"Medicinal Plants of the World" is a comprehensive and scientifically accurate guide to the best-known and most important medicinal plants. The book includes descriptions of more than 300 medicinal plants and their close relatives. Each entry gives a short summary with a description of the plant, the geographical origin, therapeutic category, historical and modern uses, active ingredients, and pharmacological effects. More than 500 full-color photographs assist in the identification of the plants. It is an essential reference guide for health care professionals - doctors, nurses, and especially pharmacists - or anyone with an interest in medicinal plants and their uses.

Both authors are medicinal plant experts. Ben-Erik van Wyk, PhD, is a professor of botany at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. He is a prolific author of books on the ethnobotany of southern Africa and other titles on plants of Africa and other areas of the world. Michael Wink, PhD, is director of the Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology at Heidelberg University in Germany.

Profuse with color photographs. Each plant is given a one-page profile that includes: Latin name, family name, European common names, plant description, origin, part(s) used, therapeutic category, uses and properties, preparation and dosage, active ingredients, pharmacological effects, warnings (when applicable), notes, and status in traditional and/or modern medicine.

Designed as a “quick reference guide,” this book provides a plethora of relevant data on a representative subset of the world’s medicinal plants, supported by citations that lead the reader to more detailed information and photos that show the plants’ morphology.

Hardback large 480 pages