Uses and abuses of plant-derived smoke: its ethnobotany as hallucinogen, perfume, incense, and medicine

The Uses and Abuses of Plant -Derived Smoke is a global compendium of the ethnobotanical uses for plant-derived smoke. It provides information on the medicinal, religious, recreational and other uses of smoke derived from over 1,400 species of plants. INDICE: Foreword; Preface and acknowledgments; Introduction; Fire and Smoke; Medicinal Uses for Plant-derived Smoke; Purification; Evil and Medicine;Magico-religious and Ceremonial Uses; Incense; Incense producing plants; Recreational Uses; Assassinations; Pest Control; Perfumes, Flavoring and Preservation; Veterinary uses; Toxic and obnoxious smoke; Smoke signals; Bibliography; Glossary; Index of scientific names; Subject index

• ISBN: 978-0-19-537001-0
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 400
• Fecha Publicación: 05/08/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés