Plantas Medicinales en el Sur Andino del Peru. 2 volumes. 1994.1 map (line-drawing). Several hundred full-page line- drawings. XII, 1188 p.gr8vo.Paper bd.-In Spanish,with English summaries. (ISBN 978-3-87429-369-3)

This monograph is based on studies from 1981 to 1988.During these yearshundreds of plants have been collected on excursions or have beensupplied by the local population. The book is divided in sections andwithin each section in "parts", each closing with an English summary.Section one of the book covers general matters (methods,etc), botanicaland ethnobotanical aspects (incl. "taxonomia popular"), pharmacologicalaspects. Section II contains the monographs of the plants (p.293 to1082),giving Latin and popular names, illustration,botany, ethnobotany,phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and medicinal use. There isan extensive bibliography, and indices for the tabulae,maps,etc, as wellas an index of Latin names and popular names.-This monograph willbe of use for the whole of South America and offers a wealth ofinformation not found anywhere else.