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14 Days Guyana en Suriname experienceTravel The Guianas
Take a forest walk in the afternoon to learn about the traditional medicinal uses of the plants in this village. The rest of the day is at leisure. Overnight at the River Lodge. Day 12. Paramaribo Travel The GuianasThe three Guiana s specialist for tours in Suriname Guyana and French Guiana
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WWF-Guianas
French Guiana French Guiana is the smallest of the three Guianas but it also has the same rich biodiversity the same remote and forested interior (Table 1). French Guiana unlike Suriname and Guyana is not an independent country butan overseas department of Francea piece of France located in South America.
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Guiana ShieldWikipedia
The Guiana Shield (French Plateau des Guyanes Bouclier guyanais Dutch Hoogland van Guyana Guianaschild Portuguese Planalto das Guianas Escudo Guianês Spanish Escudo guayanés) is one of the three cratons of the South American Plate.It is a 1.7 billion-year-old Precambrian geological formation in northeast South America that forms a portion of the northern coast.
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The Medicinal Plant Trade in Suriname
plants being sold and exported and the preferences of urban consumers in Suriname. More than 245 species of medicinal plants were sold at the markets of Paramari-bo. The annual value of the domestic and export market was estimated to be worth over US 1.5 million. Prices of medicinal products were determined by resource scar-
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Wild medicinal plant collection in transitional societies
The gathering of medicinal plants in French Guiana is a relatively unknown practice underestimated and often perceived as an anecdotic or insignificant one. However everyday people can be seen harvesting plants on the road sides for their own needs or in small proportions for selling. This paper aims to characterise these medicinal plants collection practices their diversity and their
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(PDF) The Use of Amerindian Charm Plants in the Guianas
Patamona Guyana literature 37 66 The aim of this paper is to make a comparison in the Warao Guyana literature herbarium 17 use of charm species among different indigenous groups vouchers in the Guianas based on recent fieldwork in Suriname Wayana French Guiana fieldwork Boven 18 Suriname photographs literature and Guyana
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GuianaBiodiversity Heritage Library
Narrative of a five years expedition against the revolted Negroes of Surinam in Guiana on the wild coast of South America from the year 1772 to 1777 elucidating the history of that country and the description of its productions viz. quadrupedes birds fishes reptiles trees shrubs fruits roots with an account of the indians of Guiana Negroes of Guinea.
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The use of Amerindian charm plants in the Guianas
Magical charm plants used to ensure good luck in hunt-ing fishing agriculture love and warfare are known among many different groups of Amerindians in the Guianas (Guyana Suriname and French Guiana see Fig. 1). These charms are grouped under the local terms bina (Arawak) turara or moran (Carib) hemït (Wayana)
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French Guiana French Guiana is the smallest of the three Guianas but it also has the same rich biodiversity the same remote and forested interior (Table 1). French Guiana unlike Suriname and Guyana is not an independent country butan overseas department of Francea piece of France located in South America.
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Medicinal plants of the Guianas (Guyana Surinam French
Content medicinal plants OF THE GUIANAS (GUYANA SURINAM FRENCH GUIANA) Robert A. DeFilipps Shirley L. Maina and Juliette Crepin Department of Botany National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution Washington D.C. 2004 Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana Surinam French Guiana) INTRODUCTION The Guianas are embedded high in the green shoulder
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As vivid as a weed Medicinal and cosmetic plant uses
Due to the high use of plant baths in French Guiana a focus was made on baths. Results and discussion Eighty-three people answered 43 women and 40 men (mean age of 28.7 years old). In total 226 remedies were counted in our study 155 single plant remedies and 71 compound remedies leading to 316 use reports of plants from 16 cultural groups.
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Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela
Request PDF Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela Amazonas Bolivar Delta Amacuro Guyana Surinam French Guiana) Incluye bibliografía e índice Find read and cite all
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Northern South America Guyana Suriname French Guiana
French Guiana Guyana and Suriname are unique among South American countries in that deforestation pressures have so far had little effect (IUCN 1996). On the other hand there are also very few protected areas (with the exception of Suriname) and threats have increased dramatically even as we enter the next millenia.
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Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana Surinam French Guiana) iv encountered a liberally Bixa-painted Indian from cayenne and asked him why he was painted red. The Indian replied in French that he painted himself red because the substance keeps his skin soft prevents excess perspiration is a good mosquito repellant and it is a
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Guyana Suriname and French GuianaForestryencyclopedia
Guyana Suriname and French Guiana are three small countries in the North of South America that together are often referred to as the Guianas. They cover an area of about 46 million hectares eighty to ninety percent of which lies on the Guyana Shield consisting of ancient Precambrian rocks.
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Guiana ShieldWikipedia
The Guiana Shield (French Plateau des Guyanes Bouclier guyanais Dutch Hoogland van Guyana Guianaschild Portuguese Planalto das Guianas Escudo Guianês Spanish Escudo guayanés) is one of the three cratons of the South American Plate.It is a 1.7 billion-year-old Precambrian geological formation in northeast South America that forms a portion of the northern coast.
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The use of Amerindian charm plants in the Guianas
Sep 15 2015 · Magical charm plants used to ensure good luck in hunting fishing agriculture love and warfare are known among many different groups of Amerindians in the Guianas (Guyana Suriname and French Guiana see Fig. 1).These charms are grouped under the local terms bina (Arawak) turara or moran (Carib) hemït (Wayana) muran (Makushi) murang (Akawaio) aibihi (Warao) polã
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FLORA OF THE GUIANASCybertaxonomy
Technology of the Anton de Kom University of Suriname and a lecturer at the Teachers College. Usha was an active researcher on the Guianan flora with special interests in medicinal plants and the plants of inselbergs. Usha s special interest in medicinal plants was already shown when she was still a biology student in Suriname and wrote
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Guiana Highlands region South America Britannica
Guiana Highlands plateau and low-mountain region of South America located north of the Amazon and south of the Orinoco River. Comprising a heavily forested plateau they cover the southern half of Venezuela all of the Guianas except for the low Atlantic coastal plain the northern part of Brazil and a portion of southeastern Colombia.They are geologically similar to the Brazilian Highlands
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As vivid as a weed Medicinal and cosmetic plant uses
Due to the high use of plant baths in French Guiana a focus was made on baths. Results and discussion Eighty-three people answered 43 women and 40 men (mean age of 28.7 years old). In total 226 remedies were counted in our study 155 single plant remedies and 71 compound remedies leading to 316 use reports of plants from 16 cultural groups.
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Plant introduction naturalization and invasion in French
Guyana Suriname and French Guiana commonly known as the Guianas (Lindeman and Mori 1989) cover about 500 000 km2 and are populated by more than 1 4 million inhabitants (Table 1). This region is a biodiversity hotspot (Mittermeier et al. 1998) and a WWF/IUCN Ecoregion (WWF and UICN 1994). French Guiana a French Department since
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14 Days Guyana en Suriname experienceTravel The Guianas
Take a forest walk in the afternoon to learn about the traditional medicinal uses of the plants in this village. The rest of the day is at leisure. Overnight at the River Lodge. Day 12. Paramaribo Travel The GuianasThe three Guiana s specialist for tours in Suriname Guyana and French Guiana
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Rare Medicinal Plants of Kutch Kakachiya and Kanjharo
For syphilitic diseases in Guyana. Root For gonorrhoea in French Guiana. Seed Vomitive very bitter. Crushed fresh seed is used as a febrifuge and to treat snakebite in French Guiana. Dried seed used as a children s anthelmintic in Surinam. Parched and pounded for a dropsy medication in Guyana. (Medicinal Plants of the Guianas)
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Traditional Home Remedies Of GuyanaWordPress
Aloe (often called aloe vera) is a plant related to cactus and found growing all over Guyana. It produces two substances gel and latex which are used for medicines. Aloe gel is the clear jelly-like substance found in the inner part of the aloe plant leaf. Aloe latex comes from just under the plant s
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Sea grape Coccoloba uvifera Philippine Medicinal Herbs
Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana Surinam French Guiana) / botany.si.edu (11) Experiments on the Bark of the Coccoloba uvifera / by John Bostock MD / Journal ListMed Chir Transv.3 1812PMC / Medico-Chirurgical Transactions (12) Coccoloba uvifera / Synonyms / The Plant
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There is also a wide variety of flowers orchids lianas and vines a matter of fact there are more than 5 000 known medicinal plant species in the rainforest of this country. Many of these are still unexplored and potentially useful for medicinal purposes. Suriname is a part of the Guiana Shield.
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Bromeliaceae of the GuianasMarie Selby Botanical Gardens
CHECKLIST OF THE PLANTS OF GUIANA 2ND ed. (Guyana Surinam French Guiana) J. Boggan V. Funk C. Kelloff (Smithsonian Institution) and M. Hoff G. Cremers C. Feuillet. 1st Edition December 1992 2nd Edition February 1997 Published by the Biological Diversity of the Guianas
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Amazon rainforest medicinal plants and herbsTROPILAB
There is also a wide variety of flowers orchids lianas and vines a matter of fact there are more than 5 000 known medicinal plant species in the rainforest of this country. Many of these are still unexplored and potentially useful for medicinal purposes. Suriname is a part of the Guiana Shield.
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Narrative of a five years expedition against the revolted Negroes of Surinam in Guiana on the wild coast of South America from the year 1772 to 1777 elucidating the history of that country and the description of its productions viz. quadrupedes birds fishes reptiles trees shrubs fruits roots with an account of the indians of Guiana Negroes of Guinea.
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