Field guide to medicinal wild plants
By: Bradford Angier ; revisions by David K. Foster ; illustrations by Arthur J. Anderson ; additional illustrations by Jacqueline Mahannah and Kristen Workman.
Contributors: Foster, David K.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Mechanicsburg, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780811734936
Subjects: Medicinal plants -- North America -- Identification.; Materia medica, Vegetable -- North America -- Identification..; Indians of North America -- Medicine.
Genres: Identification.; Identification..
Description: This illustrated guide to North American wild medicinals has been a nature classic for over thirty years. In this new edition, David K. Foster revises Bradford Angier's invaluable handbook, updating the taxonomy and adding more than a dozen species, including the purple coneflower, popularly known as echinacea, as well as ephedra, jewelweed, goldenseal, and more. Scientific information for a general audience and full-color illustrations combine with intriguing accounts of the plants' uses, making this a practical guide for anyone interested in the medicinal uses of wild plants.--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes index.