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A worldfamous ethnobotanist scours the planet in search of new natural cures, unveiling the healing power in snake venom, leech saliva, rainforest frogs, and other natural sources. 22,500 first printing.
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Taking an active part in extracting traditional health wisdom from indigenous people before corporations exterminate them, and delivering it to corporations to make into expensive products, Plotkin leads readers into Arctic wastes, ocean depths, and rain forests. He describes painkillers from the skin of rain-forest frogs, anticoagulants from leech saliva, and antitumor agents from snake venom. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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