num_pages: 411
description: Of Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guides (R))The second edition of this volume shows how to identify more than 500 kinds of healing plants. More than 300 color photos illustrate the plants, their flowers, leaves, and fruits. The 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 stomach aches. Symbols next to plant descriptions provide quick visual caution for plants that are poisonous or cause allergic reactions. Organized by plant color for fast identification, this guide is a tool for understanding the traditional medicinal uses of the plants around us.
language: English
title: A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs
titlecomplete: A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs
genres: Herbs, Survival, Science, Reference, Nature, Plants, Health, Field Guides, Gardening, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 1540
series: Peterson Field Guides, Peterson field guide series
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt