Ethnopharmacology: A Short History of a Multidisciplinary Field of Research
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Ethnopharmacology is an interdisciplinary field of research and as such it is defined by it concepts (its frame of reference) derived from a range of disciplines and the methodologies used. There can be no doubt that it is a fast-developing and thriving discipline. Confusingly, a large number of terms are used to describe research, which often uses relatively similar methods and concepts. However, each of these is distinguished by being placed in a certain tradition of research. Such terms include
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