AMAZONIAN PLANTS – MULTI LINGUAL RESOURCES

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Amazonian Ethnobotanical Dictionary by James A. Duke & Rodolfo Vasquez Martínez
A comprehensive dictionary covering over 1,000 Amazonian plant species, their medicinal uses, botanical details, and indigenous context Amazon+15Amazon+15Amazon France+15.
The Healing Forest: Medicinal and Toxic Plants of the Northwest Amazonia by Richard E. Schultes & Robert F. Raffauf
An ethnobotanical classic detailing hundreds of species used traditionally in the Northwestern Amazon, including both therapeutic and toxic effects Wikipedia+3Wikipedia+3Amazon+3.
Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice by Mark J. Plotkin
An engaging blend of ethnobotany and personal narrative, exploring Amazonian plant knowledge and conservation issues Wikipedia+1Wikipedia+1.
Footprints of the Forest: Ka’apor Ethnobotany by William L. Balee
Examines plant usage by the Ka’apor people of the Brazilian Amazon

Plantas medicinales amazónicas: realidad y perspectivas by Eduardo Estrella (Tratado de Cooperación Amazónica)
A foundational Spanish-language monograph (302 p.) surveying medicinal plant use, conservation, and socio-cultural context across Amazonian regions Amazon France+13BVS Saúde+13BVS Saúde+13.
La selva sanadora: plantas medicinales y tóxicas del noroeste del Amazonas (revista Estudios Sociales, article)
A translated excerpt and analysis of The Healing Forest, focusing on traditional uses and conservation issues in the NW Amazon Reddit+4OpenEdition Journals+4Amazon+4.
Brasil: 50 plantas y 50 recetas (anonymous compilations referenced on Reddit)
Provides descriptions of 50 Brazilian medicinal plants along with traditional preparations and cultural insightsReddit+2Reddit+2Reddit+2.

Köhler’s Medizinal‑Pflanzen by Hermann Adolph Köhler (three-volume atlas, late 19th century, reprints available)
A detailed illustrated botanical atlas (~400 species) with medicinal descriptions—valuable historical reference still cited today de.wikipedia.org+1Wikipedia+1.
Heilpflanzen finden! by Rudi Beiser
A practical guide to identifying and using medicinal herbs in German-speaking contexts, including preparations, harvesting, and simple remedies (though not specific to Amazonian flora) Amazon.

Plantes médicinales de Köhler (Plantes médicinales de Köhler’s in French edition)
Equivalent to the German Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen – a rare and beautiful 19th-century illustrated guide still valuable for reference Wikipedia+1Amazon France+1.
Un tour du monde des plantes qui soignent by Jacques Fleurentin & Bernard Weniger
Though broader than Amazonia, this French book discusses traditional healing plants globally, including a section on Amazonian species Wikipedia.

General scientific overview
Etnobotánica en cinco comunidades amazónicas… explores medicinal plant usage, species importance, and conservation in Ecuadorian Amazonian communities ciencialatina.org.
Ethnopharmacological Review
The classic outline of Amazonian medicinal vs. toxic species in The Healing Forest as reviewed in Spanish and French publications OpenEdition JournalsWikipedia.