Description
The Western Herbal Tradition provides a comprehensive and critical exploration of the use of plant medicines through 2000 years of history from Dioscorides to the present day. It follows each of the 27 herbs through a wide range of key sources from European, Arabic and American traditions including Greek, Roman and Renaissance texts. A rich discussion of the historical texts is balanced with current application and research.The herbs have been selected on the basis of common use by practising herbalists.Each illustrated monograph contains:Species, identification and botanical descriptionA study of the characterisation and medicinal use of the plants consistently drawnfrom featured herbals which includes the authors' own translations from the LatinAssessment of past and current texts in the transmission of herbal knowledgeConsideration of traditional therapeutics, including humoral and physiomedicalapproachesSuggestions towards a modern experiential approach through Goethean methodologyCurrent evidence on pharmacological constituentsReview of evidence on safetyRecommendations for internal and external uses, prescribing and dosage- Excellent illustrations accompany each monograph to aid learning- First book to cover broader historical- perspective and discussions of issues surrounding each herb- Written by leading experts who are well known in the field- Includes some monographs of which there is little material already available- The bibliographic evidence provided could support applications for registration of Herbal Medicinal Products under the provisions of the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Product Directive- An excellent valuable resource for everyone interested in herbal medicine
Table of Contents
Preface ix1 The historical sources2 Some observations on the Western herbal tradition3 Origins and proponents of the revival of herbal medicine in 19th century Britain4 A note on Goethe5 Notes on botanical descriptions, constituents and dosage6 Agrimonia eupatoria, agrimony7 Alchemilla vulgaris, lady's mantle8 Althaea officinalis, marshmallow; Malva sylvestris, common mallow; Alcea rosea,hollyhock9 Apium graveolens, wild celery10 Arctium lappa, burdock11 Artemisia absinthium, wormwood12 Artemisia vulgaris, mugwort13 Centaurium erythraea, centaury14 Daucus carota, wild carrot15 Drimia maritima, squill16 Fumaria officinalis, fumitory17 Galium aparine, goosegrass18 Glechoma hederacea, ground ivy19 Hyssopus officinalis, hyssop20 Inula helenium, elecampane21 Lamium album, white deadnettle22 Ocimum basilicum, basil23 Paeonia officinalis, paeony24 Potentilla erecta, tormentil25 Rosa damascene, damask rose26 Rubus idaeus, raspberry27 Ruta graveolens, rue28 Scrophularia nodosa, figwort29 Stachys officinalis, wood betony30 Tussilago farfara, coltsfoot31 Verbena officinalis, vervain32 Viola odorata, sweet violet; Viola tricolour, heartsease
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