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005			20240726105426.0
008			130921s2012 at a o 000 0 eng d
040			_aEBLCP _beng _erda _cEBLCP _dYDXCP _dTEFOD _dNT
020			_a9781925078077 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)l((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)ctronic bk.
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050	0	4	_aQK99 _b.M435 2012
049			_aNTA
100	1		_aWilliams, Cheryll J. _e1
245	1	0	_aMedicinal plants in AustraliaCheryll J. Williams.
246	3	0	_aPlants, potions and poisons
260			_aSydney : _bRosenberg Publishing, _c(c)2012.
300			_a1 online resource (472 pages) : _bcolor illustrations.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
500			_aDescription based upon print version of record.
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505	0	0	_aForeword; Introduction: Toxic Plants -- _tFriends or Foes?; Chapter 1. TALES OF MISADVENTURE; Chapter 2. THE ART OF DETOXIFICATION: REFINING TOXIC PLANTS; Chapter 3. CONVOLVULACEAE:MEDICINAL BUSH FOODS; Chapter 4. CULINARY CURIOSITIES: PSYCHOTIC POTATOES AND TASTY TOMATOES; Chapter 5. AROIDS: IRRITANT POISONS; Chapter 6. CAUSTICS AND CORROSIVES; Chapter 7. FOAMING FISH POISONS; Chapter 8. DRUGS FROM ICHTHYOTOXINS; Chapter 9. POISONOUS PTERIDOPHYTA; Chapter 10. CYCADS: PREHISTORIC SURVIVORS; Chapter 11. NEUROTOXINS: PLANTS OFPERILOUS CONSEQUENCE; RESOURCES; INDEX
520	0		_aPlants defend themselves against predators, including man. There are obvious defences such as stinging nettle-like strategies, and burning or blistering latex resins. Others use different methods to incapacitate. They include gastrointestinal distress (vomiting or purgation), blindness, neurological disability, or even asphyxia. This clearly illustrates the ingenuity of plant chemistry which, while daunting, has lead to some rather extraordinary discoveries. The poisonous potential of numerous plants coincides with a medicinal effect that can not be ignored. What is the difference between a po.
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650		4	_aMateria Medica.
650		4	_aMateria medica, Vegetable.
650		4	_aMedicinal plants.
650		4	_aPlants, Medicinal.
650		0	_aMedicinal plants _zAustralia.
650		0	_aMateria medica, Vegetable _zAustralia.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=639721&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
942			_cOB _D _eEB _hQK. _m2012 _QOL _R _x _8NFIC _2LOC
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell