Eating on the Wild Side The Pharmacologic, Ecologic, and Social Implications of Using Noncultigens

Eating on the Wild Side spans the history of human-plant interactions to examine how wild plants are used to meet medicinal, nutritional, and other human needs. Drawing on nonhuman primate studies, evidence from prehistoric human populations, and field research among contemporary peoples practicing a range of subsistence strategies, the book focuses on the processes and human ecological implications of gathering, semidomestication, and cultivation of plants. By showing how various societies have successfully utilized wild plants, it underscores the growing concern for preserving genetic diversity as it reveals a fascinating chapter in human ecology.Etkin, Nina L. is the author of 'Eating on the Wild Side The Pharmacologic, Ecologic, and Social Implications of Using Noncultigens' with ISBN 9780816520671 and ISBN 0816520674.