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1 online resource (870 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Alphabetical listing of medicinal herbs by common name; About the author; James A. Duke, Ph. D. Economic Botanist, USDA is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, where he received his Ph. D. in Botany and was identified as a distinguished alumnus in 2001. He then moved on to postdoctoral activities at Washington University and the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis, Missouri, where he assumed professorial and curator duties, respectively. He retired from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1995 after a 35-year career there and elsewhere as an economic botanist. He then served more than five years as Senior Scientific Advisor to Nature's Herbs (A Twin Labs Subsidiary). In 2002, he as resumed teaching at the Tai-Sophia Institute Masters Program in Botanical Healing, Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Duke is the author of over 20 books, including the bestselling Green Pharmacy, and the creator of Father Nature's Farmacy, an on-line database that catalogs the nutritional value, chemical activities and quantities, and healing potential of thousands of plants |
| Summary |
"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 |
| Notes |
Previously published: CRC handbook of medicinal herbs |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 821-827) and index |
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Medicinal plants.
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Herbs.
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Herbals.
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Traditional medicine.
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Materia medica, Vegetable.
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Phytotherapy
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Plants, Medicinal
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Medicine, Traditional
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traditional medicine.
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herbals (reference sources)
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Herbal Medications.
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Herbals
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Herbs
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Materia medica, Vegetable
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Medicinal plants
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Traditional medicine
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Plantas medicinais.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Duke, James A., 1929-2017.
CRC handbook of medicinal herbs
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| ISBN |
0849312841 |
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9780849312847 |
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1420040464 |
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9781420040463 |
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