Bradley, Peter. British Herbal Compendium. Volume 2. A handbook of scientific information on widely used plant drugs.
1st. Ed. Pub. BHMA. 2006 pp.xvi, 411 with many figs. in text. Large 8vo. New hardback.
Companion volume to the BHMA’s British Herbal Phamacopoeia. It covers further plant drugs, major botanicals, including Agnus Castus, Echinacea, Gingko, Saw Palmetto, St. John’s Wort, and on many others widely used but less well documented.
£59.50 [ref: 52419]
Bramwell, D. (Ed.). Plants and Islands.
1st. Ed. Pub. Academic Press. 1979 pp.x, 459 with b/w. photos., figs., maps. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine hardback in fine dw.
The aim of this work was to draw attention to the scientific importance of islands, to review knowledge of insular floras and to emphasize the necessity for further research on the taxonomy and biology of island plants.
£45.00 [ref: 56252]
Brickell, C.D. and Mathew, B. Daphne. The Genus in the Wild and in Cultivation.
1st. Ed. Pub. Alpine Garden Society. 1976 pp.194 with col. & b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. Inscription to ffep. Fine hardback in vg. dw., with surface production ripples.
A guide to the genus Daphne both from the horticultural and botanical viewpoints.
£9.00 [ref: 71054]
Briggs, D. & Walters, S.M. Plant variation and evolution.
2nd. Ed. Rep. with Corr. Pub Cambridge Uni Press. 1988 pp.xv, 412 with b/w. illus. and figs. 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
After describing the historical background of plant variation studies, this book shows the remarkable insight that work on living plants has given us into the processes of plant evolution.
£10.00 [ref: 61147]
Briggs, David. Plant Microevolution and Conservation in Human-influenced Ecosystems.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Univ. Press. 2009 pp.xix, 597 with b/w. figs. 4to. Fine softback. RRP £53.99.
An examination of the human influences on the evolutionary process.
£22.00 [ref: 63335]
British Herbal Medicine Association. A Guide to Traditional Herbal Medicines. A sourcebook of accepted traditional uses of medicinal plants within Europe.
Pub. BHMA. 2003 pp.256. A new softback copy.
£20.00 [ref: 55310]
British Herbal Medicine Association. British Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1983.
Anniversary Ed. Pub. BHMA. 2015 pp.255. This anniversary edition is a presentation of the original text of 1983. In this edition, the text is much clearer and as a result, much easier on the eye than in previous reprints.
Widely acknowledged as a classic, the British Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1983 is still in demand after more than a quarter of a century. To countless practitioners and students it has offered a sound introduction to the study of herbal medicine and remains an essential reference work in their personal libraries. The monograph provides quality criteria and therapeutic information for 232 botanical drugs, presented in a structured format of exceptional clarity.
£35.00 [ref: 46452]
British Herbal Medicine Association. British Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1996.
Pub. BHMA. 1996 pp.212. A new hardback.
For those serious about the study of phytotherapy this is probably already on your reading list. It is especially good for those who prefer the scientific approach. The book consists of a series of monographs on a number of herbs and their descriptions, constituents and medical usage plus useful information on dosage etc.
£50.00 [ref: 47162]
British Herbal Medicine Association. (Bradley, P. (Ed.)) British Herbal Compendium. Volume 1. A handbook of scientific information on widely used plant drugs. Companion to the British Herbal Pharmacopoeia.
Pub. BHMA. 2010 1st Softback Edition. pp.239 with text figs. A new copy. Softback.
Produced by the BHMA Scientific Committee and edited by Peter Bradley, the Volume 1 monographs offer authoritative summaries of Constituents (with phytochemical structure diagrams) and Therapeutics, copiously referenced to worldwide scientific literature, together with a section on Regulatory Status and excerpts from French guidelines and German Commission E monographs.
£34.00 [ref: 46453]