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- catalog abstract "Based on the latest scientific research, The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants provides a fascinating insight into the chemistry of herbs and their healing properties, explaining how and why they work as medicines within the body. The major herbal traditions practiced in different regions of the world - Europe, India, China, Africa, Australia, and the Americas - are vividly described and reviewed from a historical perspective, revealing the intimate connection between the growth of herbal medicine and the culture in which it is used. A unique photographic index profiles more than 550 plants with detailed information on habitat and cultivation, parts used, active constituents, therapeutic properties, research, and traditional and current uses. The profiles of the 100 most commonly used plants also explain herbal preparations and give recommendations for self-treatment. A practical section outlines how to grow, harvest, and store medicinal plants. The easy-to-follow photographic guide shows how to make different types of remedies for home use, with expert guidance on the self-treatment of more than 60 common ailments.".
- catalog contributor b10168607.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "Based on the latest scientific research, The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants provides a fascinating insight into the chemistry of herbs and their healing properties, explaining how and why they work as medicines within the body. The major herbal traditions practiced in different regions of the world - Europe, India, China, Africa, Australia, and the Americas - are vividly described and reviewed from a historical perspective, revealing the intimate connection between the growth of herbal medicine and the culture in which it is used. A unique photographic index profiles more than 550 plants with detailed information on habitat and cultivation, parts used, active constituents, therapeutic properties, research, and traditional and current uses. The profiles of the 100 most commonly used plants also explain herbal preparations and give recommendations for self-treatment. A practical section outlines how to grow, harvest, and store medicinal plants. The easy-to-follow photographic guide shows how to make different types of remedies for home use, with expert guidance on the self-treatment of more than 60 common ailments.".
- catalog description "Development of herbal medicine -- Herbal traditions of the world -- Key medicinal plants -- Other medicinal plants -- Herbal remedies for home use.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 322) and indexes.".
- catalog extent "336 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Encyclopedia of medicinal plants.".
- catalog identifier "0789410672".
- catalog isFormatOf "Encyclopedia of medicinal plants.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : DK Pub. ; Boston : Distributed by Houghton Mifflin,".
- catalog relation "Encyclopedia of medicinal plants.".
- catalog subject "615/.32/03 20".
- catalog subject "Herbal Medicine Encyclopedias English.".
- catalog subject "Materia medica, Vegetable Encyclopedias.".
- catalog subject "Medicinal plants Encyclopedias.".
- catalog subject "Plants, Medicinal Encyclopedias English.".
- catalog subject "QV 13 C527e 1996".
- catalog subject "RS164 .C4437 1996".
- catalog tableOfContents "Development of herbal medicine -- Herbal traditions of the world -- Key medicinal plants -- Other medicinal plants -- Herbal remedies for home use.".
- catalog title "The encyclopedia of medicinal plants / Andrew Chevallier.".
- catalog type "Encyclopedias. fast".
- catalog type "text".