Growing your cure [2]

This set of three manuals on using herbs as a treatment for ailments, written by a pharmacist, is ideal for places and cases where modern medicine remains unaffordable or unnecessary. With so much talk about herbal medicines, this is a must for every home. Many of the plants described are well known and used daily in the kitchen. The author s writing is clear and the manuals are well structured. Modern herbal therapy touches on the use of herbs in curing in general and is structured according to ailments. The herbal first aid kit is organised the other way around and lists the herbs and recipes, and what they are used for. Herbal paediatrics is for mothers who frequently need to treat minor ailments in children. The emphasis is on preventitive health care through good nutrition, and safety in the use of simple, available and affordable herbs. Modern herbal therapy for common ailments By Z U. Shariff, Natural Pharmacy Series, Vol 1, Spectrum Books Nigeria, 2001. 103 pp. ISBN 9780292500 GBP 12.95 Euro 20.30 Herbal paediatrics. A handbook for all mothers By Z U. Shariff, Natural Pharmacy Series, Vol II, Spectrum Books Nigeria, 2001. 20 pp. ISBN 9780292535 GBP 5.95 Euro 9.30 Herbal first aid kit. A book for the family By Z U. Shariff, Natural Pharmacy Series, Vol III, Spectrum Books Nigeria, 2001. 42 pp. ISBN 9780292551 GBP 5.95 Euro 9.30 African Books Collective The Jam Factory, 27 Park End Street, Oxford OX1 1HU, England Fax: +44 1865 793 298 Email: abc@africanbookscollective.com Send orders from within Africa to: Spectrum House PMB 5612, Ibadan, Nigeria Fax: +234 2 231 27 05

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format:	News Item biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 2002
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/47639 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99603
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