I am going to start an ethnobotany course next year, and plan to include a
few labs in the schedule. I will include some chemical and biological tests
of plant extracts, similar to a lab that I now do in another course. But, I
would also like to do some work with natural dyes, perfume-compound
distillation, and rubber production from latex-bearing plants. Does anybody
have any ideas on where to find information on these topics, especially as
relates to plants native to the eastern/central US? Thank you!
David J. Hicks djhicks at manchester.edu
Biology Dept., Manchester College, N. Manchester, IN
