Medicinal plants of Laos / edited by Djaja Djendoel Soejarto (Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Adjunct Curator, Science and Education, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, USA), Kongmany Sydara (Former Director General, Institute of Traditional Medicine, Ministry of Health, Vientiane, Laos, and Invited Lecturer, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Health Sciences, Vientiane, Laos), Bethany Gwen Elkington (Research Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Research Associate, Science and Education, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, USA).

"This book provides a description on medicinal plants of Laos, including their role in maintaining health care among the population, their potential as a source for new medicinal compounds, their preservation, and their importance to the well being of the communities for present and future generatio...

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