Handbook of African Medicinal Plants
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- Synopsis
- A comprehensive review of over 2,000 species of plants employed in indigenous African medicine, this book provides a concise description of the materia medica of an enormous and extensively varied continent. It includes a detailed pharmacognostical profile of 170 of the major herbs, including the common name, synonyms, African names, habitat and distribution, medicinal uses, chemical constituents, and published pharmacologic activity. The profiles are presented in both alphabetic order and according to family. The book also provides an introduction to African traditional medicine.
- Copyright:
- 2014
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781040057780
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781466571983, 9780367268831, 9780429101397, 9781466571976
- Publisher:
- CRC Press
- Date of Addition:
- 02/15/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Science, Health, Mind and Body
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.