Exploring the Potential Contributions of Amerindians to West Indian Folk Medicine

被引：4

作者：

Berry, M. Victoria ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Winston Salem State Univ, Dept Social Sci, Winston Salem, NC 27110 USA

来源：

SOUTHEASTERN GEOGRAPHER | 2005年 / 45卷 / 02期

关键词：

Carib ethnobotany; intellectual property; Montserrat; neotropical medicinal plants; West Indies;

D O I：

10.1353/sgo.2005.0020

中图分类号：

P9 [自然地理学]; K9 [地理];

学科分类号：

0705 ; 070501 ;

摘要：

This paper is an initial examination of possible Amerindian contributions to West Indian folk medicine using Montserrat as a case study. Montserratian folk medicine is compared with Dominican Carib, a surrogate for Amerindian data. Despite limitations in the comparison, the data suggest that perhaps 15% of the Montserratian pharmacopoeia may derive from Amerindian sources. It calls for particular searching of Spanish, French, and Dutch historical documents in sorting out cultural information. It suggests "repeat ethnobotanies'' be used to document and analyze culture change, especially in an ever increasing age of globalization and com-modification of knowledge, as seen in the evolving debates of intellectual property.

引用

页码：239 / 250

页数：12

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