Materia Medica of Western Herbs (Kress Henriette)(Paperback)

A perennial favourite with students and practitioners, this is the go-to reference book for 180 medicinal herbs and their actions. Materia Medica of Western Herbs is designed for worldwide use and contains detailed monographs of 180 of the most commonly used medicinal herbs. Each herb is presented with:
- Plant name and picture
- Parts used
- Actions
- Pharmacy
- Interaction with drugs
- Botanical description
- Active constituents
- Scientific information
- Precaution and/or Safety
- Historical uses
- Habitat and geographical location
- Nutritional constituents
- Medicinal uses There are appendices to help students understand pharmacological and medicinal actions, a glossary listing the known actions of common constituents, a table of interactions and a
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