Fijian medicinal plants
Materia medica, Vegetable Medicinal plants Plants, Medicinal Herbal Medicine e-böcker
CSIRO Australia
1994
EISBN 9780643100978
Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Ferns and fern allies; Flowering plants; Dicotyledons; Colour plates; Glossary; Index of scientific names; Index of Fijian and local names.
This comprehensive and up-to-date compilation presents the available reports on the medicinal use of Fijian plants in an attractive and readable form using 'everyday' terms as much as possible. The book covers the origin and dispersal of plants, literature, use of medicinal plants within traditional Fijian culture, diseases of Fiji, and medicinal chemicals from plants. Four hundred and fifty plant species are described. The entries for species are arranged by plant family, and give current botanical name, Fijian or local name, brief botanical notes, medicinal uses and chemistry. Separate ind.
This comprehensive and up-to-date compilation presents the available reports on the medicinal use of Fijian plants in an attractive and readable form using 'everyday' terms as much as possible. The book covers the origin and dispersal of plants, literature, use of medicinal plants within traditional Fijian culture, diseases of Fiji, and medicinal chemicals from plants. Four hundred and fifty plant species are described. The entries for species are arranged by plant family, and give current botanical name, Fijian or local name, brief botanical notes, medicinal uses and chemistry. Separate ind.
