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James A. Duke (born 1929) is an American botanist. He is known for his numerous publications on botanical medicine, including the CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs. He is notable for developing the Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases at the USDA.

Biography

James "Jim" A. Duke, Ph.D was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He received his doctorate in botany from the University of North Carolina in 1961.

Books by Duke

• Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, 2nd Ed. (2002). CRC Press, ISBN 0-8493-1284-1
• The Green Pharmacy (1998). St. Martin's, ISBN 0-312-96648-2
• Handbook of Biological Active Phytochemicals & Their Activity (1992). CRC Press, ISBN 0-8493-3670-8
• Medicinal Plants of China (1984). Reference Pubns, ISBN 0-917256-20-4