The Encyclopedia Of Medicinal Plants

"Based on the latest scientific research, The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants provides a fascinating insight into the chemistry of herbs and their healing properties, explaining how and why they work as medicines within the body." "The major herbal traditions practiced in different regions of the world - Europe, India, China, Africa, Australia, and the Americas - are vividly described and reviewed from a historical perspective, revealing the intimate connection between the growth of herbal medicine and the culture in which it is used." "A unique photographic index profiles more than 550 plants with detailed information on habitat and cultivation, parts used, active constituents, therapeutic properties, research, and traditional and current uses. The profiles of the 100 most commonly used plants also explain herbal preparations and give recommendations for self-treatment." "A practical section outlines how to grow, harvest, and store medicinal plants. The easy-to-follow photographic guide shows how to make different types of remedies for home use, with expert guidance on the self-treatment of more than 60 common ailments."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

334 plants are described as to family, general information, parts used, chemical compounds, properties, form of use, and miscellaneous notes. Entries include photographs in color. Glossary. Index.

An encyclopedia of North American medicinal plants, this classic herbalist’s guide goes inside Native American herbalism and other natural healing traditions around the world For more than twenty years, this pioneering work had served as a bible for herbalists throughout the world. It is an illustrated encyclopedic guide to more than two hundred medicinal plants found in North America, with descriptions of each plant’s appearance and uses, and directions for methods of use and dosage. Native American traditions are compared with traditional uses of the same plants among other cultures where the science of herbs has flourished, particularly in Russia and China. Included is an annotated bibliography of pertinent books and periodicals.

Mother Nature provides us with all the remedies we need. So, why are these gifts often overlooked? Most ailments can be prevented and remedied with affordable, often free, herbal remedies, which were once common knowledge. Some may have been blessed with herbalist parents, but it's ok if not. It is never too late to start learning. Our bodies give us signs to heal imbalances. If we ignore these signs and ONLY rely on conventional medicine to treat the symptoms instead of searching for and healing the root cause, it can be a recipe for disaster. To me, sacrificing our health and happiness is NOT an option when learning to make and use herbal medicine "the people's medicine", has never been easier. Expect to save much of your well-earned money. Feel the EXCITEMENT of creating your own herbal medicine with The Art of Herbal healing. This book guides you through each step of your herbal journey with well-organized and easy-to-follow knowledge. Here are some ways this book can be your herbal best friend: To remind you, when you're hiking and a swarm of mosquitoes attacks you that you can harvest some of that Plantain you see literally everywhere and apply it to your itchy, burning skin To help you see Nettle-those stinging plants that pop up EVERYWHERE as the gift they are and to show you how to make a super nutritive and healing tea To introduce you to 40 herbs, how to work with them safely and how to grow and harvest them with beautiful illustrations to guide you To show you how to make and enjoy practical herbal recipes that are really simple to make including natural salves, lotions, teas, tonics, tinctures, herbal remedies, poultices, syrups, herbal pills, and more To advise you on 71 common ailments and their natural remedies Thousands of happy herbalists have discovered their natural inner healing potential with this book, and so can you! And you can order right now!

In an easy to use dictionary style of A–Z presentation, this volume lists the taxonomy and medicinal usage of Indian plants. Also given are both traditional Indian and international synonyms along with details of the habitats of the plants. This book, illustrated by over 200 full-color figures, is aimed at bringing out an updated Acute Study Dictionary of plant sources of Indian medicine. The text is based on authentic treatises which are the outcome of scientific screening and critical evaluation by eminent scholars. The Dictionary is presented in a user-friendly format, as a compact, handy, easy to use and one-volume reference work.

The global popularity of herbal supplements and the promise they hold in treating various disease states has caused an unprecedented interest in understanding the molecular basis of the biological activity of traditional remedies. Herbal Medicine: Biomolecular and Clinical Aspects focuses on presenting current scientific evidence of biomolecular ef

"An easy reference guide to 256 herbs, each herb illustrated in full color. Comprehensive information on growing, collecting and storing herbs Discusses the therapeutic properties of medicinal herbs Glossaries of both botanical and medical terms."--Amazon.com.