Todd Pesek
Biographic Data
| ID | 150597 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Todd Pesek |
| GIVEN NAMES | Todd |
| FAMILY NAME | Pesek |
| SIGNATURE | PESEK T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cleveland State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Classic Maya Mystery of a Medicinal Plant and Maya Hieroglyphs
The Maya employed the k’an |K’AN| glyph in Late Classic (~750 CE) hieroglyphs on murals and polychrome pottery as an adjective meaning precious, yellow. On cacao drinking vessels, the k’an glyph was suggested as a descriptor for a flavoring ingredient, allspice, Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. (Myrtaceae). However, our previous consensus ethnobotanical fieldwork with Q’eqchi’ Maya healers of Belize revealed another candidate among antidiabetic plants, …
Ethnobotany of Immunomodulatory Treatments Used by the Q’eqchi’ Maya of Belize
Traditional medicines used by Q’eqchi’ Maya to treat diabetic symptoms and their antiglycation potential
Indigenous Ex Situ Conservation of Q'eqchi' Maya Medicinal Plant Resources at the Itzamma Garden-Indian Creek, Belize, Central America
Linking Past and Present
Paleoethnobotanical analysis of anthropogenic soils sampled from archaeological features dating to the Classic Maya Period (A.D. 250-900) reveal diagnostic phytoliths that help the authors bring to light evidence of a novel sustainable agricultural strategy and a variety of nutritional and medicinal plants that were utilized by the Classic Maya of the Maya Mountains, Belize, Central America. Given the archaeological context of these phytoliths, t…
Sustaining Plants and People
Healing Traditions of Southern India and the Conservation of Culture and Biodiversity
A comparative study on regional traditional healing and community wellness provision in collaboration with traditional healers was conducted in three distinct ecological regions in the southern Western Ghats, India. The study led to the collection of data, from fourteen healers, on their healing systems, local afflictions and modes of treatment, community roles of healers, and adaptations of the respective populations to their environments via tr…
Healing across Cultures
A Classic Maya Mystery of a Medicinal Plant and Maya Hieroglyphs
The Maya employed the k’an |K’AN| glyph in Late Classic (~750 CE) hieroglyphs on murals and polychrome pottery as an adjective meaning precious, yellow. On cacao drinking vessels, the k’an glyph was suggested as a descriptor for a flavoring ingredient, allspice, Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. (Myrtaceae). However, our previous consensus ethnobotanical fieldwork with Q’eqchi’ Maya healers of Belize revealed another candidate among antidiabetic plants, …
Ethnobotany of Immunomodulatory Treatments Used by the Q’eqchi’ Maya of Belize
Indigenous Ex Situ Conservation of Q'eqchi' Maya Medicinal Plant Resources at the Itzamma Garden-Indian Creek, Belize, Central America
Healing across Cultures
Sustaining Plants and People
Healing Traditions of Southern India and the Conservation of Culture and Biodiversity
A comparative study on regional traditional healing and community wellness provision in collaboration with traditional healers was conducted in three distinct ecological regions in the southern Western Ghats, India. The study led to the collection of data, from fourteen healers, on their healing systems, local afflictions and modes of treatment, community roles of healers, and adaptations of the respective populations to their environments via tr…
Linking Past and Present
Paleoethnobotanical analysis of anthropogenic soils sampled from archaeological features dating to the Classic Maya Period (A.D. 250-900) reveal diagnostic phytoliths that help the authors bring to light evidence of a novel sustainable agricultural strategy and a variety of nutritional and medicinal plants that were utilized by the Classic Maya of the Maya Mountains, Belize, Central America. Given the archaeological context of these phytoliths, t…
Indigenous Ex Situ Conservation of Q'eqchi' Maya Medicinal Plant Resources at the Itzamma Garden-Indian Creek, Belize, Central America
Traditional medicines used by Q’eqchi’ Maya to treat diabetic symptoms and their antiglycation potential
Ethnobotany of Immunomodulatory Treatments Used by the Q’eqchi’ Maya of Belize
A Classic Maya Mystery of a Medicinal Plant and Maya Hieroglyphs
The Maya employed the k’an |K’AN| glyph in Late Classic (~750 CE) hieroglyphs on murals and polychrome pottery as an adjective meaning precious, yellow. On cacao drinking vessels, the k’an glyph was suggested as a descriptor for a flavoring ingredient, allspice, Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. (Myrtaceae). However, our previous consensus ethnobotanical fieldwork with Q’eqchi’ Maya healers of Belize revealed another candidate among antidiabetic plants, …
Biology (8 works) · Geography (6 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Ethnobotany (5 works) · Maya (5 works) · Medicinal plants (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Traditional medicine (4 works) · Agroforestry (3 works) · Botany (3 works)