Ethnopharmacology
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Ethnopharmacology
- Here are entered works on the study of the use made of substances for medical purposes by particular societies or ethnic groups. Works on the study of the properties, preparation, and uses of drugs from natural sources are entered under Pharmacognosy.
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2005008277
- info:lc/authorities/sh2005008277
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh2005008277#concept
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Variants
- Indigenous peoples--Ethnopharmacology
Broader Terms
Related Terms
Sources
- found: Work cat.: 2005035995: Etkin, N.L. Edible medicines : an ethnopharmacology of food, 2006.
- found: Biology Online WWW Site, December 9, 2005 (The study of differences in response to drugs based on varied ethnicity.)
- found: Ethnopharmacology WWW Site, December 9, 2005 (The study of pharmacologic responses for persons from different racial or ethnic backgrounds.)
- found: Ethnopharmacology-Traditional medicine and Drugs of the Future WWW Site, December 9, 2005 (The study of knowledge transmission with writing medicines and popular medicines.)
- found: MESH (Ethnopharmacology: The study of the actions and properties of medicinal agents, often derived from plants, indigenous to populations or ethnic groups)
- found: Random House dict. (the scientific study of substances used medicinally, esp. folk remedies, by different ethnic or cultural groups)
General Notes
- Here are entered works on the study of the use made of substances for medical purposes by particular societies or ethnic groups. Works on the study of the properties, preparation, and uses of drugs from natural sources are entered under Pharmacognosy.
Change Notes
- 2005-12-09: new
- 2006-01-26: revised
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