Cover of Field guide to medicinal wild plants

Book 1978

Field guide to medicinal wild plants

6 readers

Publisher
Stackpole Books
Language
English
Published
1978
  • Indians of North America
  • Medicinal plants
  • Vegetable Materia medica
  • Identification
  • Medicine
  • Identification..
  • North American Indians

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.