Healing Herbs : Remedies and Recipes, Regional Traditions, Herbal Directory

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Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-02-01
Publisher(s): Thorsons Element
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Summary

A richly illustrated and uniquely comprehensive guide to herbalism, this book traces the histories of medicinal plants in different cultures, with special emphasis on their collection, their cultivation, their uses, their symbolism, and the roles they play in a vast spectrum of traditions and beliefs. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6(20)
Plants and People
8(2)
The domain of plant medicines
10(2)
Therapeutic efficacy of plants
12(2)
How plants cure
14(2)
Plants and politics
16(2)
Disease. medicine and history
18(6)
Western and traditional medicines
24(2)
Herbal Lexicon 26(46)
Yarrow/Lady's mantle/Burdock
28(2)
Onion and garlic
30(2)
Marshmallow/Bearberry
32(2)
Horseradish/Wormwood
34(2)
White birch
36(2)
Oats/Marigold
38(2)
Shepherd's purse/Caraway
40(2)
Centaury/Chamomile
42(2)
Chicory/Eyebright
44(2)
Fennel
46(2)
Yellow gentian/Hop
48(2)
St John's wort
50(2)
Walnut/Lovage
52(2)
High mallow/Horehound/Milk thistle
54(2)
Lemon balm/Basil
56(2)
Plantain/Oak
58(2)
Rosemary
60(2)
Sweet brier/Sage
62(2)
Elder
64(2)
Dandelion/Lime or linden
66(2)
Nettle
68(2)
Mullein/Valerian
70(2)
Herbal Healing in the East 72(20)
Ayurvedic principles
74(2)
Ayurvedic diagnosis
76(6)
The Chinese healing of harmony
82(2)
Elements, flavours and directions
84(4)
Popular Chinese herbs
88(2)
Thailand
90(2)
Regional Traditions 92(28)
Africa
94(4)
The South Pacific
98(4)
North America
102(8)
Central America
110(4)
South America
114(6)
Plants and Visions 120(10)
Peyote
122(4)
Sacred mushrooms
126(2)
Datura
128(2)
Health and Beauty 130(30)
The cultivation of herbs
132(4)
Collection and drying
136(2)
Herbal preparations
138(2)
Foods that cure and preserve
140(4)
Soups
144(2)
Salads
146(2)
Snacks and savouries
148(2)
Desserts
150(2)
Bread and biscuits
152(2)
Cosmetics and bathing
154(4)
Aromatherapy
158(2)
Documentary Reference 160(10)
Folklore
161(9)
Sacred trees and plants
161(2)
Near East and Europe
163(1)
Africa
164(2)
Asia and the Pacific
166(1)
North America
167(1)
Central America
168(1)
South America
169(1)
Glossary 170(2)
Bibliography 172(3)
Useful addresses 175(1)
Plant index 176(3)
General index 179(4)
Picture credits 183

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