Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants
2nd Edition
Published on 29. July 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-8117-3493-6 (ISBN)
Description
- First-ever revision of a classic guidebook
- Information on each plant's characteristics, distribution, and medicinal qualities as well as updated taxonomy and 15 new species
- How to identify and use wild plants for medicinal purposes
This illustrated guide to North American wild medicinals has been a nature classic for over thirty years. In this new edition, David K. Foster revises Bradford Angier's invaluable handbook, updating the taxonomy and adding more than a dozen species, including the purple coneflower, popularly known as echinacea, as well as ephedra, jewelweed, goldenseal, and more. Scientific information for a general audience and full-color illustrations combine with intriguing accounts of the plants' uses, making this a practical guide for anyone interested in the medicinal uses of wild plants.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Mechanicsburg, PA
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
sewn/stitched
Illustrations
130 colour photos
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
406 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8117-3493-6 (9780811734936)
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Bradford Angier
Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants
E-Book
06/2023
Stackpole Books
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Persons
By Bradford Angier - Revised by David K. Foster