Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the California Central and South Coasts

Book excerpt: A Materia Medica for the wild plants of the area. full color collage photos for each of 100 plants. Detailed information for each plant in each body system, preparation information when available, notes about survival and magical uses, Entymology of scientific name. Tabbed color thumb indexes for part of body affected, medical actions, time of bloom and flower color. Organized by Scientific name with English and Spanish common names. Chapters on History of Herbalism, Healing and How Plants Work, Comparative Energy Systems, Plant Chemistry, Placebo and Nocebo effects. Illustration of Plant Anatomy, Scientific Terminology, Glossary, Name Index. A serious reference book of California flora for herbalists and emergency survival. 286 Pages on quality paper.