The Plant Hunter: A Scientist's Quest for Nature's Next Medicines

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The Plant Hunter: A Scientist's Quest for Nature's Next MedicinesA leading medical ethnobotanist tells us her story in this uplifting and adventure filled memoir that illuminates how the path forward for medical discovery may be found in natures oldest remedies. Plants are the basis for an array of medicines we all now take for granted. Ever popped an aspirin? Thank a willow tree for that. But in todays world of synthetic pharmaceuticals, scientists and laypeople alike have lost this connection to the natural

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ISBN-13: 978-0803741713