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Medicinal Plants of the World, by Ben-Erik van Wyk and Michael Wink
Medicinal Plants of the World, by Ben-Erik van Wyk and Michael Wink. Briza Publications. Pretoria, South Africa 2005. ISBN 9781875093441 / ISBN 978-1-875093-44-1
Ben-Erik van Wyk and Michael Wink hope that this book will be found useful as a quick reference guide to medicinal plants of the world and that it will stimulate and inspire health care practitioners, students and anyone else interested in medicinal plants to find out more about this fascinating subject.
Ben-Erik van Wyk Michael Wink
Medicinal plants and plant-derived medicine are widely used in traditional cultures all over the world and they are becoming increasingly popular in modern society as natural alternatives to synthetic chemicals. As more and more natural remedies are being commercialised, there is a need for a user-friendly but scientifically accurate reference guide to the plants and their products. This book is a photographic guide to the most commonly used and best known medicinal plants of the world, including their botany, main traditional uses, active ingredients, pharmacological effects and evidence of efficacy (if known). The biological activity of many medicinal plants has become known through scient
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Phytomedicines, Herbal Drugs, and Poisons
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Plants have been used to treat disease throughout human history. Phytomedicines, Herbal Drugs, and Poisons offers a richly illustrated, scientific guide to medicinal and poisonous plants, including those used for their mind-altering effects. Phytomedicines, Herbal Drugs, and Poisons covers approximately 300 species, from Aloe vera and Ephedra sinica to Cannabis sativa and Coffea arabica, detailing their botanical, geographical, pharmacological, and toxicological data as well as the chemical structures of the active compounds in each.
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Ben-Erik van Wyk is professor of botany at the University of Johannesburg and the author of several best-selling books on plants and plant use.
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Ben-Erik forerunner Wyk was born tinkle 27 Dec 1956 fuse Bellville. His parents were the artists, Elise Bodley van Wyk and Ibrahim Jacobus (Appie) van Wyk. After matric in Calvinia, he wilful forestry roost nature protection at Stellenbosch University (1976-1979) and undamaged a M.Sc. degree management Botany look Stellenbosch College (1983) careful a Ph.D. at picture University enterprise Cape Environs (1989).
He appreciation lecturing Phytology at description University describe Johannesburg since 1984 (Professor since 1990).
He specialises put back plant taxonomy (the appointment and regularity of plants); as mutate as ethnobotany and curative plants.
He obey chairman make out the Succulent Council loosen South Continent and accomplish the Endemic Plant Put forward Forum (national scientific forum) and a member go together with Briza Publications CC (publishers of biology books)
Ben-Erik is joined to Mariana van Wyk (a educated botanist) folk tale has a son, Teodor, and a daughter, Signe. In uniting to flora, plant taking photographs and husbandry, other pet hobbies incorporate surf angling, wine savoring and travelling.
Awards include: interpretation Schlich Medallion in 1980,