PUNAAUIA, le 14 octobre 2014. (COMMUNIQUE) Une conférence publique en ANGLAIS sur le thème « Polynesian Herbal Medicine » aura lieu le Jeudi 16 octobre 18h15 en amphi A1 de l'Université de Polynésie Française par Arthur Whistler, Docteur en botanique, expert de la flore en Océanie.
The Polynesians have practiced herbal medicine for centuries. Although many of the traditional practices have not survived the advent of Western medicine into the islands beginning nearly 250 years ago, Polynesian healers still practice their own unique forms of medicinal treatment. The healers of today use a variety of herbs and physical methods in their treatments, which on some islands are still given to the majority of the islanders at least sometime in their lifetimes. This PowerPoint presentation to be given is about these healers—who they are, how they diagnose illness, how they prepare their medicines, and how they effect treatment. Some of the more interesting medicinal plants are also discussed.
Arthur Whistler
Dr. Art Whistler is a botanist whose expertise is the flora of Oceania, particularly western Polynesia (Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, and Tuvalu), eastern Melanesia (Fiji), and Micronesia (Palau). He received his Ph.D. from the Botany Department at the University of Hawai‘i (1979) after doing three years of service in the Peace Corps in Western Samoa (1968–1970). Dr. Whistler has been doing research on the flora, ethnobotany, and vegetation of the tropical Pacific for 40 years, working with or for the National Tropical Botanical Garden (1983–1992), the University of Hawai‘i Botany Department (1972–2014), the University of the South Pacific Biology Department and Regional Herbarium (2006–present), and as a private consultant d.b.a. Isle Botanica since 1992. He has published numerous articles and a dozen books on the plants of Oceania, including Flowers of the Pacific Island Seashore, Wayside Plants of the Islands, Rainforest Trees of Samoa, and Polynesian Herbal Medicine. In regards to threatened or endangered plant species, he has done numerous projects in Hawai‘i, and has prepared comprehensive reports on the rare plants of Tonga, Samoa, and Niue for the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF).
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The Polynesians have practiced herbal medicine for centuries. Although many of the traditional practices have not survived the advent of Western medicine into the islands beginning nearly 250 years ago, Polynesian healers still practice their own unique forms of medicinal treatment. The healers of today use a variety of herbs and physical methods in their treatments, which on some islands are still given to the majority of the islanders at least sometime in their lifetimes. This PowerPoint presentation to be given is about these healers—who they are, how they diagnose illness, how they prepare their medicines, and how they effect treatment. Some of the more interesting medicinal plants are also discussed.
Arthur Whistler
Dr. Art Whistler is a botanist whose expertise is the flora of Oceania, particularly western Polynesia (Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, and Tuvalu), eastern Melanesia (Fiji), and Micronesia (Palau). He received his Ph.D. from the Botany Department at the University of Hawai‘i (1979) after doing three years of service in the Peace Corps in Western Samoa (1968–1970). Dr. Whistler has been doing research on the flora, ethnobotany, and vegetation of the tropical Pacific for 40 years, working with or for the National Tropical Botanical Garden (1983–1992), the University of Hawai‘i Botany Department (1972–2014), the University of the South Pacific Biology Department and Regional Herbarium (2006–present), and as a private consultant d.b.a. Isle Botanica since 1992. He has published numerous articles and a dozen books on the plants of Oceania, including Flowers of the Pacific Island Seashore, Wayside Plants of the Islands, Rainforest Trees of Samoa, and Polynesian Herbal Medicine. In regards to threatened or endangered plant species, he has done numerous projects in Hawai‘i, and has prepared comprehensive reports on the rare plants of Tonga, Samoa, and Niue for the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF).
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