A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs: Of Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guides (R))
Authors: James A. Duke, Steven Foster Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Keywords: Natures Remedy ISBN: 0395988144
Book description With more than 300 photos, this new edition shows how to identify more than 500 healing plants. Descriptive text includes information on where the plants are found, as well as their known medicinal uses. An index to medical topics, symbols next to plant descriptions, and organization of plants by colors all make this an essential guide to understanding the traditional medicinal uses of the plants around us. At a time when interest in herbs and natural medicine has never been higher, the second edition of this essential guide shows how to identify more than five hundred kinds of healing plants. More than three hundred new color photos illustrate their flowers, leaves, and fruits. The updated…
Book review: A reference to bring into the field This compact book is prefect for carrying in your pocket when out in the fields and woods. It has some fascinating herbal lore along with the text descriptions and photos for plant identification. If… I have the old copy of their editable plants guide and when combined with this one, great!The pics are in color but they lack detail for identifying.Especially poisonous plants. Take poison hemlock… |
