National Geographic guide to medicinal herbs : the world's most effective healing plants
Johnson, Rebecca L.2010
Book
ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES, HEALING & HEALTH. "Because I have long worked to make accurate information on botanical remedies available to consumers as well as to doctors, pharmacists, and allied health professionals, I am delighted to see the appearance of the National Geographic "Guide to Medicinal Herbs." This excellent guide is the work of a team of highly qualified botanical and medical experts, including two of my colleagues from the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine. It offers reliable, up-to-date, practical information about 72 of the most important medicinal herbs." --Andrew Weil, M.D., from the Foreword. There is a world of health and healing all around you--in your spice rack, your backyard, and on the shelves of health food and grocery stores. This informative guide is a reference you will keep at the ready, connecting 72 of the world's most common and useful medicinal herbs with the body systems they help and heal.
Main title:
National Geographic guide to medicinal herbs : the world's most effective healing plants / Rebecca L. Johnson & Steven Foster, Tieraona Low Dog, David Kiefer ; photography by Steven Foster ; foreword by Andrew Weil.
Imprint:
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2010.
Collation:
383 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Includes indexes.
Contents:
Partial contents: Machine generated contents note: ch. One Mental Health and the Nervous System -- Butterbur -- Feverfew -- Hops -- Kava -- Lemon Balm -- Passionflower Passionflower Harvest -- Skullcap -- St. John's Wort -- Valerian -- ch. Two Respiratory System -- Astragalus -- Echinacea -- Echinacea Harvest -- Elder -- Eucalyptus Licorice -- Mullein -- Pelargonium -- Sage -- Thyme -- ch. Three Heart and Circulation -- Bilberry -- Cacao, Chocolate -- Cinnamon -- Ginkgo -- Grapes, Grape Seed Hawthorn -- Hibiscus -- Horse Chestnut -- Tea -- Tea Harvest -- ch. Four Digestive System -- Chamomile -- Fennel -- Garlic -- Garlic Harvest -- Ginger -- Goldenseal Milk Thistle -- Peppermint -- Psyllium -- Slippery Elm -- Turmeric -- ch. Five Joints, Muscles, and Skin -- Aloe -- Aloe Harvest -- Arnica -- Calendula -- Cat's Claw -- Cayenne Comfrey -- Devil's Claw -- Rosemary -- Tea Tree -- Willow Bark -- Witch Hazel -- ch. Six Urinary and Male Health -- Juniper -- Parsley -- Pomegranate -- Pygeum --
ISBN:
9781426207006
Dewey class:
615.321
LC class:
RM666.H33
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
113131
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Kathleen Syme Carlton | -Health | HEALTH 615.321 JOHN | Available |