Human uses of plants include both practical uses, such as for food, clothing, and medicine, and symbolic uses, such as in art, mythology and literature...

Human uses of bats include economic uses such as bushmeat or in traditional medicine. Bats are also used symbolically in religion, mythology, superstition...

Human uses of reptiles have for centuries included both symbolic and practical interactions. Symbolic uses of reptiles include accounts in mythology,...

was in use as early as 1967 when it appeared in a paper by W.T. Morrill. Human uses of birds Human interactions with insects Human uses of plants Spalding...

Human uses of mammals include both practical uses, such as for food, sport, and transport, and symbolic uses, such as in art and mythology. Mammals have...

The Human Use of Human Beings is a book by Norbert Wiener, the founding thinker of cybernetics theory and an influential advocate of automation; it was...

Human uses of birds have, for thousands of years, included both economic uses such as food, and symbolic uses such as art, music, and religion. In terms...

geographic areas Plants in culture – uses of plants by humansPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Narcissus in culture – uses of narcissus...

Humans make many uses of arthropods, including as food, in art, in stories, and in mythology and religion. Many of these aspects concern insects, which...

Angiosperms (flowering plants) were the original source of most plant medicines. Human settlements are often surrounded by weeds used as herbal medicines...

Hamas has been accused of using human shields in the Gaza Strip, purposely attempting to shield itself from Israeli attacks by storing weapons in civilian...

is an alphabetical list of plants used in herbalism. Phytochemicals possibly involved in biological functions are the basis of herbalism, and may be grouped...

Various plants are used around the world for smoking due to various chemical compounds they contain and the effects of these chemicals on the human body...

This is a list of plant species that, when consumed by humans, are known or suspected to produce psychoactive effects: changes in nervous system function...

Human uses of living things, including animals, plants, fungi, and microbes, take many forms, both practical, such as the production of food and clothing...

Plants that produce toxins and/or cause irritation on contact are referred to as poisonous plants. The toxins in poisonous plants affect herbivores, and...

Andromonoecy occurs in about 4000 species of flowering plants (2% of flowering plants). In gynomonoecious species, the plants produce hermaphrodite flowers and...

been proposed that humans have used fire to prepare and cook food since the time of Homo erectus. Human domestication of wild plants began about 11,700...

fungi and some of the algae. By the definition used in this article, plants form the clade Viridiplantae (green plants), which consists of the green algae...

of fictional plants describes invented plants that appear in works of fiction. Audrey Jr.: a human-eating plant in the 1960 film The Little Shop of Horrors...

the efforts of early humans to identify – and later cultivate – plants that were edible, poisonous, and possibly medicinal, making it one of the first endeavours...

(See: Wonders of the World) Monstrous Minerals. Monstrous Vegetables. (See: Largest plants, Poisonous plants, and Carnivorous plants) Monstrous Animals...

table of plants used as herbs and/or spices. This includes plants used as seasoning agents in foods or beverages (including teas), plants used for herbal...

Evolutionary models of drug use seek to explain human drug usage from the perspective of evolutionary fitness. Plants for instance, may provide fitness...

weed is a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, growing where it conflicts with human preferences, needs, or goals. Plants with characteristics...

Floriculture is the study of the efficient production of the plants that produce showy, colorful flowers and foliage for human enjoyment in human environments. It...

consuming other organisms. Humans have developed agriculture and cooking to replace foraging and advance human nutrition. Plants acquire nutrients through...

ləˈɡjuːm/) are plants in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants. When used as a dry grain for human consumption, the...

naturally occurring resins. Plants secrete resins for their protective benefits in response to injury. Resins protect plants from insects and pathogens...

ejaculation. In humans, seminal fluid contains several components besides spermatozoa: proteolytic and other enzymes as well as fructose are elements of seminal...