TITLE:
A reference guide to medicinal plants : herbal medicine past and present / John K. Grellin and Jane Philpott.
Former Title:
Herbal medicine past and present
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Publication Date:
1997
Publication Information:
Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press,
Physical Description:
551 p. : ill.
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Summary:
This illustrated reference guide covers over 700 medicinal plants, of which more than 150 are readily obtainable in health food stores and other outlets. Based on the Appalachian herbal practice of the late A. L. "Tommie" Bass, each account of a plant includes the herbalist’s comment, an assessment of the plant’s efficacy, and current information on its chemical constituents and pharmacological effects. Unlike most herbal guides, this is a comprehensive, fully documented reference work that interweaves scientific evaluation with folkloric use.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780822310198
General Note:
Previously published in 1990 by Duke University Press under the title : Herbal medicine past and present, Volume 2: A reference guide to medicinal plants.
