Book ID: 54229
Nguyen Van Dong
Medicinal Plants of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. 1993. 528 p.
Second hand copy with signature of previous owner. Good state. -.Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos possess a remarkably rich flora. More than12000 species have been described and continued explorations increasethe list every year. While many species have been investigated in thebotanical field, very few of them are known and used in modern medicine.It is with the purpose of directing attention to the medicinal plants ofVietnam, Cambodia and Laos and their use in these countries that thisbook was written. This work has been also undertaken in response torecommendations by W.H.O. urging international organizations to work forconservation, promotion and rational utilization of traditional medicineand indigenous plants in different countries of Southeast Asia as a partof their primary health care program.