PDR for Herbal Medicines, 4th Edition [Hardcover]
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From Publishers Weekly
Known for their reference manuals (Physicians’ Desk Reference; PDR Medical Dictionary; PDR for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements) that have been indispensable to the medical world, PDR has compiled a list of extensive explanations of more than 600 herbal medications available. Addressing the influx of natural supplements into mainstream supermarkets, PDR intends to educate consumers and assist them in choosing the best herbs to treat an ailment or simply to help maintain a healthy life. Arranged by the herb’s Latin name (cross-referenced by common name), each herbal entry contains pertinent information: description, physical properties, intended usage and expected effects, precautions and adverse reactions, recommended dosage and references for additional reading. To assist in identifying these supplements, the editors have included color photos of many of these herbs as they exist naturally. The indexes are also helpful; one lists bot (more…)
Medical Herbalism: The Science Principles and Practices Of Herbal Medicine [Hardcover]
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Review
“David Hoffmann has produced an herbal reference masterpiece. This is one of the most comprehensive and detailed reference books to be produced in many years and will become one of the standard texts for professionals and researchers. I will place it next to my desk with my most often-used books.” (Mark Blumenthal, founder and executive director of the American Botanical Council, editor of HerbalGram, and senior editor of The Complete German Commission E Monographs–Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines and The ABC Clinical Guide to Herbs )“Hoffmann beautifully blends science with his very holistic approach to herbal healing, displaying a true gift for making chemistry and physiology easy to understand. He not only suggests herbs and dietary changes to treat many conditions but explains why they work. Such knowledge aids both practitioner and herb user in understanding how they can choose the most effective and safe herbs. I applaud this as an important bo (more…)
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Garden Witch’s Herbal: Green Magick, Herbalism & Spirituality [Paperback]
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Every Witch needs a little corner of the world to tend. Deepen your connection to the earth and watch your magickal skills blossom. Ellen Dugan presents a variety of ways to honor and work with the plant kingdom in this charming hands-on guide to green magick and spirituality. Designed to enhance any tradition or style of the Craft, this handy herbal reference provides the physical description, folklore, magickal qualities, and spellwork correspondences for a wealth of flowers, trees, and herbs, and features forty-seven botanical drawings. Conjuring a Garden with Heart • Green Witchery in the City Wildflowers and Witchery • Magick of the Hedgerows The Magick and Folklore of Trees • Gothic Herbs and Forbidden PlantsHerbs and Plants of the Sabbats • Herbs of the Stars • Magickal Herbalism “The conversational tone of Garden Witch’s Herbal is a refreshing change from other garden-variety horticulture books and makes Dugan’s herbal entertaining as well a (more…)
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Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure (Kindle Edition)
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This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
The Earthwise Herbal: A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal Plants [Paperback]
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Review
“In The Earthwise Herbal, Matthew Wood has revived the richness, depth, and dignity of the herbal medicine of the old masters, while at the same time endowing it with a new cosmopolitan, cross-cultural flavor that lifts it to a genuinely planetary level.”—Rudolph Ballentine, MD, author of Radical Healing“Matthew Wood propounds with great clarity, wisdom, and his own experience the gifts the earth in its wisdom has given us in the form of amazing medicines for almost all our ills, whether of body, mind, emotion, personality, or constitution. How refreshing it is to find a new herbal that explores the depths of each plant’s contribution and does not attribute its powers solely or even mainly to its chemical constituents.”—Anne McIntyre, English Herbalist“What [Matthew Wood] brings to herbalism is a first-hand sense of the old Western herbal knowledge with each plant steeped in its historic role.”—The American Herb Association“Another (more…)
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Jerry Baker’s Garden of Herbal Delights
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In this 88-minute program, Jerry Baker introduces you to the fast, fun, and wonderful world of herbs! Youll learn his secrets for making herbal teas, tonics, and remedies, and the best ways to use them in and around the house. By touching, tasting, smelling, and feeling the power of herbs, you and your family will enjoy happier, healthier lives right from your very own backyard or window garden! Your journey begins in the garden, as Jerry explains which “garden spots” make your herbs the happiest. His tried and true tonics will get your plants off to a rip roarin start, and then his tips and tricks on harvesting, drying, and storing these wonders of nature will provide you with an amazing array of herbal delights. Throughout the program, Jerry highlights a variety of tonics that you can use in your home, kitchen, garden, or for better health.
The Herbal Home Remedy Book: Simple Recipes for Tinctures, Teas, Salves, Tonics, and Syrups (Herbal Body) [Paperback]
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Believe it or not, your backyard holds the secrets of generations of healing wisdom. From blackberry bushes to dandelion flowers, violets greens to white pine sap – healing plants are everywhere, and The Herbal Home Remedy Book is like a guided walk through the woods and fields with a master herbalist. You’ll learn how to identify gather, and use 25 healing herbs to make natural remedies in the form of teas, tinctures, salves, wines, vinegars, syrups, and lozenges. Natural antibiotic formulas from garlic, nosebleed remedies from peppermint leaf, sunburn relief from violets, and many others are woven among rich herbal folklore including Native American legends and stories. The Herbal Home Remedy Book is a full course in healing herbalist for you and your family.
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A Modern Herbal (Volume 1, A-H): The Medicinal, Culinary, Cosmetic and Economic Properties, Cultivation and Folk-Lore of Herbs, Grasses, Fungi, Shrubs & Trees with Their Modern Scientific Uses [Paperback]
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Volume 1 of the fullest, most exact, most useful compilation of herbal material. Gigantic alphabetical encyclopedia, from aconite to zedoary, gives botanical information, medical properties, folklore, economic uses, much else. Indispensable to serious reader. Total in set: 161 illustrations.
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7 Days Herbal Slim
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[Specification] 350mg×6 capsules×5 pcs
[Usage & Dosage] 1time/day, 1capsule/time (before or after breakfast)
[Storage] Store in a cool (room temperature), dry and dark condition..
[Shelf life] 24 months Caution:
[Suitable age] 16-65 age group
[Target group] Except for the simple obesity, the product is more suitable to the stubborn obesity and people who have tried to lose weight repeatedly but no effect.
[Special reminders] Not applicable for children, pregnant women, and people with heart attack, high blood pressure, sugar diabetes and nephropathy.
The Herbal Handbook: A User’s Guide to Medical Herbalism [Paperback]
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Review
David Hoffmann explores the full range of healing capabilities of herbs. — Lets LiveIn some ways, then, The Herbal Handbook is an understatement–the scientific data is integrated so seemlessly into the traditional lore that Hoffman’s extensive technical and scientific background could easily be missed. — Whole Earth, 1998
Well-respected herbalist David Hoffmann’s comprehensive and practical guide to herbal medicine. * Discusses the history and modern practice of herbalism, including * Chinese, Native American, and Welsh influences. * Includes a practical reference section listing the effects of * various herbs, with prescriptions on how to use them for a wide * range of illnesses. * Covers the fundamentals of growing, drying, storing, and cooking with herbs. * Over 45,000 copies of previous edition sold. This compendium of medical herbalism by one of the most eminent herbalists practicing today is both comprehensive and pr (more…)
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