A reference guide to medicinal plants : herbal medicine past and present
Covers over 700 medicinal plants, of which more than 150 are readily obtainable in health-food stores and other outlets. In this book, each account of a plant includes the herbalist's comment, an assessment of the plant's efficacy, and information on its chemical constituents and pharmacological affects.
Print Book, English, 1997
2nd printing with corrections View all formats and editions
Duke University Press, Durham, 1997
551 : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780822310198, 0822310198
1055464055
Previously published in 1990 by Duke University Press under the title: Herbal medicine past and present. Volume 2: A reference guide to medicinal plants