Abstract
Ethnobotany is the study of interrelationships between human cultures and plants, animals, and other organisms in their environment. It also creates an awareness of the link between biodiversity and cultural diversity. From the beginning of civilization, people have been using plants for various purposes like food, shelter, medicines, etc. Ethnobotanists play a key role in exploring these kinds of information from indigenous people which creates a gateway for formulating a novel drug. The content in this chapter deals with these aspects in an approachable manner.
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Thangaraj, P. (2016). Ethnobotanical Study. In: Pharmacological Assays of Plant-Based Natural Products. Progress in Drug Research, vol 71. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26811-8_1
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