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 | The Natural History of Medicinal Plants by Judith Sumner, Mark J. (Frw) Plotkin Paperback, 252 Pages, Published 2008 ISBN-10: 0-88192-957-3 / 0881929573 ISBN-13: 978-0-88192-957-7 / 9780881929577 Wild and cultivated plants have provided humans with cures for thousands of years. Aspirin, for example, the most widely used drug in the Western pharmacopoeia, was first isolated from willows to treat fever, pain, and inflammation. Writing for the lay reader, the author surveys the history of the u | |