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Desk reference to nature's medicine, Steven Foster and Rebecca L. Johnson

eng

Includes bibliographical references (page 414) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Desk reference to nature's medicine

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Steven Foster and Rebecca L. Johnson

Before formal science enabled a systematic approach to medicine, healers used plants to alleviate pain, ease the symptoms of diseases, and treat complaints of every kind. Today, people still use medicinal plants, in traditional roles or as building blocks for new research and innovative drugs. Featuring 350 full-color photographs, botanical drawings, and maps, this book is based on the work of botanical experts and presents alphabetically arranged, illustrated entries for hundreds of plants. Each is described, with full details of its physical appearance and medicinal uses; its origins and geographic distribution, how it's harvested and used in conventional and alternative medicine, and a range map. There are also sidebars on everything from ancient folklore to the latest research.--From publisher description

Alfalfa-bilberry -- Essay: Healing plants of Africa -- Bitterleaf-castor bean -- Essay: Healing plants of Australia and New Zealand -- Catnip-common privet -- Essay: Healing plants of Central and South America -- Cranberry-evening primrose -- Essay: Healing plants of China -- Eyebright-Guarana -- Essay: Healing plants of Europe -- Happy tree-licorice -- Essay: Healing plants of India -- Lobelia-parsley -- Essay: Healing plants of North America -- Partridge berry-rhodiola -- Essay: Healing plants of the Middle East -- Rosemary-tea -- Essay: Healing plants of Oceania -- Tea tree-yohimbe

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