Natural Pharmacy - Softcover

Polunin, Miriam; Robbins, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 002036041X ISBN 13: 9780020360414

Publisher: Macmillan General Reference, 1992

Synopsis

A guide to natural and alternative methods of healing explores the medicinal uses of more than 250 minerals, plants, and other organic materials, displaying each ingredient in an A-to-Z photographic catalog section. Original.

About this title

From Library Journal:

Up to 40 percent of all pharmaceuticals in use today in industrialized countries are derived from natural sources, and at least 80 percent of the world's population relies almost totally on natural medicines. Consequently, there is a continual supply of new books on herbal medicine, of which this is an attractive example. The Natural Pharmacy is appealing and affordable; it features an introduction to various types of natural medicine, and then covers 230 animal, vegetable, and mineral ingredients. It includes a description and excellent photos of both the natural ingredient and its prepared form, plus explanations of the properties and uses of each. There is also a brief section of home remedies and how to prepare infusions, decoctions, syrups, and more. The book doesn't offer much new information, but it's a good choice for libraries needing a basic overview of the subject.
- Katharine Galloway Garstka, Intergraph Corp., Huntsville, Ala.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan General Reference
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 002036041X
• ISBN 13: 9780020360414
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144