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Hardcover 450 pages
265 x 240 mm page size
224 colour illustrations
131 b/w illustrations
20 tables
115 diagrams
ISBN: 978-1-874545-94-1
Price £80.00
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Dietrich
Frohne and Hans Jurgen Pfander
Department of Pharmaceutical Biology Christian-Albrecht's University,
Kiel, Germany
Consultant Editors:
Patrick
McKinney and Kirk Cumpston
University of New Mexico Health Center, New Mexico Poison Center,
Albuquque, NM, USA
English edition translated and edited by:
Inge Alford
Many garden flowers, decorative trees, house plants and wild
plants contain substances which can lead to poisoning in man or
animals. Next to medicines and household chemicals, plants or parts
of plants occupy third place in the statistics of Poison Information
Centres relating to children. Plants from all over the world are
found in most domestic environments. The majority covered here originate
in temperate zones, and the text comprehensively identifies potentially
dangerous plants, their distribution, level of toxicity, symptoms
of poisoning and suggested treatment. Illustrations range from actual
size colour and black/white photos to enlarged representations of
microscopically recognisable features in fruits and leaves.
The first edition of Poisonous Plants was extremely well received,
praised for its combination of wide coverage, ease of use and superb
colour illustrations. The second edition is a complete revision,
and contains over 50% additional text and illustrative material,
with special attention to North America. The new edition of this
practical reference work will be valued by a wide range of professional
groups, for many years to come.
Contents:
1. Problems arising from poisoning by plants, 2. Toxicologically
significant plant constituents, 3. The most important plants with
alleged or actual toxic properties, 4. Selected plants of veterinary
importance, 5. Berry-like fruits - a tabular synopsis, 6. Compilation
of leaf characters, 7. Bibliographical references, 8. Glossary of
botanical terms. Index.
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