09.01.09
To assist manufacturers in the proper identification of plant raw materials, the American Botanical Council (ABC) and the Missouri Botanical Garden have introduced a guide called “The Identification of Medicinal Plants: A Handbook of the Morphology of Botanicals in Commerce.” The guide is intended to help ensure accuracy in the growing, harvesting, collecting, drying, storage and processing of medicinal plant materials. The handbook features 113 botanical entries covering more than 150 different species of botanicals in commerce, as well as 87 detailed black-and-white line drawings. It also contains a brief review of basic plant structure, some practical advice on identification, an introduction to botanical nomenclature, a glossary, a reference list and an index. For further information: www.herbalgram.org