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Author Duke, James A., 1929-2017

Title Duke's handbook of medicinal plants of Latin America / James A. Duke ; with Mary Jo Bogenschutz-Godwin, Andrea R. Ottesen
Published Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xlix, 901 pages, 8 pages of plates) : illustrations
Contents Acknowledgments; Senior Author's Introduction; The Author; Bibliographic Abbreviations (books and journals frequently consulted); Chemical/Medical Abbreviations; Geographic/Linguistic Abbreviations; Format of this Book; Alphabetical listing of Plants
Summary Year-round moderate temperatures, abundant rainfall, and rich soils make tropical Latin America home to nearly 100,000 of the world's 300,000 known species of plants, and therefore home to untold numbers of potential cures. This book focuses on 500 of the most well-known and well-studied plants
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Materia medica, Vegetable -- Latin America -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Medicinal plants -- Latin America -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Traditional medicine -- Latin America -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Medicinal plants.
Botany, Medical.
Plants, Medicinal
Phytotherapy -- methods
Plant Preparations -- therapeutic use
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Herbal Medications.
Botany, Medical
Materia medica, Vegetable
Medicinal plants
Traditional medicine
SUBJECT Latin America. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85074879
Latin America
Subject Latin America
Genre/Form handbooks.
manuals (instructional materials)
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Form Electronic book
Author Bogenschutz-Godwin, Mary Jo.
Ottesen, Andrea R.
ISBN 9781420043174
142004317X
Other Titles Handbook of medicinal plants of Latin America