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Folk medicine : the art and the science / Richard P. Steiner, editor.
Contributor(s): Steiner, Richard P
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BookPublisher: Washington, D.C. : American Chemical Society, 1986Description: viii, 223 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0841209391; 0841209464 .Subject(s): Materia medica, Vegetable | Medicinal plants | Traditional medicine | Herbs -- Therapeutic useDDC classification: 615.321
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Store Item | 615.321 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00036733 |
Total holds: 0
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Takes the mystery out of miracle cures. Explores the medical practices of non-Western cultures to establish a scientific basis for the successes of folk remedies. Explains why Western medical researchers are increasingly turning their attention to folk medicine for new drugs. Brings together work from many countries and a variety of cultures.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Aztec Sources of Some Mexican Folk Medicine
- Zuni Indian Medicine: Folklore or Pharmacology, Science or Sorcery?
- Ayurveda: The Traditional Medicine of India
- Fijian Medicinal Plants
- Medicinal Plants of Papua New Guinea
- Australian Medicinal Plants
- Plants Used in African Traditional Medicine
- Antithrombotic Agent of Garlic: A Lesson from 5000 Years of Folk Medicine
- Scientific Basis of the Therapeutic Effects of Ginseng
- Anticancer Chinese Drugs: Structure-Activity Relationships
- Some Recent Biological Characterizations of Chinese Herbal Preparations
- Bioactive Compounds from Three Chinese Medicinal Plants
- Zingiberaceious Plants
- Alkaloid Components of Zizyphus Plants