A botanical masterpiece! The most complete a to z reference guide to utilizing herbs for health and beauty. The herbal bible every reference library should have on their shelf. A much needed comprehensive reference guide to ensure the safe and effective use of herbs and their preparations. Millions of people use vitamins or herbs along with prescription drugs and over the counter (OTC) medications. Find out which herbs and other nutritional supplements can help prescriptions work better or reduce adverse reactions. And which combinations are dangerous and should never be taken together. Great attention to detail for the professional herbalist as well as the novice. For anyone interested in learning about the many uses of healing plants. A welcome addition to the bookshelves of herbalists, plant enthusiasts and botanists. * Separates fact from fiction concerning herbal medicine! * Information on more than 400 botanicals ranging from well-known herbs such as Chamomile and Ginseng to less familiar herbs such as Kava and Muirapuama. * Botanical remedies that enhance the body's ability to heal itself. These safe, non-invasive therapies are proving to be more powerful than the often harmful drugs and surgeries that comprise the modern medicines of today. * Appropriate precautions, adverse reactions, and possible prescription drug and over the counter (OTC) interactions with the use of herbs and other nutritional supplements. * The only natural health reference book that is both comprehensive and user-friendly. Healing Food Chemicals and other Natural Supplements. Make Your Own Fragrances. Non-Toxic Household Cleaners. Natural Insect Repellents. Pet Care. ...and MUCH MORE.

Behind the walls of a hidden monastery garden, a master herbalist teaches the secrets of healing to his apprentice. Half a world away, a tribal shaman gathers medicinal roots along the Amazon. In the hills of Tibet, a Buddhist monk brews a pot of green tea for an ailing brother. And, at home in a coastal Mediterranean cottage, a young mother keeps her child's fever at bay with a simple spoonful of thyme.

For centuries, people across continents and cultures have experimented with the restoring properties of "nature's bouquet." And you, too, can enhance the flavor and vitality of your everyday meals with the health benefits found in such herbs as thyme, basil, parsley, cinnamon, dill, and many others. As a source of vitamins and antioxidants, herbs are natural energy boosters and disease fighters--and you can add them to your menu with the easy-to-prepare recipes found in this book. From amazing appetizers and super salads to extraordinary entrees and dynamic desserts, The Magic Teaspoon offers it all--with just the flick of a teaspoon:

More than 100 recipes for health-boosting meals and snacks--listing the healing virtues each herb brings to your table "The All Naturals" herb chart revealing the best herbs to choose for specific health issues Vegetable profiles--from artichokes to zucchini How to make processed foods healthier The Sugar Lover's Survival Guide How to make potent herbal purees for instant energizers The 25 top teas for healing The health properties found in honey, vinegar, and olive oil And much more

This book deals with all the basics of ayurveda like measurements, types of quaths, ointments, liniments, decoctions, ingredients of some well known ayurvedic formulations available in the market.

Originally published in 1935, this brilliant little book contains a host of geniune Romany Remedies collated by Gipsy Petulengro, Grandson of the old gypsy tinker, Petulengro, immortalised by George Borrow in"The Romany Rye" and "Lavengro." All the remedies should be taken with a pinch of salt (or in some cases, not at all ) but the majority of them still make good sense today and the book is a fascinating read. Contents Include Remedies, Ointments, Embrocations and Liniments, Recipes, Dog Hints, Fakes, Fishing, Poaching and Other Tricks and Recipes. Contains alleged remedies for Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Jaundice, Dyspepsia and Deafness. Remedies: Aperient, Appendicitis, Asthma and Chest Complaints, Bad Blood, Scurvy, Eruptions, Bad Legs, Ulcers, Bladder trouble, Blood Pressure, Boils and carbuncles, Catarrh, Catarrh of the Bladder ( ), Chilblains, Colds, Constipation, Consumption, Corns, Coughs, Cystitis, Deafness, Diabetes, Diarrhoea, Dropsy, Dyspepsia, Epilepsy, Eye Afflictions, Gastritis, Gout, gravel, Hair Stimulant, Heart, Hoarseness, Indigestion, Inflamed Eyes, Influenza, Insomnia, Itches, Jaundice, Kidney complaints, Lumbago, Lung troubles, Menstrual Irregularities, Nerves, Neuralgia, Obesity, Piles, Pleurisy, Quinsy, Rheumatism, Sciatica, Sickness, Sore Throats, St Vitus' Dance, Stone in Bladder, Tapeworms and Whooping cough. And that's just the first chapter Keywords: Boils And Carbuncles Romany Rye Chilblains Dyspepsia Appendicitis Scurvy Catarrh Deafness Recipes Dropsy Jaundice Rheumatism Bad Blood Old Gypsy George Borrow Chest Complaints Liniments Geniune Pinch Of Salt Corns

A book of valuable information for growers as well as collectors of medicinal roots, barks, leaves, etc. Partial Contents: medicinal value, wild plants, diseases, marketing and prices, medicinal qualities, China, Michigan mint farm, Golden Seal, Snakeroot, Pokeweed, Mayapple, Seneca Snakeroot, Lady's Slipper, Forest roots and plants, Thicket plants, Swamp and Field Plants, Dry and rich soil plants, Medicinal herbs and shrubs. Illustrations.

Herbal remedies and dietary supplements are becoming increasingly popular. In the United States, over $5 billion is spent on these over-the-counter remedies every year. While most are benign and pose very little harm to people who take them, there are a few remedies and supplements that have adverse or side effects that could cause problems. Herbal Remedies, Dietary Supplements, and Their Impact on Emergency Care is oriented toward healthcare providers whose patients may be using one or more remedies and supplements. The information covers commonly used remedies and supplements, including vitamins, providing information about their actions, uses, common doses, adverse effects, drug interactions, and key information needed while caring for the patient during an emergency. For example, garlic, ginkgo, and others can prolong bleeding, thus it is important to know that control of bleeding may be more difficult in an injured patient. The intent of the book is to provide a quick reference guide that can be carried in a pocket or jump kit providing immediate information to emergency care personnel. It is an essential guide for emergency department physicians and nurses as well as emergency medical services (EMS) paramedics and EMTs. Although it is oriented toward emergency care providers, this guide is helpful for anyone considering using these remedies and supplements. Information is provided in bullet format for ease of locating critical information without having to read through paragraphs of text.

Culpeper was a famous astrologer/physician of the 17th century. Simmonite was famous for his herbal remedies in the early 1900s. This volume embodies the cream of the knowledge imparted by both these herbal doctors and provides a valuable reference book for anyone interested in alternative medicine. Contents Include: The Medicinal Property of Herbs and Directions for Compounding the Prescriptions of the Curative Medicines.- Selected Herbs and their Description and Medicinal Properties - Ailments and Diseases in General, Their Symptoms and Cure - Useful Prescriptions which can be made up at Home. etc. Illustrated. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

The study of botany is a delightful one. The exercise in collecting plants invigorates the health, and the examination of them, and the discrimination of their kinds, improves the intellectual qualities. Botany also is extensively applied to useful purposes. From the vegetable kingdom man derives a large share of his sustenance, and from the same source he derives agents for the cure of his complaints. There have always been medical men who have gained a knowledge of botany. No medical man should consider this education complete without a knowledge of botany. Illustrated. Partial Contents: Each herb from Amara Dulces to Yarrow are listed with brief description and use. Directions for gathering leaves, roots, barks, seeds, etc.; Table showing the temperament of all the herbs; Diseases cured by herbs; The herbs and the planets that govern them.

In Indian Spices and Condiments as Natural Healers, Dr. Bakhru describes the medicinal virtues of a variety of spices and condiments. The author's easy-to-understand and detailed descriptions expose readers to the distinctive qualities of specific spices, and their ability to treat common ailments like headaches, colds, migraines and coughs. The information in this book can assist readers in solving common health problems. In addition, readers will learn how to use spices and condiments as essential ingredients of a well-balanced natural diet.

"The Herbal Encyclopedia: A Practical Guide to the Many Uses of Herbs" is a valuable resource for those seeking more than the usual aspects of learning about our planet's valuable medicinal herbs. Besides medicinal information, included is also information regarding the spiritual uses, and growing information for those who wish to grow their own natural medicines. Compiled by a nationally certified Naturopathic Doctor, this guide is a valuable addition to any reference library. Want to learn how to feed your body naturally? Want to learn how to grow your own medicinal herbs? Want to learn ways to incorporate herbs into your worship? Want to learn how to get healthy and stay that way? Then this book is for you

Why use poisonous drugs when nature in her wisdom & beneficence has provided, in her great vegetable laboratories, the fields & the forests, relief for most of the ills of mankind? Found in this little book is a collection of valuable medicinal formulae & guide to the manufacture of botanical medicines.

Where the definitions, divisions, places, descriptions, differences, names, virtues, times of flourishing and gathering, uses, temperatures, signatures and appropriations of plants are methodically laid down. Whereunto is added, a discovery of the lesser world. Partial Contents: Physics, Philosophy, Herbs, Proper places where plants are to be found, Roots, Stalks, Leaves, Flowers, Seeds, Plants, Plants used in, and against Witchcraft, Myriad uses of plants.

For too long, doctors in this country have given up their common sense - the very thing, which I believe made this country what it is, or sadly, what it was - for the comfort of scientific theory. No thinking, just follow the company line. If patients suffer... well, that's the price you pay for medical "progress." For years, I watched my colleagues ignore common sense evidence and make the most absurd diagnoses simply because they were more inclined to worship scientific procedures than to follow age-old wisdom. Unfortunately, I did the same, until the weight of evidence and the weight on my heart forced me to look, for the first time, at the wisdom of traditional home remedies and the value of my own good old American common sense.So I put a few of them together in this book with the sincere hope that my Grandma Bell's wisdom will help you recover your common sense, and take responsibility for your own health, the same way it did for me. Now I'm not saying all of these natural remedies are viable in all cases. No one in his right mind would claim that. But it's not often, if at all, that natural remedies can cause harm. At their best, they solve your problem without dangerous drugs. At worst, they don't work, but they don't usually harm you. Oftentimes, this non-invasive, non-drug method is the first way to go. Before you spend $50 at your doctor's office and start taking expensive drugs, try the simplest method first. The human body is a wonder. It can repair itself, and usually does without intervention. So, many times, the simplest way is the best. That's what I'm offering here - simple, common sense, tried and true remedies for that oh so painful ailment that just may work for you. - William Campbell Douglass II, MD

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

In the course of his work, the writer comes in contact with a large number of people who are interested in botany as a recreation and a change from their regular work. It is noteworthy with such students that interest in a plant is considerably quickened when it can be shown that the plant in question possesses either medicinal or poisonous properties. In answer to this need, the writer compiled this book which imparts useful information and at the same time emphasizes the paramount importance of scientific training.

Gorkhas are inhabitants of the southern foothills of the Eastern Himalayas and the adjoining plains. Using their own ethnic medicines they survived thousands of years in the chilly hills and sultry mosquito and fly infested regions below. H. K Pradhan belongs to this community. Noticing miraculous effects of some such medicines, yet in early teens, he started garnering their secret tips about 45 years ago. These tips/ medicines had gradually evolved at the least since as far back as 6 millennia. He came across medicines possibly learnt by chance, by trial and error, by observing animals using herbs as medicines, and some of them believed as learnt in dreams or even with the help of occult rituals. He was curious as to how such communities could know innumerable medicines even before modern science evolved. According to a hint in the Atharvaveda, the precursor of the Ayurveda, and the Ayurvedic nomenclature of the herb, a subgroup among the ethnic Gorkha community known as Kiratas, most of who worshiped spirits, had discovered the medicinal use of the Swertia chirata herb about six millennia ago. His association with the practice of the medicines made him wonder about the discovery kidnapped in their childhood, taken possibly to the nether world and trained in Shamanism and herbal medicines by some mysterious spirit and not by human gurus. He now feels that this mysterious phenomenon also, if true at all, could be behind the huge collection of herbal medicinal tips among such tribes. This book contains over 500 detailed herbal formulations and an exclusive essay 'Bunjhankri' on the claim in first person of one such shaman, on how he was kidnapped at the age of six, taken to the nether world, trained for 86 days and left back at the very spot where from he was abducted, besides many hither to unknown aspects of herbs and herbal medicines.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

First published in 1961, A Cordiall Water collects a charming mixed bag of nostrums, elixirs, restoratives, and fortifiers and intersperces them with autobiographical anecdotes from M. F. K. Fisher's life in California, Provence, Mexico and Switzerland. These engaging recipes, "a perfect combination of superstition, instinct, and primitive knowledge" deal with commonplace ailments--sore throats, cures for cats, aging skin, fevers, PMS and hangovers. Ingredients of these extraordinary receipts are transformed into cures and preventatives told in the inimitable style of this master of the finely observed life.

Originally published in 1922, this compilation was made by employees of the Board of Health of the Territory of Hawaii. It covers herbs found in the Hawaiian Islands that were believed by the Hawaiians to possess curative and palliative properties most effective in removing physical ailments.

This book is intended to bring to you the notion and urgency of cellular purification by the best system of drainage know in m

While many countries have long utilized herbal medicine as their primary healing tools, the western world has been reluctant to examine the benefits of 'natural' remedies over 'traditional' medicine. Yet many of our 'traditional' medicines prescribed today owe their creation to various isolations and extractions from natural plant derivatives. Aspirin is derived from White Willow bark, Digitalis is derived from the Foxglove plant, and one of our major cancer drugs, Taxol, is derived from the pacific yew tree.Common Disorders, Natural Remedies is a compilation of over 100 previously published health articles by the author that target common ailments and Alternative therapies through non-toxic recommendations of concentrated nutrients, enzymes, vitamins, minerals, Amino Acids and herbs. Readers will learn how to manage many common and chronic disorders through natural means.