Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, Second Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (775 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0849312841 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 896 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Blending scientific fact with folk uses and the author’s personal experience, Handbook of Medicinal Herbs,Second Edition provides the most well rounded discussions of safety, efficacy, toxicity, and rational use found in any herbal reference.. The in-depth content, the addition of color plates and over 200 black and white illustrations makes this book the most comprehensive resource on medicinal herbs available. Major synonyms are also provided. Duke provides up-to-date data on over 800 of the world’s most important medicinal plant species. · It has become increasingly clear that there are hundreds of biologically active compounds, often additive or synergistic, in all our plants, foods, spices, herbs, medicinal, and poisonous plants. In the second edition, world-renowned ethnobotanist James A. The entries are now arranged alphabetically by common name with the scientific name in parenthesis. Still considered the definitive work on medicinal herbs and their uses after two decades, the Handbook of Medicinal Herbs has undergone a long-anticipated revision. The book contains more species, phytochemicals, proven indications, folk indications, and dos
the use of shortenings and evaluations and the concise descriptions makes the use of the handbook as a reference book easy." - Journal of Medicinal and Spice Plants . the botanical reference that most practitioners have been looking for and it comes highly recommended by this practitioner." - Kathy Abascal, B.S., J.D., Herbalist, Alternative and Complementary Therapies, October 2002 "879 pages of valuable information about more than 800 useful and rarely used medicinal herbs. This is a tall order but it is one that James A. for Herbal Medicine. Elliot, Southeastern Naturalist, 2002 "the perfect herbal reference. Duke, Ph.D., et al, filled quite welldescribes most herbs concisely and, in an equally concise manner, evaluates the scientific research on their use. The extensive references and their convenient coding contribute greatly to the overall value of the new editionDr. "Of interest to those who in
"JIM DUKE is the MASTER. It" according to Don Scruggs. JIM DUKE is the MASTER.It pays to check his works on everything herbs.I think of it as the HERB BIBLE. Lyle said Ok book. I appreciate the vast size of the book and massive amount of plants included in it, however it reads like an index. The info is just a summarized listing of what the herbs are used for, by culture, etc. but nothing detailed. A useful book for fast, one stop herbal referencing to quickly find out what plants are useful for what condition, but for the price it should be the last one you buy unless herbal medicine is your profession. Pictures are just a single, black, non-photographic outline of . Seriously? I would love to purchase this book. However you want to charge $21Seriously? Love to Read I would love to purchase this book. However you want to charge $214 for the Kindle edition? You have seriously LOST your mind!!. for the Kindle edition? You have seriously LOST your mind!!