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This revision of Tvlers Herbs of Choice is sure to remain one of the most useful and most quoted references in the field of herbal medicine (phyto-pharmaceuticals). The text is organized into chapters based on the physiological systems. Recent references are cited to substantiate their conclusions that some herbal advocates may find to be controversial. This book will he popular not only with the consumers of herbal products for their self-medication but also with the many health practitioners who are Dying for the latest information on this subject. It will also be a useful text for college courses and continuing education programs for nurses pharmacists dentists and physicians a like. About the Author James E. Robbersis Professor Emeritus of Pharmacognosy at Purdue University and a licensed pharmacist in the state of Washington. His research interests and publications are related to isolation biosynthesis and physiology of fungal metabolites. In addition he was the co-author of the seventh eighth and ninth editions of the textbook Pharmacognosy and the recently published Pharmacognosy and Pharmacobiolechnology (1996). His work has been recognized by election to honorary membership in the American Society of Pharmacognosy. Varro E. Tyler is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Pharmacognosy at Purdue University in West Lafayette Indiana. In his professional area Dr. Tyler has served as the first president of the American Society of Pharmacognosy as well as president of the American Association of the Colleges of Pharmacy the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education and the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy. He is a fellow of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is an honorary member of the American Society of Pharamacognosy and the Society for Medicinal Plant Research and the Society for Economic Botany named him the Distinguished Economic Botanist of the Year for 1995. Active in community affairs Dr. Tyler has served as president of the Lafayette Home Hospital chairman of the board of North Central Health Services Inc. and a director of the Greater Lafayette Community Foundation.