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Aloes: The genus Aloe
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Aloes: The genus AloeAloes: The genus Aloe

Aloes are a large genus of plants, about 450 species, from sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and parts of Arabia. Many species are widespread in warm or tropical semi-arid regions, yet the distribution of others is limited to a few living in desert or wet mountainous regions. While some species have been adopted as medicinal plants since ancient times and others are used locally in folk medicine, scientists have yet to discover the full biological activity of the many aloe compounds. In order to realize the vast potential of the genus, it is essential to gather the knowledge acquired over the last fifty years into one comprehensive compilation. 
 
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Canadian Medicinal Crops
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Canadian Medicinal CropsCanadian Medicinal Crops

This publication is a comprehensive reference guide to important medicinal plants that are native to Canada. Chapters feature species such as ginseng, echinacea, Pacific yew, goldenseal, cascara, witch hazel, and kelp.
The reader can quickly find details on a particular topic by examining the categories of information, which include: scientific, English and French names, description and classification, medicinal uses, non-medicinal uses, toxicity, chemistry, importance, ecology, agricultural and commercial aspects, human interest information, selected key literature, and world wide web links.
 
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The Constituents of Medicinal Plants
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The Constituents of Medicinal PlantsThe Constituents of Medicinal Plants

During recent years herbal medicine has become an increasingly scientifically based system of healing. Due to demands from both the public and medical establishments, studies leading to the scientific explanation of plant therapeutic capabilities are allowing this practice to gain increasing credibility and acceptance within the medical community.This book provides an introduction to the complex area of plant constituents and the therapeutic activities associated with them.
 
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Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America
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Dukes Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin AmericaDukes Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America

Finalist for 2009 The Council on Botanical & Horticultural Libraries Literature Award!
A Comprehensive Guide Addressing Safety, Efficacy, and Suitability  
About 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, Duke’s Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America responds to continuing interest in medicinal plants and the potential remedies they contain.  
 
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Ecological Landscape Design and Planning
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Ecological Landscape Design and PlanningEcological Landscape Design and Planning

Based on both research and practical experience, the authors of the book offer an alternative methodogical approach to landscape design and planning. The book focuses on issues arising in the Mediterranean region but the principles of the approach can be used as an appropriate theoretical foundation for ecological design and planning elsewhere leading to better sustainable practice and development.
 
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