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1 online resource (552 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Contents |
Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1. FLOWERS OF THE MATERIA MEDICA; Chapter 2. ASTERACEAE: DAISIES OF THE APOTHECARY; Chapter 3. VALIDATING BUSH MEDICINES; Chapter 4. NEW ROLES FOR OLD REMEDIES; Chapter 5. EARTH MEDICINE: A MINERAL PHARMACY; Chapter 6. A DESIRE FOR DIRT?; Chapter 7. ARID LANDSCAPES: MEDICINALS AND AROMATICS FROM THE DESERT; Chapter 8. ANCIENT DRUGS IN A MODERN WORLD; Chapter 9. PITURI: A MYSTERIOUS NARCOTIC; Chapter 10. TOBACCO TALES; Chapter 11. STEROIDS FROM YAMS; Chapter 12. KANGAROO APPLES AND BLACKBERRY NIGHTSHADES; RESOURCES; INDEX. |
| Summary |
The age-old knowledge enshrined in folk medicine across the world has been a remarkable resource which continues to have immense value. This is equally true in Australia, where a fusion developed based on old European wisdom, innovative discoveries regarding the native flora, and local Aboriginal knowledge. Ancient herbal remedies may not have had the advantages of modern chemical analysis, but the practitioners of herbal arts were very familiar with the practical deployment of plant-derived drugs. Traditions such as these have underpinned the development of numerous modern drugs - and continu. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Materia medica -- Australia -- Pictorial works.
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Materia medica. |
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Australia. |
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Pictorial works.
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Materia medica -- Australia.
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Materia medica, Vegetable -- Australia.
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Materia medica, Vegetable. |
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Medicinal plants -- Australia.
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Medicinal plants. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Illustrated works.
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Illustrated works.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Williams, Cheryll. Medicinal Plants in Australia Volume 4 : An Antipodean Apothecary. Sydney : Rosenberg Publishing, ©2013 9781922013507 |
| ISBN |
9781925078084 (electronic book) |
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1925078086 (electronic book) |
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9781922013507 |
| Standard No. |
YBP11138680 |
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