Full Description
Interest in traditional herbal remedies has never been greater, and as we all battle with the challenges of the hectic and technological modern world, escape can often be found in medicines from ancient and gentler times.
The Healing Herbal is a beautiful work of reference featuring 100 plants and their influence on medicine through the ages, from ancient civilization to the present day. Authoritative and engaging text includes the very latest research on both traditional and more recently discovered herbal remedies.
Cross-reference features identify a medical condition or ailment and the corresponding plant that may help provide an essential contribution to treatment. Each entry features botanical artwork of flora, leaves and seeds that form the basis of pharmaceutical drugs, from Adonis vernalis to Vinca minor.
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Section One: Plant Directory An A-Z of 90 medicinal plants, by Latin name, with an additional 10 plants running as special feature spreads.
Adonis vernalis
Aesculus hippocastanum
Agrimonia supatoria
Ammi visaga
Anabasis sphylla
Anamirta cocculus
Ananas comosus
Andrographis paniculata
Anisodus tanguticus
Ardisia japonica
Areca catechu
Artemisia maritma
Artemisia absinthium
Atropa belladonna
Berberis vulgaris
Betula alba
Bougainvillea
Brassica nigra
Camellia sinensis
Camptotheca acuminata
Cannabis sativa
Carica papaya
Cassia
Catharanthus roseus
botanicum medicinale
Centella asiatica
Cephaelis ipecacuanha
Chondodendron tomentosum
Cinchona ledgeriana
Cinnamomum camphora
Cissampelos pareira
Colchicum autumnale
Convallaria majalis
Coptis japonica
Corydalis ambigua
Crotalaria sessiliflora
Curcuma longa
Cynara scolymus
Cytisus scoparius
Daphne genkwa
Datura species
Digenea simplex
Digitalis
Digitalis purpurea
Ephedra sinica
Erythroxylum coca
Frazinus rhychophylla
Gaultheria procumbens
Glaucium flavum
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Gossypium species
Hemsleya amabilis
Hydrangea macrophylla
Hydrastis canadensis
Hyoscyamus niger
Hypericum perforatum
Larrea divaricata
Lobelia inflata
Lonchocarpus nicou
Lycoris squamigera
Mentha species
Mucuna species
Nicotiana tabacum
Octea glaziovii
Papaver somniferum
Pausinystalia yohimbe
Physostigma venenosum
Pilocarpus jaborandi
Piper methysticum
Podophyllum peltatum
Potentilla fragarioides
Quisqualis indica
Rauvolfia canescens
Rhododendron mole
Rorippa indica
Salix alba
Sanguinaria canadensis
Silybum marianum
Simarouba glauca
Sophora pschycarpa
Stephania sinica
Stevia rebaudiana
Strophanthus gratus
Strychnos nux-vomica
Tabebuia species
Taxus brevifolia
Theobroma cacao
Thymus vulgaris
Trichosanthes kirilowii
Urginea maritima
Valeriana officinalis
Veratrum album
Vinca minor
Section Two: Tables of Conditions Cross-reference tables that refer to specific ailments and the plants that help with treatment
Glossary
Further Reading
Index
Credits
