A Reference Guide to Medicinal Plants
Herbal Medicine Past and Present
Will be published approx. on 25. January 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
560 pages
978-0-8223-1019-8 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
oThe historical comments that follow BassOs opinions are truly excellent. Detailed nad well referenced, they are essential reading for all persons interested in the history of herbs and their use.ONVarro E. Tyler, Pharmacy in History oEasily the most important historical commentary on American medicinal plants in two decades.ONFosterOs Botanical and Herb Reviews oA veritable treasure-house of information that could be a baseline for future research on little-known herbals.ONB. Subramanian, Journal of Scientific and Industrial ResearchMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
North Carolina
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 253 mm
Width: 176 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
1043 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8223-1019-8 (9780822310198)
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Other editions
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E-Book
02/1990
1st Edition
Duke University Press Books
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Persons
John K. Crellin, Clinch Professor of the History of Medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland, is a physician, pharmacist, and historian. His books include Medical Ceramics in the Wellcome Institute and Home Medicine: The Newfoundland Experience.
Before her death in 1997, Jane Philpott was Professor Emerita in the Department of Botany and the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Duke University.
Before her death in 1997, Jane Philpott was Professor Emerita in the Department of Botany and the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Duke University.