Herbal Medicine of the American Southwest: A Guide to the Medicinal and Edible Plants of the Southwestern United States - Brossura

Kane, Charles W.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0977133303 ISBN 13: 9780977133307

Casa editrice: Lincoln Town Pr, 2006

Riassunto

This work details over 210 medicinal plants. The majority are found throughout the Southwest, others have a wider western range, and then some are found country wide. Each profile discusses the plant?s identification, distribution, chemistry, medicinal and edible uses, and cautions. Over 250 color photos and 80 paintings further enhance the information?s usefulness. Well researched, practical, and pertinent, this work serves as a resource for those who are interested in finding medicine from the land.

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L'autore:

As a boy Charles Kane was introduced to plant usage through his grandfather. Now in private practice as an Herbalist through the Tucson Clinic of Botanical Medicine he combines traditional and modern herbal uses, western physiology, with constitutional diagnosis. He personally collects and prepares the majority of plants he dispenses. Charles is an active lecturer/teacher in the field of western herbal medicine. Annually he offers a 5 month course focusing on medicinal plants of the American West. He lives in the desert surrounding Tucson.

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Book by Charles W Kane

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• Editore: Lincoln Town Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0977133303
• ISBN 13: 9780977133307
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 307