LA OBRA MÁS ÚTIL Y ACTUALIZADA SOBRE FITOTERAPIA La naturaleza nos brinda una enorme farmacia capaz de aliviar todo tipo de dolencias. Esta enciclopedia de fitoterapia y plantas medicinales es un extenso manual que recoge los remedios populares y los pone al día bajo estudios científicos que corroboran y refuerzan la utilidad de las plantas medicinales. Reúne más de trescientas plantas con sus componentes activos y sus indicaciones médicas actualizadas, y explica cómo podemos elaborar los remedios en casa.

Informacion sobre como aprovechar el potencial medicinal de las plantas, evitando los peligros de su toxicidad; sobre como preparar tisanas y fomentos.

The aim of this book is to offer information about the Pharmacological Properties of Native Plants from Argentina to students, researchers and graduates interested in the fields of Ethnobotany, Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Pharmacy, and Medicine. The book includes summary information about the native plants from Argentina with medical activity comprising their botanical characteristics, distribution, characteristics of the regions where they grow, ethnobotanical information, chemical data, biological activity, establishment of in vitro cultures, toxicity, and legal status.

Readers have come to depend on Jim Duke's comprehensive handbooks for their ease of use and artful presentation of scientific information. Following the successful format of his other CRC handbooks, Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of the Bible contains 150 herbs listed alphabetically and by scientific name. Each entry provides illustrations of the plant, synonyms, notes, common names, activities, indications, dosages, downsides and interactions, natural history, and extracts. It includes Biblical quotes as well as comments on points of interest.