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Record ID marc_loc_updates/v39.i38.records.utf8:10091112:1302
Source Library of Congress
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LEADER: 01302nam a22002778a 4500
001 2011034281
003 DLC
005 20110916105238.0
008 110914s2011 ncu be 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011034281
020 $a9780786447077 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aRM666.H33$bM665 2011
082 00 $a615.3/2103$223
100 1 $aMorrow, John A.$q(John Andrew),$d1971-
245 10 $aEncyclopedia of Islamic herbal medicine /$cJohn Andrew Morrow.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland,$c2011.
263 $a1110
300 $ap. cm.
520 $a"Combining classical Arabic primary sources with an exhaustive survey of modern scientific studies, this encyclopedia features a multidisciplinary approach which should prove useful for both practitioners and followers of herbal medicine. Entries include each herb's botanical and alternate names, a summary of its 'prophetic prescription,' its properties and uses, and a guide to related contemporary scientific studies"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aHerbs$xTherapeutic use$vEncyclopedias.
650 0 $aMateria medica, Vegetable$vEncyclopedias.
650 0 $aMedicine, Arab$vEncyclopedias.
650 0 $aIslam$vEncyclopedias.