Ethnobotany: Aims, objective and scope
Ethnobotany:- The term ethno botany was coined by J.W. Harshberger in 1895 to include the study of plants used by the primitive and aboriginal people. Definition:- According to Schultes (1962), ethno botany is defined as the study of the relationships between the people of a primitive society and plants. Aim and Objective:- > Proper documentation of indigenous knowlegde about medicinal plants. > Preservation of unwritten traditional knwoledge about herbal plants. > Conservation of our national heritage before its extinction. > To create awareness about its role in cultural social and health of people. > To train people or students for utilization and conservation of medicinal plants. > To increase in manufacture of herbal drugs. > Research and job oppurtunities. Scope of Ethnobotany:- > Its scope was much eloborated by Ford(1978) and Faulk(1958). > In recent years much work in this science has been done in the...