Author: Teoh, Eng Soon
Title: Orchids as Aphrodisiac, Medicine or Food
Description: Springer 2019 376, col + b/w text figs. . HB. Fine, as new.. This is the first book providing a complete worldwide coverage of orchids being employed as aphrodisiacs, medicine or charms, and food. Opening with an in-depth historical account of orchids, the author describes how the Theory of Signatures influenced ancient herbalists to regard terrestrial orchid tubers as aphrodisiacs. Doctors and apothecaries promoted it during the Renaissance. Usage of orchids in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Indian Ayurvedic Medicine; by Tibetan yogis and Amchi healers for longevity pills, tonics and aphrodisiacs; by Africans to prepare 'health promoting' chikanda or as survival food when lost in the Australian bush are some highlights of the book. Early settlers in America and the East Indies often relied on native remedies and employment of orchids for such needs is described. Also covered are the search for medicinal compounds by scientists, attempts to prove the orchid's efficacy by experiment and the worry of conservationists.. [9783030182540]
Keywords: Medicinal Plants; Orchidaceae; Orchids
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Title: Orchids as Aphrodisiac, Medicine or Food
Description: Springer 2019 376, col + b/w text figs. . HB. Fine, as new.. This is the first book providing a complete worldwide coverage of orchids being employed as aphrodisiacs, medicine or charms, and food. Opening with an in-depth historical account of orchids, the author describes how the Theory of Signatures influenced ancient herbalists to regard terrestrial orchid tubers as aphrodisiacs. Doctors and apothecaries promoted it during the Renaissance. Usage of orchids in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Indian Ayurvedic Medicine; by Tibetan yogis and Amchi healers for longevity pills, tonics and aphrodisiacs; by Africans to prepare 'health promoting' chikanda or as survival food when lost in the Australian bush are some highlights of the book. Early settlers in America and the East Indies often relied on native remedies and employment of orchids for such needs is described. Also covered are the search for medicinal compounds by scientists, attempts to prove the orchid's efficacy by experiment and the worry of conservationists.. [9783030182540]
Keywords: Medicinal Plants; Orchidaceae; Orchids
Price: GBP 35.00 = appr. US$ 49.98 Seller: Pemberley Natural History Books
- Book number: S61106
- Book number: S61106
See more books from our catalog: Botany,Orchids