An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Rain Forest
by
Mark J. Plotkin
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1994
The fascinating account of a pioneering ethnobotanist’s travels in the Amazon—at once a gripping adventure story, a passionate argument for conservationism, and an investigation into the healing power of plants
For thousands of years, healers have used plants to cure illness. Aspirin, the...