Handbook of Arabian Medicinal Plants

by Shahina A. Ghazanfar

Overview

The Handbook of Arabian Medicinal Plants is the first illustrated reference on the uses of plants in the Arabian Peninsula. It documents and preserves the existing knowledge in a region where social patterns are rapidly changing. The book emphasizes the need for preserving social and cultural patterns.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040212745
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	08/24/1994
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	3 MB

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION, Traditional Medicine, Diagnosis, Bone Setting, Cupping, Cauterization, Beliefs Related to Health and Disease, Handbook of Arabian Medicinal Plants, SPECIES DESCRIPTIONS, REFERENCES, APPENDIX OF PLANTS USED FOR THE TREATMENT OF VARIOUS CONDITIONS AND DISEASES, GENERAL INDEX

Editorial Reviews

"Lest you think Arabian herbs are too obscure for your use, almost half of the 250 plants in this book should prove familiar."
-American Herb Association

"A well-illustrated book that provides information on a family-by-family and species-by-species basis, with species descriptions and information on distribution, flowering, fruiting, treatment, basic chemical composition, and uses, complete with references to key literature sources."
-Northeastern Naturalist, Vol. 8, No. 3, 2001

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