02885cam a22005657a 4500 14466309 OSt 20151009123913.0 060725s2006 dcua b 001 0 eng d 2006296961 GBA629543 bnb 101279680 DNLM 013420446 Uk 0792236661 (hbk.) 9780792236665 (OCoLC)ocm65519124 NLM NLM UKM BAKER COU MTG ZHB JRZ BUR CPL DLC nlmcopyc lccopycat RS164 .F698 2006 QV 766 F757d 2006 615.321 22 Foster, Steven, 1957- Desk reference to nature's medicine / Steven Foster and Rebecca L. Johnson. National Geographic desk reference to nature's medicine Nature's medicine Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2006. 416 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. At head of title: National Geographic. Includes bibliographical references and index. Before formal science enabled a systematic approach to medicine, healers used plants to alleviate pain, ease the symptoms of diseases, and treat complaints of every kind. Today, people still use medicinal plants, in traditional roles or as building blocks for new research and innovative drugs. Featuring 350 full-color photographs, botanical drawings, and maps, this book is based on the work of botanical experts and presents alphabetically arranged, illustrated entries for hundreds of plants. Each is described, with full details of its physical appearance and medicinal uses; its origins and geographic distribution, how it's harvested and used in conventional and alternative medicine, and a range map. There are also sidebars on everything from ancient folklore to the latest research.--From publisher description. Materia medica, Vegetable. Materia medica, Vegetable History. Pharmacognosy. Pharmacognosy History. Medicinal plants. Medicinal plants History. Naturopathy. Naturopathy History. Alternative medicine. Alternative medicine History. Plants, Medicinal. Materia Medica. Pharmacognosy. Johnson, Rebecca L. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0612/2006296961.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0701/2006296961-d.html 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc REF 250400 250400 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF 40404 40404 REF 2015-10-09 0 RS164 .F698 2006 20154231 2015-10-09 00:00:00 2015-10-09 REF