Book Description
At a time when interest in herbs and natural medicine has never been higher, the second edition of this essential guide shows how to identify more than 500 healing plants. 300+ color photos.
Author : Steven Foster
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 24,1 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780395988145
At a time when interest in herbs and natural medicine has never been higher, the second edition of this essential guide shows how to identify more than 500 healing plants. 300+ color photos.
Author : J. K. Crellin
Publisher : Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 25,44 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Gardening
ISBN :
Volume 2.
Author : Andrew Chevallier
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 30,51 MB
Release : 2007-04-16
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0756643716
For anyone who wants to learn more about medicinal plants and how to use them at home, Herbal Remedies provides essential information on how to safely use herbal medicines and shows you how to create your own remedies to target common ailments. Covers over 150 of the most popular herbs available Includes a reference section that targets 50 common ailments Features a Directory of Herbs and a Star Rating-System
Author : Hwee Ling Koh
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 10,15 MB
Release : 2009-02-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9814469211
This book presents up-to-date information on a total of 75 native and non-native medicinal plants growing in Singapore. Comprehensive and useful information from the published literature — including plant descriptions and origins, traditional medicinal uses, phytoconstituents, pharmacological activities, adverse reactions, toxicities, and reported drug-herb interactions — is presented in an easy-to-read manner for easy and quick reference. There is no minimum level of knowledge required to read this book, and botanical and medical glossaries are also provided for readers' convenience.The book will be of great practical benefit to a wide-ranging audience. Educators and students in complementary medicine and health, pharmacognosy, medicinal chemistry, natural products, pharmacology, toxicology, pharmacovigilance, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, botany, biology, chemistry and life sciences will find the information useful. The book will also appeal to clinicians, pharmacists, nurses and researchers, as it contains a comprehensive reference list at the end for further reading.
Author : Andrew Chevallier
Publisher :
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 45,9 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Materia medica, Vegetable
ISBN : 9781740331210
This definitive Australian reference guide provides a unique insight into the medicinal actions of herbs, based on the latest scientific research. It contains a comprehensive Australian and New Zealand address list of organisations and practitioners.
Author : J. K. Crellin
Publisher :
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 20,56 MB
Release : 2014-08-20
Category : Materia medica, Vegetable
ISBN : 9780822379690
Author : J. K. Crellin
Publisher :
Page : 551 pages
File Size : 28,82 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Materia medica, Vegetable
ISBN : 9780822320685
Author : Mark Pedersen
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,86 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Botany, Medical
ISBN : 9781885653079
TOPICS INCLUDE: How and why herbs work - Nutritional Analysis of scores of herbs - Scientific analysis that authenticates historical usage. Detailed description of active principles in each herb - How to decipher each herb's herbal properties - Major acupressure and Iridology points correlated to herbal combinations - Easy to read charts giving vital information on each herb.
Author : Bradford Angier
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 48,61 MB
Release : 2008-07-29
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0811742806
First-ever revision of a classic guidebook. Information on each plant's characteristics, distribution, and medicinal qualities as well as updated taxonomy and 15 new species. How to identify and use wild plants for medicinal purposes.
Author : Jim Meuninck
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 32,92 MB
Release : 2024-04-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1493077872
This exquisitely detailed, full-color field guide provides the identification details and practical information needed to find and properly use many of the medicinal plants and wild plant foods that provide chemicals necessary for optimum health and disease prevention. The book takes the user from simple and familiar plants ones that are less common and more difficult to identify. Each of the 122 plant entries includes a color photograph, plant description, and location. Plants are grouped according to how common or rare they are, as well as to where they are found: prairies, woodlands, mountains, deserts, and wetlands. Relevant facts about each plant include toxicity, historical uses, modern uses, as well as wildlife/veterinary uses. Additional information featured in this extraordinary field guide: explanations of how each plant affects the human body; cultural and ethnic uses of medicinal herbs and cooking spices; others creatures who consume the plants; a list of most recommended garden herbs; web site resources, and much more.