Kimberley bush medicine : medicinal plants of the Kimberley Region of Western Australia
King, Madison2023
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Before the colonisation of Australia, Aboriginal Australians lived on a wonderful larder of fresh fruit, vegetables and lean meat, in a land largely free from disease, with more exercise, less stress and supportive communities. Today, in Aboriginal communities all over Australia, there are higher instances of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, renal disease, some types of cancer and lung diseases than in the general population. This book is an attempt to preserve bush tucker knowledge for future generations of Aboriginal and non- Aboriginal people to ensure the information is not lost with the passing of Elders. The authors describe over 250 species of the edible plants and fungi that were regularly gathered by the Indigenous peoples of the Kimberley of Western Australia before and after colonisation. Many of these plants and fungi are difficult to find today because of land clearing for crops and the farming of sheep and cattle.
Kimberley bush medicine : medicinal plants of the Kimberley Region of Western Australia / Madison King and John Horsfall.
King, Madison, authorHorsfall, John, 1945-, author
Crawley, Western Australia : UWA Publishing, 2023.©2022.
xiv, 690 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9781760802196 (paperback)
581.634581.634
English
Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Kimberley -- MedicineAboriginal Australians -- Medicine -- Western Australia -- Kimberley (W.A.)Ethnobotany -- Western Australia -- Kimberley (W.A.)Nimanburru people K9Karajarri people A64Nyangumarta people A61Mangala people A65Yawuru people K1Ngumbarl people K4Nyulnyul people K13Ngarinyin people K18Worrorra people K17Wunambal people K22Miriwoong / Miriuwung people K29Gooniyandi people K6Walmajarri people A66Gwini people K36Bardi people K15Bunuba people K5Nyikina people K3Jaru people K12Medicinal plants -- Western Australia -- KimberleyAboriginal Australians -- Ethnobotany -- Western Australia -- Kimberley Region
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