Other Resources on Medicinal Plants and Ethnoveterinary Medicine
Ethnoveterinary medicine is a growing area of research. More and more scientists, veterinary practitioners, field workers in developing countries, and livestock owners are becoming interested in medicinal plants. A simplistic definition for ethnoveterinary medicine is: local or indigenous knowledge and methods for caring for, healing, and managing livestock. This includes social practices and ways in which livestock are incorporated into farming systems.
There are lots of resources on medicinal plants. Here are just a few that I find interesting.
Resources on the Web
- USDA - Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
- The Alternative Medicine Homepage
- Medicinal Herb Information
- Alternative Veterinary Medicine Resources
- Quack Medicine Watch
- AltVetMed
Resources not on the Web
- Proceedings of an International Conference on Traditional Medicinal Plants. 1991. Chief ed. K.E. Mshigeni. The United Republic of Tanzania, Ministry of Health. Dar Es Salaam University Press.
- Ethnoveterinary Research and Development. 1996. Eds. C.M. McCorkle, E. Mathias, and T.W. Schillhorn van Veen. Intermediate Technology Pubs., London.
- Chemistry, Biological and Pharmacological Properties of African Medicinal Plants. 1996. Proceedings of the first International IOCD-Symposium, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Feb. 25-28, 1996. Eds. K. Hostettmann, F. Chinyanganya, M. Maillard, and J.L. Wolfender. University of Zimbabwe Pubs.
- Ethnoveterinary Medicine in Asia: An Information Kit on Traditional Animal Health Care Practices, 4 vols. 1994. International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, Silang, Cavite, Philippines.
- Natural Veterinary Medicine: Ectoparasites in the Tropics. 1990. Uly Matzigkeit. AGRECOL. Margraf, Weikersheim, Germany.
- Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs Part 1 and 2. 1992. Eds. P.A.G.M. De Smet, K. Keller, R. Hansel, and R.F. Chandler. Springer-Verlag, NY.
- Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine: Principles and Practice. 1998. Eds. Allen M. Schoen and Susan G. Wynn. Mosby, St. Louis, MO.