Medicinal Plants in Australia Volume 4 : an Antipodean Apothecary.
The age-old knowledge enshrined in folk medicine across the world has been a remarkable resource which continues to have immense value. This is equally true in Australia, where a fusion developed based on old European wisdom, innovative discoveries regarding the native flora, and local Aboriginal kn...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sydney :
Rosenberg Publishing,
2013.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1. FLOWERS OF THE MATERIA MEDICA; Chapter 2. ASTERACEAE: DAISIES OF THE APOTHECARY; Chapter 3. VALIDATING BUSH MEDICINES; Chapter 4. NEW ROLES FOR OLD REMEDIES; Chapter 5. EARTH MEDICINE: A MINERAL PHARMACY; Chapter 6. A DESIRE FOR DIRT?; Chapter 7. ARID LANDSCAPES: MEDICINALS AND AROMATICS FROM THE DESERT; Chapter 8. ANCIENT DRUGS IN A MODERN WORLD; Chapter 9. PITURI: A MYSTERIOUS NARCOTIC; Chapter 10. TOBACCO TALES; Chapter 11. STEROIDS FROM YAMS; Chapter 12. KANGAROO APPLES AND BLACKBERRY NIGHTSHADES; RESOURCES; INDEX.