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Desk Reference to Nature's Medicine
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Author
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Steven Foster & Rebecca L. Johnson.
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Publisher
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National Geographic
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Format
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hardcover
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Product Dimensions
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10
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8
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1.25
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ISBN
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9780792236665
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Pages/Publication Date
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416/2006
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Daedalus Item Code
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21581
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This item is not available.
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Description
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Featuring 200 color photographs, 150 botanical drawings, and 159 maps, this accessible, fact-filled book profiles 150 therapeutic plants. Each is clearly described, with details of its physical appearance, medicinal uses, origins, geographic distribution, harvesting, and uses in conventional and alternative medicine. The book also features informative sidebars on such topics as how aspirin evolved from a concoction of willow bark to the familiar white pill of today, how the foxglove's flowery beauty contributes to the potent heart drug digitalis, and how many other common treatments have deep historical and cultural roots.
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