Chinese and Related North American Herbs: Phytopharmacology and Therapeutic Values »

Covering 1800 species of Chinese herbs and 700 related North American species, Chinese and Related North American Herbs: Phytopharmacology and Therapeutic Values provides clearly formatted tables that give you quick and easy access to information gathered from a wide variety of sources, both eastern and western, including those not generally available through usual searches. Written by the author of Medicinal Plants this book:

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This text reflects the growing interest in traditional botanical medicines in Western alternative and complementary medicine. Except for a brief introduction, this materia medica consists of tables with the latest information on: the major constituents, plant part source, therapeutic properties, and toxicity of some 1800 species of Chinese medicinal herbs (arranged alphabetically by Latin name), and comparative data on 700 North American herbs in the same species/genus as Chinese herbs. Appendices list cross- referenced Chinese and scientific names, and major active ingredients and sources of the herbs cited. Includes 509 references. Thomas, affiliated with an agri-food research center in British Columbia, is called one of the world's leading authorities on medicinal plants by the Canadian scientist who wrote the foreword. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)