National Geographic guide to medicinal herb : the world's most effective healing plants

From headaches to sore feet, muscle cramps to melancholy: the remedies to many ailments can be found in the world of plants. In this guide, both botanists and medical experts explore the healing properties of herbs and other plants to reveal how they have been used in the past and how they can be us...

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Main Authors: Foster, Steven , 1957- (Author), Johnson, Rebecca L. (Author), Weil, Andrew (Author)
Corporate Author: National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, District of Columbia : National Geographic Society , c2010
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