[Read and download] Edible Medicines: An Ethnopharmacology of Food
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| #1096574 in Books | Nina L Etkin | 2008-03-06 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.80 x6.00l,.94 | File Name: 0816527482 | 304 pages | Edible Medicines An Ethnopharmacology of Food
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"This rich book offers a balanced biocultural explanation of how food and culture meet in our cuisines to foster health across the globe." —Plant Science Bulletin|| "In her succinct conclusions, Etkin's writing shines as she describes her ob
Chile pepper is used today as a flavoring, but Aztecs also applied it for toothache, sore throat, and asthma. The tonic properties of coffee have been recorded in Islamic pharmacopoeia since the eleventh century, and many peoples have used it to protect against Parkinson’s disease. Although much has been documented regarding the nutritional values of foods, until recently little attention has been paid to the pharmacologic potential of diet.
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