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Heil-, Gift- und Essbare Pflanzen in Namibia [Medicinal, Poisonous, and Edible Plants in Namibia]

Out of Print
By: Eberhard von Koenen(Author), M Glöckler(Foreword By)
320 pages, 128 illustrations
Heil-, Gift- und Essbare Pflanzen in Namibia [Medicinal, Poisonous, and Edible Plants in Namibia]
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  • Heil-, Gift- und Essbare Pflanzen in Namibia [Medicinal, Poisonous, and Edible Plants in Namibia] ISBN: 9783980451826 Edition: 3 Hardback Jan 2007 Out of Print #226790
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Language: German

Those who live with nature, will have an incomparable wealth of knowledge in their hands with this book – a body of knowledge that otherwise is threatened being lost. The book describes 600 plants in their characteristics and effects, and additionally shows 117 of them in wonderful artistic detail drawings. The author is a scientist and artist at the same time. 25 years of research – including the knowledge of a number of traditional healers – are documented here.

Extensive lists of plant families, local names, medical effects, write-ups about the habitats and traditional uses etc. round off this timeless work and make it incomparably valuable.

Summary in German:
Wer mit der Natur lebt, wird mit diesem Buch einen unvergleichlichen Fundus an Wissen in der Hand halten – ein Wissen, das sonst verloren zu gehen droht. Das Buch beschreibt 600 Pflanzen, von denen 117 zusätzlich in wunderbaren künstlerischen Detailzeichnungen dargestellt sind, in ihren Eigenschaften und Wirkungen. Der Autor ist Wissenschaftler und Künstler zugleich. 25 Jahre Forschung – eingeschlossen das Wissen einer Anzahl traditioneller Heiler – sind hier dokumentiert.

Umfangreiche Auflistungen der Pflanzenfamilien, der einheimischen Namen, der medizinischen Wirkungen, Texte über die Biotope und über Traditionelle Heiler usw. runden das zeitlose Werk ab und machen es unvergleichlich wertvoll.

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Out of Print
By: Eberhard von Koenen(Author), M Glöckler(Foreword By)
320 pages, 128 illustrations
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