DownloadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2024

A Reference Guide to Medicinal Plants

Herbal Medicine Past and Present

John K Crellin author Jane Philpott author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Duke University Press

Published:25th Jan '90

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

A Reference Guide to Medicinal Plants cover

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.

oThe historical comments that follow BassOs opinions are truly excellent. Detailed nad well referenced, they are essential reading for all persons interested in the history of herbs and their use.ONVarro E. Tyler, Pharmacy in History oEasily the most important historical commentary on American medicinal plants in two decades.ONFosterOs Botanical and Herb Reviews oA veritable treasure-house of information that could be a baseline for future research on little-known herbals.ONB. Subramanian, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

ISBN: 9780822310198

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 980g

560 pages