A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America - Peterson Field Guide Series
2nd Edition
Hardback (28 Dec 1999)
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At a time when interest in herbs and natural medicine has never been higher, the second edition of this essential guide shows how to identify more than five hundred kinds of healing plants. More than three hundred new color photos illustrate their flowers, leaves, and fruits. The updated descriptive text includes information on where the plants are found as well as their known medicinal uses. An index to medical topics is helpful for quickly locating information on specific ailments, from asthma and headaches to colds and stomachaches. Symbols next to plant descriptions give readers a quick visual alert to plants that are poisonous or may cause allergic reactions. Organized by plant color for fast identification, this guide is an indispensable tool for understanding the traditional medicinal uses of the plants and herbs around us.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780395988152 |
Publisher: | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Imprint: | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pub date: | 28 Dec 1999 |
Edition: | 2nd Edition |
DEWEY: | 581.6340973 |
DEWEY edition: | 21 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 411 |
Weight: | 780g |
Height: | 197mm |
Width: | 133mm |
Spine width: | 27mm |