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Joseph Banks and the continuing influence of European colonisation on Australian herbal practice
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Evans, S, Joseph Banks and the continuing influence of European colonisation on Australian herbal practice, Australian Journal of Herbal Medicine, 21, (3) pp. 63-65. ISSN 2200-3886 (2009) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2009 National Herbalists Association of Australia
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Abstract
The practice of Western herbal medicine in Australia is characterised by a dependence on botanically exotic species rather
than those which are native and indigenous to this country. Medicinal herbs were among the plants chosen by botanist Sir
Joseph Banks to be transported from England for cultivation in the new Australian colony in 1788. While there are some
records of the use of local medicinal plants by early settlers, evidence of this information originating from Indigenous
Australians is absent and today very few native or indigenous plants are found in the materia medica used by Western
herbalists in Australia. It is argued that the plants herbalists use reflect a connection with Western culture rather than a
connection with the Australian landscape or indigenous culture.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | western herbal medicine, Australian history. |
| Research Division: | Health Sciences |
| Research Group: | Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine |
| Research Field: | Naturopathy |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Public health (excl. specific population health) |
| Objective Field: | Public health (excl. specific population health) not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Evans, S (Dr Sue Evans) |
| ID Code: | 112600 |
| Year Published: | 2009 |
| Deposited By: | Pharmacy |
| Deposited On: | 2016-11-17 |
| Last Modified: | 2016-12-14 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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