Comments on: Book review – The Ethnobotany of Eden: Rethinking the Jungle Medicine Narrative

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Friday Science Snippets and Bighorn Update | — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:57:35 +0000

[…] book review about a book called The Ethnobotany of Eden: Rethinking the Jungle Medicine Narrative. Here’s a link to a review. It’s interesting to think about the similarities and differences between South […]

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Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:56:09 +0000

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By: Book review – Natural: The Seductive Myth of Nature’s Goodness | The Inquisitive Biologist

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 16:10:22 +0000

[…] or as the “first environmentalists” living in pristine rainforests that doubled up as mother nature’s pharmacy. Did our ancestors have it better? Some say yes, others say no. Levinovitz thinks the question is […]

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By: Book review – Tropical Forests in Prehistory, History, and Modernity | The Inquisitive Biologist

Mon, 01 Apr 2019 12:45:27 +0000

[…] my recent review of The Ethnobotany of Eden: Rethinking the Jungle Medicine Narrative I already touched on what is the central thesis of this book: far from pristine wilderness […]

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By: Book review – The Revolutionary Genius of Plants: A New Understanding of Plant Intelligence and Behavior | The Inquisitive Biologist

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 12:24:42 +0000

[…] I have always been a bit sceptical of this. Recently, the German forester Peter Wohlleben has enjoyed a huge commercial success with his book The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World, which has been criticised by scientists for its selective and unrepresentative sources. And I feel this is just the top of the slippery slope into pseudoscience. The New Age movement has happily appropriated traditional knowledge of indigenous tribes, both their use of plant parts for medicinal purposes, and the use of psychoactive botanical substances such as ayahuasca by shamans. And before you know you are dabbling in vision quests, spiritual healing, forest bathing and the secret teachings of plants. Critics might argue that, as a sceptic not moving in these circles nor intending to, I have no idea what I am talking about and am belittling their profound experiences and beliefs. Well, sorry, but I smell a rat, and I will get back to this topic in a future review of The Ethnobotany of Eden: Rethinking the Jungle Medicine Narrative. […]

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