Medicinal plants of North Africa
By: Loutfy Boulos.
Series: Medicinal plants of the world, no. 3; Medicinal plants of the world -- no. 3.
Publisher: Reference Publications
Published: 1983
Place of publication: Algonac, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: Plants, Medicinal -- Africa, Northern.
Description: Descriptions of 369 indigenous, naturalized, or cultivated species (97 families) of plants in North Africa.  Intended to "bridge the gap between folk and modern medicine."  Arranged alphabetically by family names.  Each entry gives species name, vernacular names in Arabic, Berber, English, and French; geographical area of growth; uses; and numbers referring to bibliographical citations.  103 plates.  Glossary, bibliography (66 references), and indexes (medicinal, common names, and species).