The compleat herbal : being a description of the origins, the lore, the characteristics, the types, and the prescribed uses of medicinal Herbs, including an alphabetic guide to all common medicinal plants
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0827172117
ISBN 13
9780827172111
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
1972
Publisher
Pages
243
Subject
Medicinal plants
Description
"Well-known for his books on edible plants, Ben Harris now guides the reader through an entirely different but equally fascinating botanical subject: medicinal herbs. He traces the origins of herbal remedies, offers various methods of identification and prescription - including the intriguing 'doctrine of signatures' - and instruction on the preparation of herbal medicines. As part of the background, a discussion of American Indian remedies is included. The core of the book is a complete herbal, alphabetically arranged. Over 200 common plants are identified and the uses listed." -- Book jacket.
Number of Copies
1
