Condition: Very Good - The front fore-edge paper has the neatly inscribed name of the previous owner.
The Magic and Medicine of Plants is an authoritative, illustrated field guide for identifying, collecting, and preserving plants, as well as a fascinating exploration of the legends and lore surrounding medicinal plants. It also serves as a do-it-yourself guide to planting and using herbs in cooking, cosmetics, and health applications.
Magic and Medicine of Plants has compiled information about medicinal plants from scientific pharmacognosy, folklore, botany, and myth. The core of the book is a ``Gallery of Medicinal Plants,'' organized in alphabetical order by the plant's common name. Each entry includes a photograph of the plant in a field setting, a beautifully rendered color illustration, the history of the plant's medicinal uses, identification techniques, habitat, and scientific name.
Publishing details
Hardcover: 463 g
Reader's Digest (1986)
ISBN-13: 978-0895772213
Dimensions: 16.9 x 2.9 x 28.3 cm
Weight: 1.2 kg