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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hefferon, Kathleen L. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press 2012
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Plants and human health
  • 2. Bioprospecting for medicines from plants
  • 3. The lure of herbal medicine
  • 4. Farming medicine from plants
  • 5. Superfood: functional and biofortified foods
  • 6. Food security, climate change, and the future farming
  • 7. The future