{"product_id":"9781875093373","title":"Medicinal Plants of South Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eA photographic guide to the most commonly used and best known South African plant medicines, including their botany, main traditional uses and active ingredients. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Second Edition has been fully updated to incorporate the latest research findings. The book includes:\u003cbr\u003eDetailed species descriptions of more than 150 medicinal plants and their close relatives, or other species used in a similar way. Each entry includes the following information: a description of the plant, the plant parts used, medicinal uses, preparation and dosage, active ingredients and pharmacological effects.\u003cbr\u003eIn addition, each entry includes a distribution map and a diagram of the chemical structure of the main active ingredient\u003cbr\u003eMore than 500 excellent photographs of the plants, plant parts used and products\u003cbr\u003eIntroductory chapters on, among others, cultural aspects of healing, methods of collection and storage, methods of preparation and administration\u003cbr\u003eA plant list according to ailments\u003cbr\u003eA glossary, detailed index and comprehensive references for further reading\u003cbr\u003eThis remarkable book is a must for anyone with an interest or involvement in health care and botany. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the authors \u003cbr\u003eBen-Erik van Wyk is a professor of Botany at the University of Johannesburg with a research interest in systematic botany and plant utilisation. He is the author of international scientific bestsellers such as Medicinal Plants of the World and Food Plants of the World. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBosch van Oudtshoorn is a retired professor of pharmacy, and a pioneer researcher of the medicinal properties of plants. He has many years' experience in the pharmaceutical industry. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNigel Gericke is a medical doctor and an expert in the field of ethnobotany in South Africa. He is currently involved in the development of new phytomedicines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Ben-Erik+van+Wyk\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eBen-Erik van Wyk\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ben-Erik van Wyk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47587416834211,"sku":"9781875093373","price":495.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781875093373_c543f088-1e5a-4a1b-9967-0f724a011ff4.jpg?v=1776608758","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781875093373","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}