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Covering 1800 species of Chinese herbs and 700 related North American species, Chinese and Related North American Herbs: Phytopharmacology and Therapeutic Values provides clearly formatted tables that give you quick and easy access to information gathered from a wide variety of sources, both eastern and western, including those not generally available through usual searches. Written by the author of Medicinal Plants this book:

• Presents the major constituents and therapeutic values of Chinese medicinal herbs
  
• Contains data on toxicity, major chemical components and their therapeutic values
  
• Provides Latin, Chinese, and English names for more than 1800 species
  
• Includes three appendices that provide handy cross-references: Chinese and scientific names; major chemical components of Chinese herbs, and major chemical components of related North American herbs
  
• Highlights the relationship between Chinese and North American medicinal herbs and possible replacements for Chinese with North American herbs
  
• Compares active ingredients and claimed therapeutic values
  The wealth of information, attention to detail, and extensive research and references presented by Chinese and Related North America Herb: Phytopharmacology and Therapeutic Values makes it the resource to have on your shelf.