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Product Identifiers
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-100395988144
ISBN-139780395988145
eBay Product ID (ePID)580483
Product Key Features
Edition2
Book TitleField Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs : of Eastern and Central North America
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
TopicPlants / General, Naturopathy, Herbal Medications
IllustratorYes
FeaturesRevised
GenreNature, Health & Fitness
AuthorSteven Foster, James A. Duke
Book SeriesPeterson Field Guides
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight16.7 Oz
Item Length7.2 in
Item Width4.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN99-033189
TitleLeadingA
Dewey Edition21
Series Volume NumberVol. 2
Dewey Decimal581.6/34/0973
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Table Of ContentPreface v Acknowledgments xi How to Use This Book 1 General Organization 1 Identifying Plants 2 Medicinal Uses 5 Conservation and Harvesting 7 A Word of Caution 10 White or Whitish Flowers 15 Yellow Flowers 99 Orange Flowers 151 Pink to Red Flowers 155 Violet to Blue Flowers 189 Green Flowers 228 Shrubs 254 Trees 289 Woody Vines 333 Ferns 342 Grasses and Grasslike Plants 350 Glossary 357 References 362 Life List 365 Index to Plants 377 Index to Medical Topics 396
SynopsisAt 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., With more than 300 photos, this new edition shows how to identify more than 500 healing plants. Descriptive text includes information on where the plants are found, as well as their known medicinal uses. An index to medical topics, symbols next to plant descriptions, and organization of plants by colors all make this an essential guide to understanding the traditional medicinal uses of the plants around us. 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., A reference to the medicinal plants and herbs of Eastern and Central North American includes specific remedies for asthma, headaches, colds, stomachaches, depression, and many other common ailments.
LC Classification NumberQK99.U6F68 1999
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- 04. Mai. 2024
Also another great old retired library book.None of the pages bent well taken care of & color. Page Illustrations
Also another great old retired library book.None of the pages bent well taken care of & color. Page IllustrationsBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 31. Mai. 2017
Valuable Resource
Small enough to fit in my backpack and full of valuable information and photographs for accurate identification.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 09. Jan. 2023
A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America
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- 26. Dez. 2019
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- 07. Sep. 2021
Great Book
Very helpful in identifying local plants.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 07. Feb. 2018
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