Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants (illustrated ed)

From Amaranth to Yucca, the family, common, and Latin names, history, distinguishing characteristics, area grown, and medical uses to 108 wild medicinals are individually illustrated in full-colour for easy identification.

Included are the wild medicinals of North America first used by the American Indians.

Their medical practices -- along with those of the early pioneers -- have had considerable influence on the medicine, healing, and pharmacology of today's world.