The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
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"The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines" by T. H. Pardo de Tavera is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work provides a comprehensive exploration of the medicinal uses of various native plants found in the Philippines, along with their botanical descriptions and applications in traditional medicine. The book aims to document the rich therapeutic practices associated with Filipino flora, emphasizing the intersection of local knowledge and formal medical
science. The opening portion of the work includes a translator's preface and the author's preface, explaining the dedication to studying and documenting the medicinal plants of the Philippines based on both indigenous practices and scientific inquiries. Tavera shares his experiences collecting botanical specimens and notes that the text serves as a resource for medical professionals eager to understand tropical medicine better. The prefaces also highlight the importance of native therapeutics and the potential advantages of local plants over exotic alternatives in treating diseases, setting the stage for the detailed descriptions of medicinal species that follow in the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Pardo de Tavera, T. H. (Trinidad Hermenegildo), 1857-1925 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Thomas, Jerome Beers, 1867- |
| Title | The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines |
| Credits |
Produced by Bryan Ness, Jeroen Hellingman, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 56.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | QK: Science: Botany |
| Subject | Medicinal plants -- Philippines |
| Subject | Botany -- Philippines |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 26393 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-26393-9 |
| Release Date | Aug 22, 2008 |
| Last Update | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2223 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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