Provides information on research about the benefits that herbs have on your health.

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Company: Ogden Publications, Inc.  (2001-11-23)
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Information regarding over-the-counter drugs. Contains color photographs of commonly used products, and a section on the diagnostics and devices sold for home use.

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Herbs is the journal of the Herb Society, which aims to increase the understanding, use, and appreciation of herbs and their benefits to health. It is the U.K.'s oldest specialist magazine devoted exclusively to herbs.

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This guide to the kitchen pharmacy discusses the entire process of preparing herbal medicines at home, from methods of growing, gathering, and drying herbs to different ways of extracting their vital essences and making healing balms, lotions, and more.

Author: James Green
Paperback:  384 pages Illustrated
Company: Crossing Press  (2000-12-30)
ISBN: 0895949903
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The new 3rd edition of Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica is designed to give practitioners the information they need to practice Chinese herbal medicine with greater understanding and confidence. It provides a wealth of new information -? more than twice the content of the previous edition -- and practical insight into more than 530 of the most commonly used herbs in the Chinese pharmacopoeia.

Drawing from a wide range of sources, both classical and modern, this edition provides unparalleled perspective and detail that goes far beyond what is available elsewhere to the Western practitioner.

Herbs are grouped in chapters by function, with expanded summaries and tables for contrast and comparison. Each herb is identified by its pharmaceutical, pinyin, botanical, and family names, as well as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and English common names.

Key characteristics are provided at the beginning of each entry, along with dosage, properties, channels entered, and relevant cautions and contraindications. This provides a quick overview of essential information.

Actions and indications are integrated with important combinations that illustrate the range of an herb?s functions, with references to appropriate formulas. This presents a more three-dimensional picture of how each herb is actually used.

Expanded commentary offers in-depth analysis and places each herb in its clinical context through rich historical references. The mechanisms of action underlying important combinations, and comparisons with similar herbs, provide a broader context for understanding how the herb can be used with optimal effect.

A section devoted to nomenclature and preparation describes the most important methods of processing and preparing each herb, and the advantages of each method. It also provides information about other commonly-used names and historical background.

Safety is an important focus of this edition, with an emphasis on proper herb identification. Issues concerning standardized products, desirable qualities, variants, and adulterants are explained for each herb. There is also extensive information on toxicity, as well as chemical constituents.

The utility of this book is enhanced by its wide range of appendices, among which are color photographs comparing the standard and adulterant forms of over 20 common herbs; tables of herbs that are indicated for specific pathologies of the five yin organs; and extensive cross references of the herbs by taxonomy, pinyin, pharmaceutical name, and other East Asian languages. There are also comprehensive indices of both herbs and formulas, as well as a general index.

Author: Dan Bensky, Steven Clavey, Erich Stoger
Hardcover:  1311 pages
Company: Eastland Press  (2004-09)
ISBN: 0939616424
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A Wealth of Herbal Wisdom

Abundant, fresh, and untamed, herbs can invigorate your health and soothe your spirit. Amp up the flavor factor of your favorite foods with savory spices, add a splash of color to your wardrobe, create wholesome and delicious culinary recipes, mix healing salves and tonics to ward off illnesses?and cultivate your personal connection to the natural world.

Enchanting you with herbal wisdom for over fifteen years, Llewellyn's Herbal Almanac offers three dozen articles that delve into the nourishing and healing properties of the earth's most potent and bountiful gift. Get ready to heighten your green consciousness, and feel the powerful influence of herbs in your life.

Lazy Gardens for Busy Bodies by Elizabeth Barrette

Grasses in the Herb Garden by James Kambos

Practical Pestos by Suzanne Ress

Winter and Summer Savory by Anne Sala

Herbs for Young Children by Clea Danaan

Pet Food Cooked with Love (and Herbs) by Kaaren Christ

Organic Cosmetics by Sally Cragin

Cosmetics of Ancient Egypt?Today! by Sorita d'Este

Herbal Home Care by Janice Sharkey

A Plate of Herbal Passion by Nancy V. Bennett

Author: Llewellyn
Paperback:  312 pages
Company: Llewellyn Publications  (2008-08-01)
ISBN: 0738707236
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Use 25 common herbs to make simple herbal remedies, then use those remedies to relieve common illnesses and enhance general health and well-being.

Author: Joyce A. Wardwell
Paperback:  176 pages
Company: Storey Publishing, LLC  (1998-01-03)
ISBN: 1580170161
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Fully updated and authoritative, this revised edition of DK's Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine makes this classic, completely illustrated reference guide even bigger and better than the original. Featuring more than 550 medicinal plants and the most current scientific research, this volume provides a comprehensive guide to healing with the world's oldest form of medicine. A unique photographic index profiles over 550 plants, with detailed information on habitat and cultivation, parts used, active constituents, therapeutic properties, and traditional and current uses. A special section profiles 100 of the most common plants, featuring herbal preparations and recommendations for self-treatment. Guidelines on growing, harvesting, and storing medicinal plants also demonstrate making remedies for home use. In addition, accessible text offers fascinating insight into the chemistry of plants and their healing properties, explaining how and why they work as medicines within the body. The major herbal traditions of different cultures- Europe, India, China, Africa, Australia, and the Americas- are vividly described. A review of herbs from a historical perspective reveals the connection between medicinal herbs and cultural beliefs toward healing. Offering extensive coverage of all that herbs are- from cultural traditions to chemical components to self-treatments for common ailments-this Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine is the ultimate reference for anyone interested in exploring the healing benefits of medicinal plants.

Author: Andrew Chevallier
Hardcover:  336 pages
Company: DK ADULT  (2000-12-01)
ISBN: 0789467836
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