A treasury of plants / une coproduction Lieurac Productions, Nanook, Simple Production and Tag/Traum Filmproduktion ; un film de Michèle Decoust et Basile Sallustio.

While acknowledging the achievements of the pharmaceutical industry, this program offers an alternative perspective on the production of medicines, emphasizing the use of plants and herbs instead of synthetic compounds. Beginning with a historical overview of plant remedies -- including evidence of...

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Corporate Authors:	Lieurac Productions, Nanook (Firm), Simple Production (Firm), Tag/Traum Filmproduktion, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Other Authors:	Decoust, Michèle, Sallustio, Basile, Le Bayon, François, Lepaige, Hugues
Language:	English Multiple languages
Language and/or Writing System:	In English and various languages with English voiceovers.
Published:	Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2006], ©2006.
Series:	Plant wars.
Subjects:	Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France) Laboratoire Pierre-Fabre. Centre of natural medicine. Medicinal plants > History. Herbs > Therapeutic use > History. Materia medica, Vegetable > History. Traditional medicine > History. Pharmacognosy > History. Pharmaceutical industry > History. Cancer > Treatment. Documentary films.
Genre:	Documentary films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Treasury of plant medicines.
Format:	Video DVD