WHO monographs on selected medicinal plants, volume 1 / 
World Health Organization 
 - Geneva, Switzerland :  World Health Organization,  c1999 
 - v, 289 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Monographs (in alphabetical order of plant name) -- Bulbus allii cepae -- Bulbus allii sativi -- Aloe -- Aloe vera gel -- Radix astragali -- Fructus bruceae -- Radix bupleuri -- Herba centellae -- Flos chamomillae -- Cortex cinnamomi -- Rhizoma coptidis -- Rhizoma coptidis -- Rhizoma curcumae longae -- Radix echinaceae -- Herba echinaceae purpureae -- Herba ephedrae -- Folium gingko -- Radix ginseng -- Radix glycyrrhizae -- Radix Paeoniae -- Semen plantaginis -- Radix platycodi -- Radix rauwolfiae -- Rhizoma rhei -- Folium sennae -- Fructus sennae -- Herba thymi -- Radix valerriannae -- Rhizoma zingiberis 
<br/><br/> During the past decade, traditional systems of medicine have become a topic of global importance. Current estimates suggest that, in many developing countries, a large portion of the population relies heavily on traditional practitioners and medicinal plants to meet primary health care needs. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9241545178 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>MEDICAL PLANTS
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>SB 293 .W67 1999