Herbs of Commerce - Hardcover

McGuffin, Michael; Tucker, Art; Leung, Albert Y.; Kartesz, John T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0967871905 ISBN 13: 9780967871905

Publisher: American Herbal Products Assocation, 2000

Synopsis

This edition is a comprehensive listing of the botanicals that have current and historical uses as therapeutic agents. It list 2048 separate species, including 25 fungi and 23 seaweeds. In addition, 639 botanical synonyms are included, so that older botanical names that are no longer accepted can be cross referenced. Also includes the Ayurvedic names for over 300 plants and the Chinese names for over 500 herbs. The book contains the Latin binomials, the Standardized Common Names, the Ayuvedic names, the Pinyin Name (Chinese name) and Other Common Name.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael McGuffin is President of the American herbal Products Association.

Over the past 30 years Art Tucker has been publishing numerous articles on the essential oil chemistry and botanical identification of herbs and has served in varous editorial capacities for scientific journals and popular magazines.

Albert Y. Leung has been conducting botanical research for 30 years. He is president of Phyto-Technologies, Inc. and specializes in the extraction and formulation of Chinese herbal products.

John T. Kartesz is the Director of the Biopta of North America Program of the North Carolina Botanical Garden at the University of North Carolina.

Review:

The ground breaking standard by which all plant common and scientific names will be determined on all products containing herbs. -- Christopher Hobbs L.Ac, A.H.G., September, 2000

About this edition

• Publisher: American Herbal Products Assocation
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0967871905
• ISBN 13: 9780967871905
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 442