American Medicinal Plants

Author : Alma R. Hutchens
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1992-11-10
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780834824225

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A Handbook of Native American Herbs by Alma R. Hutchens Pdf

The author of ‘the bible on herbalism’ returns with a portable guide on North American medicinal herbs—for the professional and amateur herbalist alike Based on the now-classic reference text Indian Herbalogy of North America, this illustrated pocket guide is the perfect companion for those eager to expand their knowledge of herbal healing. Through detailed descriptions and illustrations, Alma R. Hutchens walks readers through: • 125 of the most useful medicinal herbs found in North America, and their uses • How to create herbal remedies for common ailments • The herbal traditions of North America and other lands Entries include staples of folk medicine such as echinacea and slippery elm as well as common kitchen herbs—from parsley to thyme to pepper—whose tonic and healing properties are less widely known.

Author : Charles Frederick Millspaugh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Botany
ISBN : UOM:39015022464104

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American Medicinal Plants by Charles Frederick Millspaugh Pdf

Author : Charlotte Erichsen-Brown
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780486139326

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Medicinal and Other Uses of North American Plants by Charlotte Erichsen-Brown Pdf

Chronological historical citations document 500 years of usage of plants, trees, and shrubs native to eastern Canada and northeastern United States. Also complete identifying information, 343 illustrations. "You can't go wrong." — Botanic & Herb Reviews.

Author : Daniel E. Moerman
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
Page : 799 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780881929874

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Native American Medicinal Plants by Daniel E. Moerman Pdf

Describing the medicinal uses of over 2,700 plants by 218 Native American tribes, the author organizes his extensive research into eighty-two categories--including contraceptives, gastrointestinal aids, sedatives, toothache remedies, and more--and provides indexes arranged by tribe, usage, and common name, as well as 150 line drawings.

Author : Jim Meuninck
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781493019625

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Medicinal Plants of North America by Jim Meuninck Pdf

This exquisitely detailed full-color field guide, by biologist and herbal and medical plant expert Jim Meuninck, provides identification, practical information, and skills for the location of and use of medicinal plants. The pages of this book re-connect us to our roots and the knowledge that medicinal plants and wild plant foods provide the chemicals every body needs to obtain optimum health and prevent disease. Meuninck moves the user from simple and familiar plants toward less common plants more difficult to identify. Each of the 122 plants has a color photograph, plant description, and location. Identification of plants are grouped from common to rare in the environment and where they are found: prairies, woodlands, mountains, deserts, and wetlands. Relevant facts about each plant such as toxicity, historical uses, modern uses, as well as wildlife/veterinary uses are also listed. Additional information included in this extraordinary field guide: explanations of how each plant affects the human body; cultural and ethnic uses of medicinal herbs and cooking spices; others creatures who consume the plants; a list of most recommended garden herbs; web site resources, and much more. The Author's Notes provide personal experiences and novel skills honed from over forty years of experience. They include: gardening tips, recipes, formulations, humor, successful experiences, and more. There is no field guide as all-encompassing and detailed as this one, yet it's portable and easy to understand.

Author : Steven Foster,James A. Duke
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0395988144

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A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America by Steven Foster,James A. Duke Pdf

At a time when interest in herbs and natural medicine has never been higher, the second edition of this essential guide shows how to identify more than 500 healing plants. 300+ color photos.

Author : I. Roth,H. Lindorf
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783662046982

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South American Medicinal Plants by I. Roth,H. Lindorf Pdf

This unique reference book meticulously lists a vast variety of the extensive South American flora, in particular the one of Venezuela. Pharmacists, pharmacologists, toxicologists and botanists will find that this encyclopaedia unprecedented in depth and detail. In an A-Z format, more than 80 plant families are covered. Botanical information of the individual species is given together with their specific use in traditional South American medicine. More than 250 detailed figures allow easy identification.

Author : James A. Duke
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-26
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780849382031

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Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of the Bible by James A. Duke Pdf

Readers have come to depend on Jim Duke's comprehensive handbooks for their ease of use and artful presentation of scientific information. Following the successful format of his other CRC handbooks, Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of the Bible contains 150 herbs listed alphabetically and by scientific name. Each entry provides illustrations of the plant, synonyms, notes, common names, activities, indications, dosages, downsides and interactions, natural history, and extracts. It includes Biblical quotes as well as comments on points of interest.

Author : Alma R. Hutchens
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1991-08-27
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780834824393

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Indian Herbalogy of North America by Alma R. Hutchens Pdf

An encyclopedia of North American medicinal plants, this classic herbalist’s guide goes inside Native American herbalism and other natural healing traditions around the world For more than twenty years, this pioneering work had served as a bible for herbalists throughout the world. It is an illustrated encyclopedic guide to more than two hundred medicinal plants found in North America, with descriptions of each plant’s appearance and uses, and directions for methods of use and dosage. Native American traditions are compared with traditional uses of the same plants among other cultures where the science of herbs has flourished, particularly in Russia and China. Included is an annotated bibliography of pertinent books and periodicals.

Author : Charles Frederick Millspaugh
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 838 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1974-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0486230341

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American Medicinal Plants by Charles Frederick Millspaugh Pdf

Presents illustrated profiles of 180 American wild plants of medicinal value, arranged in botanical order, describing their uses and properties.

Author : Josephine Grant Peters,Beverly Ortiz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781315435282

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After the First Full Moon in April by Josephine Grant Peters,Beverly Ortiz Pdf

In this extraordinary book Josephine Peters, a respected northern California Indian elder and Native healer, shares her vast, lifelong cultural and plant knowledge. The book begins with Josephine's personal and tribal history and gathering ethics. Josephine then instructs the reader in medicinal and plant food preparations and offers an illustrated catalog of the uses and doses of over 160 plants. At a time of the commercialization of traditional ecological knowledge, Peters presents her rich tradition on her own terms, and according to her spiritual convictions about how her knowledge should be shared. This volume is essential for anyone working in ethnobotany, ethnomedicine, environmental anthropology, Native American studies, and Western and California culture and history.

Author : Ákos Máthé
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030449308

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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of North America by Ákos Máthé Pdf

This volume is aimed at offering an insight into the present knowledge of the vast domain of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants with a focus on North America. In this era of global climate change the volume is meant to provide an important contribution to a better understanding of the diverse world of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant research, production and utilization.

Author : Anthony J. Cichoke
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2001-06-04
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 158333100X

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Secrets of Native American Herbal Remedies by Anthony J. Cichoke Pdf

The modern techniques of holistic and alternative healing and natural remedies have been alive in the "old ways" of Native American medicine for centuries. This comprehensive guide introduces the Native American concept of healing, which incorporates body, mind, and spirit and stresses the importance of keeping all three in balance. Dr. Anthony Cichoke explains the philosophy behind American Indian healing practices as well as other therapies, such as sweat lodges, used in conjunction with herbs. He examines each herb in an accessible A-to-Z format, explaining its healing properties and varying uses in individual tribes. Finally, he details Native American healing formulas and recipes for treating particular ailments, from hemorrhoids to stress.

Author : Donna Largo,Daniel F. McCarthy,Marcia Roper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Ethnobotany
ISBN : 0879190000

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Medicinal Plants Used by Native American Tribes in Southern California by Donna Largo,Daniel F. McCarthy,Marcia Roper Pdf

"The purpose of this project is to provide a resource guide for medical providers and traditional health care practitioners in an effort to better coordinate patient care with traditional practices. This guide will help to illuminate some contraindications of western medicine with Southern California Native American traditional medicine, in hopes of protecting patients from any negative reactions. A secondary purpose ... is to make available information about traditional medicine to anyone interested in disease prevention through Native American knowledge and traditions."--P. 1.

Author : Daniel E. Moerman
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
Page : 927 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Science
ISBN : 0881924539

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Native American Ethnobotany by Daniel E. Moerman Pdf

An extraordinary compilation of the plants used by North American native peoples for medicine, food, fiber, dye, and a host of other things. Anthropologist Daniel E. Moerman has devoted 25 years to the task of gathering together the accumulated ethnobotanical knowledge on more than 4000 plants. More than 44,000 uses for these plants by various tribes are documented here. This is undoubtedly the most massive ethnobotanical survey ever undertaken, preserving an enormous store of information for the future.