LEADER 00804nam0-22003011i-450- 001 990002004870403321 005 20040503133158.0 035 $a000200487 035 $aFED01000200487 035 $a(Aleph)000200487FED01 035 $a000200487 100 $a20030910d1966----km-y0itay50------ba 101 0 $aeng 102 $aUS 105 $ay---a---001yy 200 1 $aEvolution above the species level$fBernhard Rensch 210 $aNew York$cJohn Wiley & Sons$d1966 215 $a419 p.$d21 cm 610 0 $aEvoluzione 676 $a575 700 1$aRensch,$bBernhard$084720 801 0$aIT$bUNINA$gRICA$2UNIMARC 901 $aBK 912 $a990002004870403321 952 $a61 III A.3/54$b2922$fDAGEN 959 $aDAGEN 996 $aEvolution above the species level$9402963 997 $aUNINA LEADER 04195nam 2200673 450 001 9910809795003321 005 20230807214214.0 010 $a0-19-935913-X 010 $a0-19-996574-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000383003 035 $a(EBL)2012653 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001461159 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12576965 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001461159 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11470327 035 $a(PQKB)11011470 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2012653 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2012653 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11039070 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL760390 035 $a(OCoLC)923712531 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000383003 100 $a20150410h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMessages from the gods $ea guide to the useful plants of Belize /$fMichael J. Balick, Rosita Arvigo ; illustrations by Francesca Anderson 210 1$aNew York, New York :$cOxford University Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (554 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-996575-7 311 $a0-19-996576-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND""; ""The Setting""; ""Origins of the Belize Ethnobotany Project""; ""Project Objectives""; ""Traditional Healing in Belize""; ""Methodology""; ""2 TRADITIONAL HEALERS, BUSHMASTERS, & THEIR SACRED REALM""; ""The Discovery of Therapeutic Plants""; ""Generalist and Specialist Healers in Belize""; ""Culture- Bound Syndrome (Culturally Specific Illness) in Belize""; ""Preparation of Plant Medicines""; ""The Vanishing Medicine Chest""; ""Profile of a Traditional Healera???s Practice: Don Eligio Panti"" 327 $a""Foods as Therapies""""Poisons That Heal""; ""Psychoactive Species""; ""Solving a Mysterya???Capoche""; ""3 TRADITIONAL HEALERS, BUSHMASTERS, & THEIR BACKGROUNDS""; ""Juana and Antonio Cuc""; ""Barbara Fernandez""; ""Thomas Green""; ""Winston Harris""; ""Don Eligio Panti""; ""Andrew Ramcharan""; ""Percival Hezekiah Reynolds""; ""Hortense Robinson""; ""Leopoldo Romero""; ""Beatrice Waight""; ""Juana Xix""; ""IN THEIR OWN WORDS""; ""Thomas Green""; ""Winston Harris""; ""Don Eligio Panti""; ""Percival Hezekiah Reynolds""; ""Hortense Robinson""; ""Leopoldo Romero""; ""Beatrice Waight"" 327 $a""Juana Xix""""THE UNBROKEN CHAIN""; ""4 PLANTS OF BELIZE & THEIR USES IN ANCIENT & CONTEMPORARY TIMES: AN ETHNOBOTANICAL COMPENDIUM""; ""NON-FLOWERING PLANTS""; ""Ferns and Fern Allies""; ""Gymnosperms""; ""FLOWERING PLANTS""; ""Monocotyledons""; ""Dicotyledons""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z"" 330 $aDespite its small size, Belize is one of the most ecologically diverse nations in Central America. Over 3,400 species of plants can be found here, within six different ecological life zones. Because of this, Belize is paradise for ecotourists, hosting over 300,000 visitors annually, who enjoy the natural habitat and friendly people of this nation. Many of the plants of Belize have a long history of being ""useful,"" with properties that have served traditional herbal healers of the region as well as modern medicinal applications. With Messages from the Gods: A Guide to the Useful Plants of Bel 606 $aMedicinal plants$zBelize 606 $aTraditional medicine$zBelize 606 $aHealers$zBelize 606 $aEthnobotany$zBelize 615 0$aMedicinal plants 615 0$aTraditional medicine 615 0$aHealers 615 0$aEthnobotany 676 $a581.6/34097282 700 $aBalick$b Michael J.$f1952-$094033 702 $aArvigo$b Rosita 702 $aAnderson$b Francesca 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809795003321 996 $aMessages from the gods$93968519 997 $aUNINA