Nature's pharmacopeia : a world of medicinal plants /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Choffnes, Dan
Published: Columbia University Press,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: [2016]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Carrier Form: xiii, 332 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-319) and index.
ISBN: 9780231166614
0231166613
9780231166607
0231166605
Index Number: RS164
CLC: S567
Call Number: S567/C545
Contents: The concepts of ethnomedicine -- The regulation of drugs -- The actions of medicinal plants -- The actions of medicinal plants on the nervous system -- Poppy -- Coca -- Peyote -- Wormwood -- Hemp -- Coffee -- Tea -- Cacao -- Tobacco -- Popular herbs -- The future of medicinal plants.