A Reference Guide to Medicinal Plants: Herbal Medicine Past and Present - Couverture souple

Crellin, John K.; Philpott, Jane

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0822310198 ISBN 13 : 9780822310198

Editeur : Duke University Press, 1990

Synopsis

Reissued as a companion edition to Trying to Give Ease: Tommie Bass and the Story of Herbal Medicine, this illustrated reference guide covers over 700 medicinal plants, of which more than 150 are readily obtainable in health food stores and other outlets. Based on the Appalachian herbal practice of the late A. L. "Tommie" Bass, each account of a plant includes the herbalist's comment, an assessment of the plant's efficacy, and current information on its chemical constituents and pharmacological effects. Unlike most herbal guides, this is a comprehensive, fully documented reference work that interweaves scientific evaluation with folkloric use.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John K. Crellin, Clinch Professor of the History of Medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland, is a physician, pharmacist, and historian. His books include Medical Ceramics in the Wellcome Institute and Home Medicine: The Newfoundland Experience.

Before her death in 1997, Jane Philpott was Professor Emerita in the Department of Botany and the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Duke University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Duke University Press
• Date d'édition: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0822310198
• ISBN 13: 9780822310198
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 560
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible