African Traditional Medicine. A dictionary of plant use and applications. 2000. 600 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

This book documents the use of African plants in traditional medicine.All the important medicinal plants and most of those of only local useand minor importance are included. In total the book contains referenceto over 5,400 plants, south of the Sahara to the Cape, and over 16,300medicinal applications. Apart from the plant part used the method ofpreparation and use is described and additional plants are quoted. Thebotany and taxonomy of the plants are up to date. The book is intendedprimarily for scientists searching for medicinally active plants forfurther research. Accordingly, the plants are in the forefront andare arranged alphabetically by name. - A separate supplement of46 pages entitled 'Search System for Diseases' allows cross referencefrom disease names or symptoms to relevant medicinal plants in themain volume.