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© 2012 by Stephen Buhner

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Buhner, Stephen Harrod.

Herbal antibiotics / by Stephen Harrod Buhner.—2nd ed.

   p.; cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-60342-987-0 (pbk.: alk. paper)

I. Title.

[DNLM: 1. Herbal Medicine—methods. 2. Anti-Bacterial

Agents—therapeutic use. 3. Bacterial Infections—drug therapy.

4. Plant Preparations—therapeutic use. WB 925]

616.9’201—dc23

2012004609