Explains how plant defenses were found to be useful medicinally, and introduces the new field of zoopharmacognosy that studies patterns in animal interactions w

Wild and cultivated plants have provided humans with cures for thousands of years. Aspirin, for example, the most widely used drug in the Western pharmacopoeia,

Explores the development of natural history since the Renaissance and contextualizes current discussions of biodiversity.

Learn how medicinal plants work from the chemical level upward Understanding Medicinal Plants: Their Chemistry and Therapeutic Action is designed to teach the c

As the first botanical history of World War II, Plants Go to War examines military history from the perspective of plant science. From victory gardens to drugs,