Medicinal Plants of the West Indies.1981.Some full-page line-drawings.282 p.gr8vo.Bound.

Contents: Acknowledgements/ Prefatory Note/ Introduction/ Abbreviations/ Acanthaceae/ Agavaceae/ Amaranthaceae/ Amaryllidaceae/Anacradiaceae/ Annonaceae/ Apocynaceae/ Araceae/ Araliaceae/ Aristolochiaceae/ Asclepiadaceae/ Begoniaceae/ Bignoniaceae/ Bixaceae/Bombacaceae/ Boraginaceae/ Bromeliaceae/ Burseraceae/ Cactaceae/Caesalpiniaceae (Fabaceae)/ Campanulaceae/ and 94 further/ Notes andexplanations/ Glossary/ Bibliography/ Indexes (medicinal index/Common names index/ Index to species).- Includes 632 species in 114 fams. of plants, of which 61 are illustrated. Where available, local names have been included, as well as purported medical uses and chemical components. - Second hand copy.