its role in cultural
social and health of people.
To train people or students for utilization
and conservation of medicinal plants.
12.
13. Aims and Objectives of
Ethnobotany:
To increase in manufacture of herbal
drugs.
Research and job oppurtunities.
Job oppurtunities
14. SCOPE OF ETHNOBOTANY
Its scope was much eloborated by
Ford(1978) and Faulk(1958).
In recent years much work in this science
has been done in the many countries e.g.
India, Africa ,America , France, Mexico,
U.S.A. etc.
Ethnobotany has attracted attention during
last three decades.
15. SCOPE OF ETHNOBOTANY
The scope of Ethnobotany in recent time and failure has
been established with the problem of :-
•rural health
•drugs are abuses,
•social customs,
•cottage industries,
•conservation of ecosystems
•nutrition
•and energy
16. SCOPE OF ETHNOBOTANY
Recent researches on Ethnobotany have today
established linkage between man y special areas like
•Ethnomedicine
•Ethnopharmacology
•Ethnoveterinary
• Ethnonarcotics
•Ethnobryology
•Ethnocosmetic etc
