• ETHNOBOTANY & THE HERBAL MEDICINE FAD:
  • Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/ 
  • ethnobotany medical 
    • http://www.cieer.org/directory.html 
    • http://www.swsbm.com/HOMEPAGE/HomePage.html
    • http://www.amfoundation.org/herbmed.htm
  • herbals tested for cancer http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11570.cfm
  • THE HERBAGE ETHNOBOTANY DATABASE  one of the largest commercially-available herb databases in the world. It can be viewed for free until the end of March 2003 http://www.holisticopia.com/herbage/
  • Ethnobiology Discussion Forum http://ridgwaydb.mobot.org/mobot/ethnobiology/ (you have to register to read what's going on, but it's free)
  • http://altnature.com/gallery/index.html 
  • http://www.nationalgeographic.org/ngm/0004/fngm/index.html
  • Herbs for medicines and cooking

  • Spices: Exotic Flavors and Medicines http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/biomed/spice/index.cfm
    Howie's Herbal Homepage
    Henriette's herbal homepage
    Intergarden alternative farming and living
    "Nature's Pharmacy"

  • Essay on Ethnobotany (FREE ACESS):  http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/287/5450/44
  • Annotated phytotherapy Links from Valerie's Independent Study
  • "Global Medicine Cabinet" http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/06/magazine/06CABINET.html 
  • Phytonutrients
    1. Watermelon Shows Its Lycopene Stripes
    http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2002/020604.htm
    2. Phytonutrients Take Center Stage
    http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/dec99/stage1299.htm
    3. Phytochemicals -- Vitamins of the Future?
    http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5050.html
    4. Frequently Asked Questions About Phytonutrients
    http://www.barc.usda.gov/bhnrc/pl/pl_faq.html
    5. Molecular Expressions: The Phytochemical Collection
    http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/phytochemicals/index.html
    6. The Healing Power of Soy's Isoflavones
    http://www.fwhc.org/health/soy.htm
    7. Studies on Phytochemicals
    http://www.nutrilite.com/usa/html/studies.html
    8. Phytochemicals in Fruits and Vegetables to Improve Human Health
    http://phytochemicals.tamu.edu/
    9. CBC News: Experts Say Tea Combats a Variety of Conditions http://www.cbc.ca/storyview/CBC/2002/10/01/Consumers/greentea_021001
    10. Brewing up the Latest Tea Research (tea helps burn more calories, lower blood cholesterol, and enhance insulin activity?) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/sep03/tea0903.htm
    11. Tuft E-News: Drink to Your Health (green tea may help protect against heart disease and cancer) http://enews.tufts.edu/stories/100902DrinkToYourHealth.htm
    12. Scientific American: Tea Cream Could Combat Skin Cancer http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000C099A-DC11-1F5C-905980A84189EEDF&catID=1     
    13. Scientific American: Tea Aids Oral Health (tea can help fight bad breath?)
     http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0006977B-77B2-1ECA-8E1C809EC588EF21&catID=1
    14. BBC News: Green Tea "Can Block Cancer" http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3125469.stm
    15. News in Science: Antioxidants Save Brain Cells from Alcohol Damage http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s871677.htm  
    From The NSDL Scout Report for the Life Sciences, Copyright Internet Scout
    Project 1994-2003. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/
  • Economic Aspects http://www.yellowcreek.org/ycbiweb/yellowmission.html 
  • Warnings: 
    • http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/health/030700hth-herbal-supplements.html
    • http://primarycare.medscape.com/SMA/SMJ/1999/v92.n11/smj9211.10.shad/smj9211.10.shad-01.html acute hepatitis from herb ingestion
  • Herb Poetry:  A Little Herbal Primer   (by Queens Poet-in-Residence)
  • fungi & the food of gods:  http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/nature/journal/v427/n6973/full/427401a_fs.html
  • MORE In our library:
    • James W. Herrick, Iroquois medical botany;   
    • Richard Evans Schultes, Ethnobotany : evolution of a discipline
  • And available by ebook in the net library: Potions, Poisons, and Panaceas : An Ethnobotanical Study of Montserrat
  • Also:  Wade Davis, Shadows in the Sun
  • Compendium of Symbolic and Ritual Plants in Europe
  •  

  MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS 

  • Botanical Photoessays http://ridgwaydb.mobot.org/mobot/photoessays/browse.asp 

  • The Last Straw [Shockwave] http://cycas.cornell.edu/ebp/projects/laststraw/ise/entrance.html 
    model the effects of water stress on plants with simulated growth chamber 

  • bioengineering ideas http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/11/science/life/11MIMI.html 
  • botanical illustration http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/24/science/24BOTA.html
  • trees in winter http://www.chesco.com/~treeman/SHIGO/WINTER.html
  • Landscaping with Native Plants: http://www.epa.gov/greenacres/  

  • Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory http://www.pprl.usu.edu/ 

  • Native plants and seed suppliers: Hortus Northwest : 503-266-7968.  : PO Box 955, Canby OR 97013.