Ethnobotany

This course examines the importance of plants and their products to the health of humankind. Special attention is given to plant substances of pharmacological interest, including medicinal drugs derived from roots, bark, leaves and flowers. The importance of plants as agents of illness and disease (including allergies and favism) will also be discussed. PREREQ: BIOL 1506/1507. (lec 3, exp/sem 3) cr 3.