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MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE WORLD
AN ILLUSTRATED SCIENTIFIC GUIDE TO IMPORTANT MEDICINAL PLANTS AND THEIR USES |
| By: |
Ben-Erik van Wyk, Michael Wink |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£35.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0881926027 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780881926026 |
| Publisher: |
TIMBER PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
15 February, 2004 |
| Pages: |
480 |
| Description: |
A comprehensive guide to some of the best-known and important medicinal plants. It includes descriptions of more than 300 medicinal plants and their close relatives. It gives a short summary with a description of the plant, the geographical origin, therapeutic category, historical and modern uses, active ingredients, and pharmacological effects. |
| Synopsis: |
"Medicinal Plants of the World" is a comprehensive and scientifically accurate guide to the best-known and most important medicinal plants. The book includes descriptions of more than 300 medicinal plants and their close relatives. Each entry gives a short summary with a description of the plant, the geographical origin, therapeutic category, historical and modern uses, active ingredients, and pharmacological effects. More than 500 full-color photographs assist in the identification of the plants. It is an essential reference guide for health care professionals - doctors, nurses, and especially pharmacists - or anyone with an interest in medicinal plants and their uses. |
| Illustrations: |
793 colour photos, 3 tables, 137 diagrams |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Timber Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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