The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook: Your Everyday Reference to the Best Herbs for Healing by James A. Duke


The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook: Your Everyday Reference to the Best Herbs for Healing
Title : The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook: Your Everyday Reference to the Best Herbs for Healing
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ISBN : 0312981511
ISBN-10 : 9780312981518
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 352
Publication : Published June 17, 2002

Did you know that the oats you eat can also soothe itchy skin when put in your bath? That witch hazel shrinks hemorrhoids? From the herbs Americans take most to lesser-known medicinal plants, this readable and revealing guide helps you make smart choices about your health.

The most thorough and comprehensive herb reference of its kind, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook was compiled from Dr. Duke's database of the world's medicinal plants. The database, which he began during his career as a top botanist with the USDA, is a major resource for herbalists around the world. Written in Dr. Duke's own folksy, jargon-free language, this important reference work explains each herb with care, including:

Description and history
Medicinal properties
Dosage options
Effectiveness
Therapeutic uses
Prescription counterparts
Safety
Precautions

The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook: Your Everyday Reference to the Best Herbs for Healing Reviews

  • susie

    the bad news is that this guy has had seriously every ailment known to mankind and is going to tell you about it in detail and in alphabetic order (brace yourself for the good times 'scabies' chapter)

    the good news is that you probably already own pretty much everything it would take to cure said array of illnesses in your spice cabinet. while i found his suggestions at times a little unrealistic for the urban reader, i must say this book got me engaged in herbs and i reference it regularly for aches and pains and the like. i owe this book a debt for helping me with my serious motion sickness affliction. (ginger is the key!)

  • Laura Szumowski

    This is a great reference book for herbs and herbal remedies. It explains the uses for each herb (what it is used to treat), information on how it works with the body (why it works), plus warnings about dosage and toxicity. What this book doesn't include are recipes and dosages or applications for specific ailments, so it's best to pair it with a book that provides recipes and information about making salves, tinctures, decoctions, etc., and which applications are best for each ailment. I haven't read the other Green Pharmacy books, but I imagine there's one that goes more in-depth in this regard.

  • Zola

    More useful as a reference, naturally, but it's good.