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A herbal of Iraq : a herbal inspired by the work of Abdul Jaleel Ibrahim Al-Quragheely, the doctor of Al-Ashab / edited by Shahina A. Ghazanfar and Chris J. Thorogood ; Arabic editor Rana Ibrahim.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English, Arabic Publisher: Richmond, Surrey, UK : Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2022Description: xv, 134 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 1842467638
  • 9781842467633
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QK99
Online resources:
Contents:
Foreword / by Abdul Jaleel Ibrahim Al-Quragheely, the doctor of Al-Ashab -- Introduction. The flora of Iraq ; Biogeography ; Flora ; Plant communities ; Desert ; Mixed shrubland ; Mountain forest ; Alpine forest ; Traditional herbal medicine in Iraq -- About this book. The selected plants ; The story of the doctor of Al-Ashab -- The plants.
The flora of Iraq is particularly rich and diverse, owing to the country's diverse habitats of deserts, plains and mountains. The inspiration for this book was the work of the Iraqi herbalist, Abdul Jaleel Ibrahim Al-Quragheely, who documented the country's flora and its uses in ethnobotanical medicine. He opened a local practice in 1990 and dispensed herbal medicines for six years when communities were most in need. A Herbal of Iraq describes 50 plants and their uses in traditional herbal medicine in the region. In addition to the wealth of information it contains, this dual language English-Arabic herbal is illustrated richly throughout with archival and contemporary botanical art.
List(s) this item appears in: Garden of Cultural Diversity | Medicinal Plants
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Non-lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves QK99.I72 A5 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 39352800189482
Total holds: 0

Bilingual text in English and Arabic.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Foreword / by Abdul Jaleel Ibrahim Al-Quragheely, the doctor of Al-Ashab -- Introduction. The flora of Iraq ; Biogeography ; Flora ; Plant communities ; Desert ; Mixed shrubland ; Mountain forest ; Alpine forest ; Traditional herbal medicine in Iraq -- About this book. The selected plants ; The story of the doctor of Al-Ashab -- The plants.

The flora of Iraq is particularly rich and diverse, owing to the country's diverse habitats of deserts, plains and mountains. The inspiration for this book was the work of the Iraqi herbalist, Abdul Jaleel Ibrahim Al-Quragheely, who documented the country's flora and its uses in ethnobotanical medicine. He opened a local practice in 1990 and dispensed herbal medicines for six years when communities were most in need. A Herbal of Iraq describes 50 plants and their uses in traditional herbal medicine in the region. In addition to the wealth of information it contains, this dual language English-Arabic herbal is illustrated richly throughout with archival and contemporary botanical art.

Text in English and Arabic.

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