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An Illustrated Guide to Medicinal Plants of East Africa

ISBN 
9781775847878
Format 
Paperback
Recommended Price 
R480.00
Published 
October 2022
About the book: 
An Illustrated Guide to Medicinal Plants of East Africa  is the first photographically illustrated guide to showcase the most important healing plants of the region. The book describes 136 plant species in everyday
use in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
 
Brief descriptions of each species cover that plant’s appearance, ecology and specific medicinal uses. To aid identi cation, more than 600 colour photographs have been included.
 
Also included are recipes for remedies to treat a wide range of ailments. An easy-to-understand summary of the science behind the treatments concludes each section.
 
Supplementary features:
  • Introduction to the medicinal virtues and active ingredients of plants
  • Common methods of preparing medicines from plant materials
  • Summary of ailments and the plants prescribed to treat them
  • Glossaries of medical and botanical terminology and extensive reference lists.
An Illustrated Guide to Medicinal Plants of East Africa  will appeal to ethnobotanists, health and wellness practitioners, travellers and all with an interest in the remarkable healing properties of plants.

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