Book ID: 57043
Traditional Aboriginal Medicines in the Northern Territory of Australia
Edited by Aboriginal Commities of the Northern territory. 1993. illustr. XXIV, 651 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
The culmination of an eight year project between the Aboriginal people and the Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory. This book details the traditional uses of 167 medical plants (with some animals and minerals) from the entire Northern Territory. For each species there is a discussion of the preparation, application, therapeutics and chemical constituents, supported by a description, illustration, and distribution map of each plant.