Title Botany and healing : medicinal plants of New Jersey and the region / Cecil C. Still

Published New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©1998

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 261 pages) : illustrations Contents A Historical Sketch of the Use of Medicinal Plants -- pt. I. Medicinal Plants and Their Preparation. What Makes a Plant Medicinal? Effects of Context on Plant Efficacy. Preparation of Plants for Medicinal Uses. Cautionary Note -- pt. II. Medicinal Plants of New Jersey and the Region -- Appendix. Uses of Medical Plants by Category Summary Could that weed you just pulled have provided a cure for cancer? Scientists have warned that the destruction of the world's rain forests may mean that plant species are being lost before we recognize their potential as sources of new medicines. This is equally true for the plants much closer to home. New Jersey, while heavily industrialized and densely populated, is extraordinarily rich in plant resources. Botany and Healing: Medicinal Plants of New Jersey and the Region describes nearly 500 species of plants found in the Garden State and in nearby areas that have been used medicinally. Could that weed you just pulled have provided a cure for cancer? Scientists have warned that the destruction of the world's rain forests may mean that plant species are being lost before we recognize their potential as sources of new medicines. This is equally true for the plants much closer to home. New Jersey, while heavily industrialized and densely populated, is extraordinarily rich in plant resources. Botany and Healing: Medicinal Plants of New Jersey and the Region describes nearly 500 species of plants found in the Garden State and in nearby areas that have been used medicinally. Botany and Healing explains the history and present status of the uses of herbal medicines, explains what makes a plant medicinal (or poisonous), how herbal medicines are prepared for use, and why they should be used only with great caution. -- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-245) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Medicinal plants -- Northeastern States Materia medica, Vegetable -- Northeastern States Plants, Medicinal MEDICAL -- Pharmacology. Materia medica, Vegetable Medicinal plants SUBJECT New Jersey Subject Northeastern States Form Electronic book ISBN 0585048290 9780585048291

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