Medicinal Plants of the World: An Illustrated Scientific Guide to Important Medicinal Plants and Their Uses

by Ben-Erik van Wyk and Michael Wink

Book Overview

Medicinal Plants of the World is a comprehensive and scientifically accurate guide to the best-known and most important medicinal plants. The book includes descriptions of more than 300 medicinal plants and their close relatives. Each entry gives a short summary with a description of the plant, the geographical origin, therapeutic category, historical and modern uses, active ingredients, and pharmacological effects. More than 500 full-color photographs...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881926027
• ISBN13: 9780881926026
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 2.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.9" x 9.8"