Ben-Erik van Wyk is professor of botany at the University of Johannesburg. He is the author of Culinary Herbs and Spices of the World, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
Phytomedicines is beautifully illustrated, with an accessible reference section, and it fulfills the authors' pledge to provide a general reference book for pharmacists and lay public alike. . . . [A] welcome addition to any budding botanist's bookshelf, and a potent reminder of our complex relationship with plants. --Shaoni Bhattacharya New Scientist Phytomedicines, Herbal Drugs, and Poisons can be used as a guide for the novice herbalist, the seasoned botanist, or anyone with an interest in learning about how plants can heal (or kill). . . . The book is easy to navigate with hundreds of color photographs and chapters divided by poisonous plants, healing plants, mind-altering plants, and more. -- Gardenista