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020			_a9780511753114 (ebook)
020			_z9780521268158 (hardback)
020			_z9780521105446 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
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050	0	0	_aRS164 _b.O57 1986
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100	1		_aOliver-Bever, Bep, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aMedicinal plants in tropical West Africa / _cBep Oliver-Bever ; with illustrations by the author.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c1986.
300			_a1 online resource (viii, 375 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aFirst published in 1986, this book describes the most important medicinal plants in tropical West Africa and similar humid tropical climates. After a short introduction about early traditional medicine, the bulk of the book gives an account of locally occurring plants, grouped by their medicinal actions. Plants that affect the cardiovascular and nervous systems are discussed, as are those with antibiotic, insecticidal and molluscicidal properties. Those which affect the hormonal systems of humans are catalogued and so are others that act as adrenal-cortex, sex and thyroid hormones. There is a full botanical index, which includes the commonly found synonyms for many of the plants and the work is illustrated by the author's own water colours. It may be of particular interest and use to pharmacists, biochemists, botanists and pharmacologists and of great value to those who exploit locally available resources in treating diseases in tropical areas.
650		0	_aMateria medica, Vegetable _zAfrica, West.
650		0	_aMedicinal plants _zAfrica, West.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521268158
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511753114
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