Guide To Medicinal Plants, A: An Illustrated Scientific And Medicinal Approach
Guide To Medicinal Plants, A: An Illustrated Scientific And Medicinal Approach

Author: Hwee Ling Koh

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2009-02-20

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 9814469211

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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.

Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants
Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants

Author: Bradford Angier

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2008-07-29

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 0811742806

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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.

National Geographic Guide to Medicinal Herbs
National Geographic Guide to Medicinal Herbs

Author: Rebecca L. Johnson

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 142620700X

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A resource organized by body system lists the key herbal remedies available, their uses, and cautionary advice, in a book that includes full-color photos, a glossary and several thematic indexes.

Medicinal Plants of North America
Medicinal Plants of North America

Author: Jim Meuninck

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2024-04-02

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1493077872

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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.

An Instant Guide to Medicinal Plants
An Instant Guide to Medicinal Plants

Author: Pamela Forey

Publisher: Gramercy

Published: 1992-01-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780517691137

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An Instant Guide to Medicinal Plants is an ideal compact identification guide to the great variety of North American plants and trees that are known for their medicinal properties. This user-friendly guide assumes no previous knowledge: A medical glossary and an easy-to-follow system of color-coded bands, denoting the part of the plant used, leads quickly to the correct section of the book. Detailed, full-color illustrations and a concise text provide information on collecting, preparing, and using the many remedies in Nature's medicine chest.

Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants
Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants

Author: Andrew Chevallier

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9781740331210

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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.