Let thy food be thy medicine : plants and modern medicine
Let Thy Food Be Thy Medicine is a response to the current flood of conflicting information regarding the use of plants for both consumption and medicinal purposes. Kathleen Hefferon addresses the myths and popular beliefs surrounding the application of plants in human health, revealing both their tr...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press
2012
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| Summary: | Let Thy Food Be Thy Medicine is a response to the current flood of conflicting information regarding the use of plants for both consumption and medicinal purposes. Kathleen Hefferon addresses the myths and popular beliefs surrounding the application of plants in human health, revealing both their truths and inaccuracies, and provides an overview of the technologies scientists are using to further their research |
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| Physical Description: | 194 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-190) and index |
| ISBN: | 0199873984 9780199873975 |