Edible medicines : an ethnopharmacology of food / Nina L. Etkin.

Author/creator Etkin, Nina L.
Format Book
Publication InfoTucson : University of Arizona Press, ©2006.
Description301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Food in the history of biomedicine -- Spices : the pharmacology of the exotic -- Fermented foods and beverages -- The lives of social plants -- Medicinal qualities of animal foods -- Health in the marketplace : complementary and alternative medicine, functional foods, and more -- Appendix: Some common spices.
Local noteLittle-305131060152R
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [245]-281) and indexes.
LCCN 2005035995
ISBN0816520933 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780816520930

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks GT2850 .E874 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold