Enzyklopädie Der Psychoaktiven Pflanzen : Botanik, Ethnopharmakologie Und Anwendungen
Aarau: AT Verlag, 2001.
5 Auflage. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Item #16484
ISBN: 3855025703
Light wear; Dust Jacket light edgewear. Solid oversize hardcover. ; German language. Everything about psychoactive plants and substances. Botany, cultivation methods, preparation and dosage, history, ritual and medicinal uses, ingredients, effects, marketing forms and regulations. The world's first comprehensive work on the subject, based on the latest scientific findings: almost 1,000 pages, over 800 color photos. "This book is the world's first comprehensive work to systematically explore the world of psychoactive plants based on the current state of scientific knowledge. The plants are described in monographs with all relevant information on botany, appearance, cultivation methods, preparation and dosage, history, ritual and medicinal uses, ingredients, effects, marketing formats, and any applicable regulations. Many of the plants are illustrated. Rätsch consistently examines psychoactive plants in the context of their cultural significance and is at the forefront of scientific and ethnopharmacological research. An indispensable work for anyone interested in psychoactive plants and in-depth plant knowledge in general. In this book, renowned ethnologist and author Christian Rätsch has comprehensively and systematically documented psychoactive plants for the first time. His encyclopedia of psychoactive plants has been published in numerous editions, has been repeatedly revised and updated, and has long been considered a standard work on the subject." ; German Edition; 941 pages.
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