| Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants Revised Edition Contributor(s): Angier, Bradford (Author), Foster, David K. (Revised by) |
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ISBN: 0811734935 ISBN-13: 9780811734936 Publisher: Stackpole Books OUR PRICE: $24.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2008 Annotation: This illustrated guide to North American wild medicinals has been a nature classic for over thirty years. The second edition includes updated taxonomy and more than a dozen new species, such as echinacea, ephedra, jewelweed, goldenseal, and more. Scientific information for a general audience and full-color illustrations combine with intriguing accounts of the plants' uses, making this a practical guide for anyone interested in the medicinal uses of wild plants. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Plants - General - Health & Fitness | Herbal Medications - Nature | Reference |
| Dewey: 581.634 |
| LCCN: 2007047990 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (1.00 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First-ever revision of a classic guidebookInformation on each plant's characteristics, distribution, and medicinal qualities as well as updated taxonomy and 15 new speciesHow to identify and use wild plants for medicinal purposesThis illustrated guide to North American wild medicinals has been a nature classic for over thirty years. In this new edition, David K. Foster revises Bradford Angier's invaluable handbook, updating the taxonomy and adding more than a dozen species, including the purple coneflower, popularly known as echinacea, as well as ephedra, jewelweed, goldenseal, and more. Scientific information for a general audience and full-color illustrations combine with intriguing accounts of the plants' uses, making this a practical guide for anyone interested in the medicinal uses of wild plants. |