Nature's pharmacopeia : a world of medicinal plants /
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Author / Creator: | Choffnes, Dan, author. |
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Imprint: | New York : Columbia University Press, [2016] ©2016 |
Description: | 1 online resource (332 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11406349 |
Summary: | This beautifully illustrated textbook pairs research on the biochemical properties and physiological effects of medicinal plants with a history of the ways in which humans have cultivated plant species and investigated their effects. Nature's Pharmacopeia fosters an appreciation of the chemistry and cultural resonance of herbal medicine. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (332 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780231540155 0231540159 9780231166607 0231166605 9780231166614 0231166613 |