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Medicinal Plants of North America: A Field Guide (Falcon Guide) - VERY GOOD
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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- Unbranded
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9780762742981
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0762742984
ISBN-13
9780762742981
eBay Product ID (ePID)
58623898
Product Key Features
Book Title
Medicinal Plants of North America
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Plants / General, Plants / Trees, Naturopathy, General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Health & Fitness
Book Series
Falcon Guide Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
0.7 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-030688
Table Of Content
(1) What Are Medicinal Plants? (2) Medicinal Plants of Yards, Prairies, Roadsides, and Meadows (3) Medicinal Herbs of Eastern Forested Areas (4) Woody Plants of Eastern Forests, Yards, Meadows, and Roadsides (5) Medicinal Herbs of Wetlands (6) Woody Wetland Plants (7) Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West (8) Medicinal Plants of the West Coast (9) Medicinal Plants of the Desert (10) Appendix A: Longevity Index (11) Appendix B: Jim Meuninck's Top-Eleven Garden Herbs (12) Appendix C: Helpful Web Sites (13) Appendix D: References and Resources (14) Index
Synopsis
This exquisitely detailed full-color field guide, by biologist and herbal and medical plant expert Jim Meuninck, provides identification, practical information, and skills for the location of and use of medicinal plants. The pages of this book re-connect us to our roots and the knowledge that medicinal plants and wild plant foods provide the chemicals every body needs to obtain optimum health and prevent disease. Meuninck moves the user from simple and familiar plants toward less common plants more difficult to identify. Each of the 122 plants has a color photograph, plant description, and location. Identification of plants are grouped from common to rare in the environment and where they are found: prairies, woodlands, mountains, deserts, and wetlands. Relevant facts about each plant such as toxicity, historical uses, modern uses, as well as wildlife/veterinary uses are also listed. Additional information included in this extraordinary field guide: explanations of how each plant affects the human body; cultural and ethnic uses of medicinal herbs and cooking spices; others creatures who consume the plants; a list of most recommended garden herbs; web site resources, and much more. The Author's Notes provide personal experiences and novel skills honed from over forty years of experience. They include: gardening tips, recipes, formulations, humor, successful experiences, and more. There is no field guide as all-encompassing and detailed as this one, yet it's portable and easy to understand., This exquisitely detailed, full-color field guide provides the identification details and practical information needed to find and properly use many of the medicinal plants and wild plant foods that provide chemicals necessary for optimum health and disease prevention. The book takes the user from simple and familiar plants to ones that are less common and more difficult to identify. Each of the 122 plant entries includes a color photograph, plant description, and location. Plants are grouped according to how common or rare they are, as well as to where they are found: prairies, woodlands, mountains, deserts, and wetlands.Relevant facts about each plant include toxicity, historical uses, modern uses, as well as wildlife/veterinary uses. Additional information featured in this extraordinary field guide: explanations of how each plant affects the human body; cultural and ethnic uses of medicinal herbs and cooking spices; other creatures who consume the plants; a list of most recommended garden herbs; web site resources, and much more., This exquisitely detailed full-color field guide, by biologist and herbal and medical plant expert Jim Meuninck, provides identification, practical information, and skills for the location of and use of medicinal plants. The pages of this book re-connect us to our roots and the knowledge that medicinal plants and wild plant foods provide the ......
LC Classification Number
QK110.M48 2008
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