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2017-12-04 ECHO in Latin America and the Caribbean Experimenting with Medicinal Plants in Matagalpa, Nicaragua Staff Highlight Tech Note Spotlight: "Introducing new seeds overseas" Tech Note Spotlight: "Introduction to Tropical Root Crops" Echoes from our Network Resources: Wuqu' Kawoq (The Maya Health...
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Whether you are an avid gardener, a practicing heralist, or a physician whose patients want to know more about healing plants, this book belongs on your shelf.
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Key Resource 1998-08-15 Vibrant color photos of fruits, flowers, leaves, and whole plants made it alluring for rural Amazonians, who appreciated seeing pictures of many of the plants they use to fashion crafts, roofs, food, and medicine. For their part, ecologists and botanists enjoyed the convenience of viewing the...
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1992-01-01 This accurately illustrated guide gives detailed descriptions of over 200 plants to enable easy identificaiton, and provides information on the distribution and natural habitat of each species.
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Medicinal plants are increasingly well regarded as supplements and sometimes as alternatives for prescription drugs. Steven Foster and James A. Duke have used recent advances in the study of medicinal plants and their combined experience of over 100 years to completely update thePeterson Field...
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1998-01-01 This book has been written as a work-study guide for students and others interested in learning about medicinal and aromatic species, plants commonly known as herbs. This book of laboratory exercises familiarizes the reader with production, propagation, identification, maintenance, landscaping,...
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1993-01-01 This publication reported on the guidelines developed to ensure that medicinal plants are conserved effectively for the future and that where they are taken from the wild, they are taken on a basis that is sutainable. 52 pages
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1993-01-01 An illustrated guide to herbs, their medicines and magic reveals the mystical and spiritual associations of herbs, to rekindle our natural and traditional links with these remarkable plants. A classic herbal book to consult and enjoy for years to come.
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The aim of this book is to give teachers, students, growers, dealers and consumers more information on the botany, culture, harvesting and handling of medicinal plants and their products. Since much of the professional and technical knowledge of medicinal plant exploitation is inaccessible, it is...
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The main purpose of this book is to provide a practical reference for the identification and use of medicinal plants. It is a collection of illustrations of some important medicinal plants, accompanied by a brief description, the family each plant belongs to, scientific names, common names, both...