Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Varying Form of Title: | Plants, potions and poisons
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| ISBN: | 9781925078077
1925078078
1921719168
9781921719165
9781921719165
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | Plants defend themselves against predators, including man. There are obvious defences such as stinging nettle-like strategies, and burning or blistering latex resins. Others use different methods to incapacitate. They include gastrointestinal distress (vomiting or purgation), blindness, neurological disability, or even asphyxia. This clearly illustrates the ingenuity of plant chemistry which, while daunting, has lead to some rather extraordinary discoveries. The poisonous potential of numerous plants coincides with a medicinal effect that can not be ignored. What is the difference between a po.
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| Other form: | Print version: Williams, Cheryll. Medicinal Plants in Australia Volume 3 : Plants, Potions and Poisons. Sydney : Rosenberg Publishing, ©2012 9781921719165
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| Standard no.: | YBP11138679
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