The healing power of herbs The enlightened person's guide to the wonders of medicinal plants
Book - 2004
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- Published
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New York :
Gramercy Books
2004.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- 2nd ed., rev. and expanded
- Physical Description
- xiv, 410 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9780517223215
- Foreword to the Second Edition
- Foreword to the First Edition
- Preface
- Section I. Introduction Herbal medicine: A modern perspective
- The history of herbal medicine Herbal preparations
- Section II. Materia Medica
- 1. Aloe vera
- 2. Angelica species
- 3. Bilberry
- 4. Bromelain
- 5. Cayenne pepper
- 6. Coleusforskohlii
- 7. Dandelion
- 8. Echinacea
- 9. Ephedra
- 10. Feverfew
- 11. Garlic
- 12. Ginger
- 13. Ginigo biloba
- 14. Goldenseal and other berberine-containing plants
- 15. Gotu kola
- 16. Grape seed extract and other sources of procyanid oligomers
- 17. Green tea
- 18. Gugulipid
- 19. Hawthorn
- 20. Kava
- 21. LaPacho
- 22. Licorice
- 23. Lobelia
- 24. MiLk thistle
- 25. Mistletoe
- 26. Onion
- 27. Panox ginseng
- 28. Peppermint and other mints
- 29. Pygeum
- 30. St. John's wort
- 31. Sarsaparilla
- 32. Saw palmetto
- 33. Siberian ginseng
- 34. Tea tree oil
- 35. Turmeric
- 36. Uva ursi
- 37. Valerian
- Section III. Recommended Herbs for Some Specific Health Conditions
- Angina Anxiety Arthritis Asthma and hayfever
- Atherosclerosis Bladder infections
- Boils Canker sores Cold sores
- Common cold Diabetes Diarrhea Eczema Gallstones Gout Hemorrhoids Hepatitis Herpes High blood pressure
- Impotence Insomnia Irritable bowel syndrome
- Kidney stones
- Macular degeneration
- Menopause Multiple sclerosis Osteoarthritis Premenstrual syndrome
- Prostate enlargement
- Prostatitis Psoriasis Rheumatoid arthritis
- Ulcers Varicose veins
- Resources
- Glossary
- Index