Software > > Most Wished For > Health, Fitness & Dieting






Price: $11.44 ($19.00)

(as of 2012-10-06 20:33:17 PST)

You save $7.56 (40%)

Usually ships in 24 hours

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 (62 votes)

Released: 1999-12-28

Buying Choices

52 new from $10.69
34 used from $9.94

(as of 2012-10-06 20:33:17 PST)



 


A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs: Of Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guides) by Steven Foster

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 descriptive text includes information on where the plants are found as well as their known medicinal uses. An index to medical topics is helpful for quickly locating information on specific ailments, from asthma and headaches to colds and stomachaches. Symbols next to plant descriptions give readers a quick visual alert to plants that are poisonous or may cause allergic reactions. Organized by plant color for fast identification, this guide is an indispensable tool for understanding the traditional medicinal uses of the plants and herbs around us.

Check All Offers Add to Wish List Customer Reviews Trade-In List

Book Details

Author: Steven Foster Publisher: Houghton Mifflin H.. Binding: Paperback Language: English Pages: 432

Similar Books

The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants
Nature's Garden: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants
A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern and central North America (Peterson Field Guides)
Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From Dirt To Plate (The Wild Food Adventure Series, Book 1)
The Trapper's Bible: Traps, Snares & Pathguards



Become a fan of EbooksPublication.com | Best Source for Kindle eBooks on Facebook for the inside scoop on latest and most exclusive books.