Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America, Duke 9781420043167 New..

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Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin AmericaAuthor(s): James A. Duke\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, United States\nImprint: CRC Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9781420043167, 978-1420043167\nSynopsis\nFinalist for 2009 The Council on Botanical & Horticultural Libraries Literature Award!\n\nA Comprehensive Guide Addressing Safety, Efficacy, and Suitability \n\nAbout a quarter of all the medicines we use come from rainforest plants and more than 1,400 varieties of tropical plants are being investigated as potential cures for cancer. Curare comes from a tropical vine and quinine from the cinchona tree. A comprehensive guide to safety, efficacy, and suitability, Dukes Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America responds to continuing interest in medicinal plants and the potential remedies they contain. \n\nDetermine Which Species Can Be Used for Specific Targets\n\nThe author of Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook and CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, James A. Duke c.