Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of the BibleCRC Press, 2007 M12 26 - 552 pages Readers have come to depend on Jim Duke's comprehensive handbooks for their ease of use and artful presentation of scientific information. Following the successful format of his other CRC handbooks, Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of the Bible contains 150 herbs listed alphabetically and by scientific name. Each entry provides illustrations of the plant, synonyms, notes, common names, activities, indications, dosages, downsides and interactions, natural history, and extracts. It includes Biblical quotes as well as comments on points of interest. |
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... bark juice in mother's milk as eyedrops for conjunctivosis (NAD). • Asian Indians fry gum in ghee for impotence (NAD) ... bark alexipharmic, anthelmintic, astringent, and use it for asci- tes, biliousness, bronchosis, burning sensations ...
... bark juice in mother's milk as eyedrops for conjunctivosis (NAD). • Asian Indians fry gum in ghee for impotence (NAD) ... bark alexipharmic, anthelmintic, astringent, and use it for asci- tes, biliousness, bronchosis, burning sensations ...
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... bark and take bark tea for diarrhea , dysentery , and tooth- ache ( UPW ) . Unani consider the leaves astringent , cerebrotonic , febrifuge , hepatotonic , and useful for gonorrhea , leukoderma , and strangury ( KAB ) . • Unani consider ...
... bark and take bark tea for diarrhea , dysentery , and tooth- ache ( UPW ) . Unani consider the leaves astringent , cerebrotonic , febrifuge , hepatotonic , and useful for gonorrhea , leukoderma , and strangury ( KAB ) . • Unani consider ...
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... bark a stimulant , giving bark infusion to feverish children ( UPW ) . Nigerians use the wood smoke against insects , lice , etc. ( UPW ) . • North Africans use wood smoke as a fumigant for rheumatic pain , and to protect mothers ...
... bark a stimulant , giving bark infusion to feverish children ( UPW ) . Nigerians use the wood smoke against insects , lice , etc. ( UPW ) . • North Africans use wood smoke as a fumigant for rheumatic pain , and to protect mothers ...
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