🎧 The Ethnobotanical with Dr. Sarah Edwards
Join Dr. Quave and Dr. Edwards as they examine the connections held between people and plants!
Our world is full of fascinating plants, many with deep-rooted historical and cultural significance. In this episode of Foodie Pharmacology, Dr. Cassandra Quave discusses the significance of ethnobotany with guest, Dr. Sarah Edwards, an ethnobotanist and biodiversity informaticist at the University of Oxford. Edwards is author of a new book, “The Ethnobotanical” (Kew Publishing/ Quercus Book). She shares her journey to becoming an ethnobotanist, from a lucid dream about Australia to working with First Nations communities in the Northern Territory and Cape York Peninsula. The conversation delves into the crucial role of ethnobotanists in the face of ecological crises, the importance of land rights, and the fascinating connections between various plants and human culture.
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About Sarah
Sarah is an ethnobotanist and biodiversity informaticist currently based at the University of Oxford, where she teaches ethnobiology and biological conservation and is also plant records officer for Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum. She began her career as a botany graduate working at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. A lucid dream led her to Australia and embarking on becoming an ethnobotanist, working with First Nations communities in the Northern Territory and Cape York Peninsula. A recipient of the Lawrence Memorial Award from the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University (2003), Sarah was awarded a PhD in Medical Ethnobotany from the London School of Pharmacy (now UCL) in 2006. Following two postdoctoral research projects at UCL, Sarah returned to Kew to work on the Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) project. More recently Sarah has collaborated with artists and farmers in South Wales and with the London Borough of Richmond Arts Service. She is also a Board member of the British Herbal Medicine Association (BHMA).
Sarah is an author of several publications, including the books “Phytopharmacy: An Evidence-Based Guide to Herbal Medicinal Products” (Wiley 2015) and the beautifully illustrated “The Ethnobotanical”, recently published by Kew Publishing/ Quercus Books
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