Syllabus
UNIT I - B.L. Definition and scope of Ethnobotany Historical review and outline idea of archaeoethnobotany. Ethnoecology, Ethnomedicines, Ethnonarcotics. Ethnopharmacology, Ethnotaxonomy, Ethnocosmetics, Ethnolinguistics, Ethnoorthopaedics, Ethnopaediatrics UNIT II Preservation of Genetic diversity, plants used in various systems of medicines, Ayurvedic, Unani and Homoeopathic system. Allopathic systems. Plants used by villagers and tribal people, Role of ethnobotany in the development of Society. UNIT III Ethnobotanical importance of: Aconitum napellus, Allium cepa, Mentha arvensis, Allium sativum, Nux-vomica, Aloe vera, Ocimum sanctum, Atropa belladona, Azadirchta indica, Piper nigrum, Butea monospora, Pterocarpus marsupium, Eugenta aromatica, Terminalia arjuna, Euginea jambolana, Terminalia bellerica, Hollarhena antidysentrica, Terminalia chebula, Withania somnifera, Lawsonia inermis UNIT IV Plants in mythology, Taboos and Totems in relation to plants, folkore and folk tales, W...