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Modules: University of Hawai`i

Introductory Ethnobotany at the University of Hawai`i is based on the use a many modules. These are video presentations (alternatively, audio only).

Introductory Ethnobotany (BOT 105)
University of Hawai`i

The modules in this set are used in an introductory college-level course.  Students are expected to view (or listen) to these modules on their own time.  Face-to-face participation involves separate laboratory sessions.

The overall structure of the Introductory Ethnobotany course can be seen on its web page for the lectures (which use the modules) and labs (which are the based on hands-on activities and discussions).

The modules vary in length, from about 8 minutes to about 55 minutes.

The video are presented by a number of people.  This information, along with the production credits, is given on the linked pages.

Reviews of a specific module, along with module summary information, are linked when [review] follows a module name.






Modules

Introduction to Ethnobotany
Opening Oli
Canoe Plants: Five Pacific Trees 
Evolution of Pacific Cultures
Guns, Germs & Steel
Transported Landscapes
Hawaiian Housing Materials
Taxonomy
What makes Plants Waterproof?
Why are Plants useful to us?
Alcoholic Beverages
Crops in Pacific Island Cultures
Cultural Diaspora and Culinary Ethnobotanical Knowledge
Foraging
Limu (Algae)
Marungai
Origins of Agriculture (OSN Review)
Pacific Crops: Lapita Toolkits
Spices and Herbs
Stimulating Beverages
The Meaning of Food: Kalo in Hawai'i
The Meaning of Food: Saying Goodbye - Fa'a Samosa
Wild Plant Foods
World Food Crops
Chinese Medicine
Entering Another World
Hawaiian Health Care
Herbal Remedies
Illness and Medicine in Cultural Settings
Making Sense of Plant Medicines
Medicinal Plants in the Hidden Land of Dolpo Nepal
Polynesian Health Care
Polynesian Herbal Medicine
Psychoactive Plants I
Psychoactive Plants II
Rotuman Health Care
Architecture and Historic Buildings
Carving a Future: 10 Lessons for Sustainable Woodcarving Enterprises
Cordage
Felted Bark: Kapa (Tapa)
Hula Plants
'ie Toga: The Samoan Fine Mat
Kuo Hina E Hiapo: The mulberry is White and Ready for Harvest
Na Mea Kaua Hawai'i
Recollections of a Family Traditions: Bird Catching
Shelter and Cultural Identification with Nature 
Buddhism Plants
Christianity and Plants
Ethics [review]
Origins of Plant Uses
Bunchy Top
Ethnobotany and Conservation in Africa
Ethnobotany and Conservation in Micronesia
Ethnoecology and Conservation
Home Gardens
'awa and Conservation in Botanical Gardens
Medicinal Plants and Conservation