A Reference Guide to Medicinal Plants: Herbal Medicine Past and Present
by John K. Crellin and Jane Philpott
Duke University Press, 1997
Cloth: 978-0-8223-0879-9 | Paper: 978-0-8223-1019-8 | eISBN: 978-0-8223-7969-0 (standard)
Library of Congress Classification RS164.B324C74 1990
Dewey Decimal Classification 615.3210974
ABOUT THIS BOOK
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.
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