Guide to Medicinal Plants by Ferdinand Paris

Guide to Medicinal Plants by Ferdinand Paris

One in seven of all plants has medicinal and curative powers, and the chemical industry has learnt much from their analysis. In this book, the plants are grouped according to their effective compounds, and cross-referenced to where they appear in a useful list of maladies and treatments provided at the back of the book. Each chapter is introduced with a description of the constituents and effects of the group, followed by an account of each plant. An amazing amount of interesting information, including historical notes, is packed into each brief summary. A chapter on plants from other continents is included, and a chapter entitled 'Recipes for Tisanes and Compresses' shows the wide-ranging effects of certain plants. Glossaries of therapeutic and botanical terms, indexes of vernacular and Latin names, lists of abbreviations used in herbalism and preparation, and some famous figures in the history of medicine, complete this extensive and informative guide. This is a valuable text book for the modern herbal practitioner anxious to avoid using synthetic remedies.

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ISBN 13	9780718828202
ISBN 10	0718828208
Title	Guide to Medicinal Plants
Author	Ferdinand Paris
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	James Clarke & Co Ltd
Year published	1990-05-09
Number of pages	352
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