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9781426202933: National Geographic Desk Reference to Nature's Medicine
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Today, countless people still use medicinal plants, whether in traditional roles or as building blocks for new research and innovative drugs.

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With a fascinating medical chronicle filled with informative sidebars on everything from ancient folklore to the latest research, readers learn how aspirin evolved from a concoction of willow bark to the familiar white pill of today, how the foxglove's flowery beauty contributes to the potent heart drug digitalis, and how many other now common treatments have deep historical and cultural roots. It's a journey that starts many centuries ago in remote places like the Amazon rain forest, where shamans practiced their powerful curative magic of plants, and leads to the high-tech pharmaceutical labs of today's scientists working to discover new plant-based drugs that can be used effectively to treat diseases major and minor alike, from cancer to the common cold.
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Steven Foster is the best-selling author the award-winning 101 Medicinal Herbs. He is a photographer, consultant, and lecturer with three decades of experience in the herbal field.

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