Edible and Medicinal Plants of the WestEdible and Medicinal Plants of the West is a full-colour photographic guide to the identification, edibility, and medicinal uses of over 250 plant species, growing from Alaska to southern California, east across the Rocky Mountains and the Northern Plains to the Great Lakes. Herbalist and naturalist Gregory Tilford provides a thorough introduction to the world of herbal medicine for everyone interested in plants, personal well-being, and a healthy environment. |
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Crítica de los usuarios - yellerreads - LibraryThingMedicinal uses of over 250 plants that grown in the West. Photographs for easy identification. Leer comentario completo
nice book to have on a hike
Crítica de los usuarios - ewigkase - Overstock.comIt is going to be nice to have this book for the spring and summer hikes so I can know what to eat and what not eat. It has always bugged me to not know what was edible or not. good book Leer comentario completo
Contenido
Alder | 12 |
Bee Balm | 18 |
Burdock | 24 |
Chickweed | 30 |
Cleavers | 36 |
Cow Parsnip | 42 |
Lousewort | 92 |
Maidenhair Fern | 94 |
PricklyPear Cactus | 118 |
Red Clover | 124 |
Saint Johns Wort | 130 |
Death Camas 194 | 154 |
False Hellebore | 198 |
Osha | 204 |
Stinging Nettle | 210 |
Glossary | 217 |
Motherwort | 100 |
Oxeye Daisy | 106 |
Plantain | 112 |
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West |
| Autor | Gregory L. Tilford |
| Colaborador | Michael Moore |
| Edición | ilustrada |
| Editor | Mountain Press Publishing, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0878423591, 9780878423590 |
| Largo | 239 páginas |
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