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Folk Medicine; The Art and the Science
by Richard P. Steiner, Editor
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0841209391
- ISBN 13
- 9780841209398
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 1987 American Chemical Society, Washington, DC. 1987. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; light bumping at head; light rubbing to panels. Brown cloth boards and spine with blue lettering on the spine and front board with plant picture. 223 pp 8vo. This 14-chapter book examines the medicinal practices of non-Western cultures to establish a scientific basis for the successes of folk medicinal remedies. Practices of the Aztecs, Zuni, and the Ayurveda of India are discussed. Effects of plants from Fuji, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and Africa are discussed as well leading into specific ingredients in specific plants like garlic, ginseng, Chinese plants, and Zingliberaceous and Zisyphus plants. A great look at natural product research. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007492
- Title
- Folk Medicine; The Art and the Science
- Author
- Richard P. Steiner, Editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0841209391
- ISBN 13
- 9780841209398
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- herbal medicine, natural plant products, pharmacological research, folk medicine, Aztecs, Zunis, Ayurveda, garlic, ginseng, Chinese plants, Chinese medicine, holistic medicine, naturopaths,
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Fine
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