Back to Search

Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants & Herbs of Eastern & Central N. America: Third Edition

AUTHOR Foster, Steven; Duke, James A.
PUBLISHER Mariner Books (04/08/2014)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

Description
Peterson

The best-selling field guides of all time

Medicinal plants are increasingly well regarded as supplements and sometimes as alternatives for prescription drugs. Steven Foster and James A. Duke have used recent advances in the study of medicinal plants and their combined experience of over 100 years to completely update the Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. The clear and concise text identifies the key traits, habitats, uses, and warnings for more than 530 of the most significant medicinal plants in the eastern and central United States and Canada including both native and alien species. Seven hundred plus images, the organization-by-color system, and simplified warnings make identifying medicinal plants fast and easy.

Sponsored by the National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute

Show More
Product Format
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9780547943985
ISBN-10: 0547943989
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
Edition Number: 0003
More Product Details
Page Count: 480
Carton Quantity: 24
Product Dimensions: 4.50 x 1.30 x 7.60 inches
Weight: 1.30 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents, Ikids, Glossary, Illustrated
Country of Origin: IT
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Nature | Plants - Trees
Nature | Herbal Medications
Nature | Reference
Dewey Decimal: 581.634
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
jacket back
Peterson The best-selling field guides of all timeMedicinal plants are increasingly well regarded as supplements and sometimes as alternatives for prescription drugs. Steven Foster and James A. Duke have used recent advances in the study of medicinal plants and their combined experience of over 100 years to completely update the Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. The clear and concise text identifies the key traits, habitats, uses, and warnings for more than 530 of the most significant medicinal plants in the eastern and central United States and Canada including both native and alien species. Seven hundred plus images, the organization-by-color system, and simplified warnings make identifying medicinal plants fast and easy.Sponsored by the National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Roger Tory Peterson InstituteWith more than forty years of experience in the herbal field, STEVEN FOSTER is the author, coauthor, and photographer of seventeen books.DR. JAMES A. DUKE has over six decades of experience as a botanist, and is the author of more than twenty books.[use PFG website QR code] To learn more, visit www.petersonfieldguides.com or scan here."
Show More
publisher marketing
Peterson

The best-selling field guides of all time

Medicinal plants are increasingly well regarded as supplements and sometimes as alternatives for prescription drugs. Steven Foster and James A. Duke have used recent advances in the study of medicinal plants and their combined experience of over 100 years to completely update the Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. The clear and concise text identifies the key traits, habitats, uses, and warnings for more than 530 of the most significant medicinal plants in the eastern and central United States and Canada including both native and alien species. Seven hundred plus images, the organization-by-color system, and simplified warnings make identifying medicinal plants fast and easy.

Sponsored by the National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute

Show More

Author: Foster, Steven
Herbalist, author, photographer, conservationist, and researcher, Steven Foster is renowned for his extensive work with Echinacea. He is the co-author of "Herbal Emissaries" and the "Peterson" "Field Guide to Medicinal Plants", and author of "Herbal Bounty-The Gentle Art of Herb Culture", Special Publications Editor for the American Botanical Council (Austin, Texas), and Associate Editor of "Herbalgram".
Show More
List Price $28.00
Your Price  $27.72
Paperback