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Ethnobotany MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Ethnobotany
Tree Number(s)
H01.158.273.118.299
Unique ID
D019448
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019448
Annotation
specialty; coordinate with geographic term or ethnic group if pertinent; coordinate NIM with specific drug or plant (IM) for ethnobotany aspects of the plant
Scope Note
The study of plant lore and agricultural customs of a people. In the fields of ETHNOMEDICINE and ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY, the emphasis is on traditional medicine and the existence and medicinal uses of PLANTS and PLANT EXTRACTS and their constituents, both historically and in modern times.
Previous Indexing
Medicine, Traditional (1979-1996)
Plants, Medicinal (1970-1996)
See Also
Ethnopharmacology
Phytotherapy
Public MeSH Note
97
History Note
97
Date Established
1997/01/01
Date of Entry
1996/06/10
Revision Date
2008/07/08
Ethnobotany Preferred
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