medicinal plants

Intertwines the stories of scientific explorer Richard Evans Schultes and his student Tim Plowman, both of whom went on scientific expeditions to South America, Schultes spending twelve years, beginning in the 1940s, mapping uncharted rivers and collecting botanical specimens; and Plowman, who along with the author, duplicated Schultes's journey thirty years later.

Discusses the history of the use of plants to heal disease, looks at how Western societies have reacted to natural medicines, and includes a catalog of over one hundred healing herbs.

Examines the mythology of herbs, the history of their use, their culinary, cosmetic, and medicinal value, and the lives of several herbalists.

A guide to fifty-two herbs used by the Indians of North America that identifies each plant by locale and provides information on their uses.

Mendoza, a young woman who has been made an immortal cyborg by the 24th-century Company, returns to sixteenth-century England in an attempt to keep a holly plant that could cure cancer from becoming extinct, but her mission is threatened when she falls in love with a mortal man.

Provides information about the history, habitat, identifying characteristics, and uses of over one hundred medicinal wild plants found in North America, arranged alphabetically, and including individual color illustrations.

Shares some interesting facts about plants, describes plants that can be used as medicines, and discusses the need for plant safety. Includes a glossary and resources for further research.

A guide to the worlds of botany and medicine: including how to identify, collect, and preserve plants; how to grow healthful herbs; and their many uses in cooking, crafts, and cosmetics.