Healing with Plants in the American and Mexican West

von Margarita Artschwager Kay

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Disenchanted with biomedicine and dismayed by its cost, increasing numbers of people are seeking alternative therapies such as the healing plants discussed in this book. The heart of this volume is a complete description of 100 plants including botanical and common plant names, history, contemporary uses, a description of how the plant is prepared and administered, and brief phytochemical data.