Plant and People Flashcards
that the plants collected in the wild grew in refuse piles.
Dump heap or teash heap hypothesis ( Edgar Anderson, 1952)
Two hypothesis about origin of agriculture
a. independent discovery in different parts of world.
b. Diffusion hypothesis- discovery originated in one part of the world and spread from one civilization to another.
the study of the traditional knowledge and customs of a people concerning plants and their medical, religious, and other uses.
Ethnobotany
an e_____ document local plants for practical uses ( medicines, foods, and clothing)
ethnobotanist
Musaceae family plant native to Asia, considered strongest natural fibers, use to protect ropes, woven fabrics, tea bags, etc.
ABACA fiber
raft making, house construction, baskets and poles for carrying goods;
Rattan
a natural fiber that absorbs moisture and then allows it to evaporate easily, making it the world’s most important non edible plant, ideal for spinning into thread, used to make cotton batting, rayon, and various types of plastic paper.
cotton
early makers of jean used _____, which is the oldest cultivated fibers, it has less negative effect on the environment , products include bibles, sails, and ropes
Hemp
is a food and fiber crop, used for making cereals, linen paper, linseed oil-which is used as a drying oil in paints and varnish- and in products such as linoleum and printing inks.
Flax
plants for fibers:
ABBACA fiber, rattan, cotton, hemp, flax,
plants for medicine:
tea ( made from ginger root) and white willow bark
is used to soothe an upset stomach
tea ( made from ginger root)
used to ease pain (aspirin)
white willow bark
thick milky fluid provides a powerful pain medication- morphine, codeine is also found and it used in cough medicine
Opium from the poppy seed pod
which comes from the cinchona tree, used to prevent malaria
quinine
