Handbook of medicinal herbs / James A. Duke, with Mary Jo Bogenschutz-Godwin, Judi duCellier, Peggy-Ann K. Duke.
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TextPublisher: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2006Edition: 2nd edDescription: xx, 870 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cmISBN: 0849312841; 9780849312847Subject(s): Medicinal plants
| Herbs | Herbals | Traditional medicine | Materia medica, Vegetable | Herbal Medicine | Plants, Medicinal | Phytotherapy | Medicine, Traditional | Plantes medicinales | Herbes | Herbiers (Ouvrages) | Medecine traditionnelle | Phytotherapie | traditional medicine | Herbals | Herbs | Materia medica, Vegetable | Medicinal plants | Traditional medicine | Plantas medicinaisAdditional physical formats: Online version:: Handbook of medicinal herbs.DDC classification: 581.634 Online resources: Publisher description Review: "Still considered the definitive work on medicinal herbs and their uses after two decades, the Handbook of Medicinal Herbs has undergone a long-anticipated revision. In this second edition, world-renowned ethnobotanist James A. Duke provides up-to-date information on over 800 of the world's most important medicinal plant species. The book contains more species, phytochemicals, proven indications, folk indications, and dosage data than the first edition in a new, easier to use format. The in-depth content and the addition of color plates and over 200 black and white illustrations make this book the complete resource on medicinal herbs. Blending scientific fact with folk uses and the author's personal experience, Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, Second Edition provides the most well rounded discussion of safety, efficacy, toxicity, and rational use of medicinal herbs available." "See what's new in the second edition: over 100 color plates, 4 color maps; over 200 black and white illustrations; over 800 medicinal plants organized alphabetically by common name; more herbs from the African, Ayurvedic, Chinese, and Jamu traditions."--Jacket.
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Previously published: CRC handbook of medicinal herbs.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 821-827) and index.
"Still considered the definitive work on medicinal herbs and their uses after two decades, the Handbook of Medicinal Herbs has undergone a long-anticipated revision. In this second edition, world-renowned ethnobotanist James A. Duke provides up-to-date information on over 800 of the world's most important medicinal plant species. The book contains more species, phytochemicals, proven indications, folk indications, and dosage data than the first edition in a new, easier to use format. The in-depth content and the addition of color plates and over 200 black and white illustrations make this book the complete resource on medicinal herbs. Blending scientific fact with folk uses and the author's personal experience, Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, Second Edition provides the most well rounded discussion of safety, efficacy, toxicity, and rational use of medicinal herbs available." "See what's new in the second edition: over 100 color plates, 4 color maps; over 200 black and white illustrations; over 800 medicinal plants organized alphabetically by common name; more herbs from the African, Ayurvedic, Chinese, and Jamu traditions."--Jacket.
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