AUTHORS:Ben-Erik van Wyk, Bosch van Oudtshoorn & Nigel Gericke
ISBN: 978-1-875093-37-3
EXTENT: 336 pages
FORMAT: 240 x 170 mm
Hard cover. More than 500 colour photographs, distribution maps
A photographic guide to the most commonly used and best known South
African plant medicines, including their botany, main traditional uses
and active ingredients.
This
Second Edition has been fully updated to incorporate the
latest research findings. The book includes:
- Detailed species descriptions of more than 150 medicinal plants and
their close relatives, or other species used in a similar way. Each
entry includes the following information: a description of the plant,
the plant parts used, medicinal uses, preparation and dosage, active
ingredients and pharmacological effects.
- In addition, each entry includes a distribution map and a diagram of
the chemical structure of the main active ingredient
- More than 500 excellent photographs of the plants, plant parts used
and products
- Introductory chapters on, among others, cultural aspects of healing,
methods of collection and storage, methods of preparation and
administration
- A plant list according to ailments
- A glossary, detailed index and comprehensive references for further
reading
This remarkable book is a must for anyone with an interest or
involvement in health care and botany.
About the authors
Ben-Erik van Wyk is a professor of Botany at the University of
Johannesburg with a research interest in systematic botany and plant
utilisation. He is the author of international scientific bestsellers
such as
Medicinal Plants of the World and Food Plants of the
World.
Bosch van Oudtshoorn is a retired professor of pharmacy, and a
pioneer researcher of the medicinal properties of plants. He has many
years' experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
Nigel Gericke is a medical doctor and an expert in the field of
ethnobotany in South Africa. He is currently involved in the development
of new phytomedicines.
