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The Natural Guide to Medicinal Herbs and Plants
The Natural Guide to Medicinal Herbs and Plants
Author: FrantisÌek StaryÌ, Hana Storchová, (Illustrator)
Wild Strawberry, Sweet Woodruff, Common, and Basil are all popular herbs and plants found in modern gardens today, yet their original use and cultivation dates back thousands of years. This fascinating, colorful, and comprehensive guide to the intriguing properties of over 100 common plants outlines the procedures for collecting and properly dry...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780880298285
ISBN-10: 0880298286
Publication Date: 11/30/1992
Pages: 223
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Publisher: Dorset House Publishing Co Inc
Book Type: Unknown Binding
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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A brief history and description of active plant constituents is followed by instructons for collection, storage, preparation and side-effects. Detailed color drawings accompany descriptions of individual species, with indices of common and scientific names. Contents: the importance of medicinal plants, the main groups of active constituents obtained from medicinal plants, collection of medicinal plants, proper drying of medicinal plants, storing drugs, preparation of herbal teas, side effects of medicinal plants, color plates.
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