The New Healing Herbs: Revised and UpdatedRandom House Publishing Group, 2002 M11 26 - 704 páginas Discover how to get the most from nature’s oldest remedies In this revised edition, The New Healing Herbs provides up-to-date profiles of 100 of the most widely used medicinal plants, detailing the therapeutic benefits and healing properties of each of these amazing natural cures. Inside you’ll find: • Valuable advice for buying, storing, and preparing herbal remedies • Clear, concise dosage instructions and safe-usage guidelines • A comprehensive cure-finder chart with treatments for more than 100 common conditions--Ginkgo to improve and even reverse symptoms of macular degeneration...Cinnamon to treat cuts and scrapes...Marshmallow to boost immunity...St. John’s wort to speed healing...Coffee for weight loss...Ginger for colds...Apples as a source of first aid...And much more! |
Contenido
PART I | 1 |
Chapter 2 | 56 |
Chapter 3 | 67 |
Chapter 4 | 73 |
Chapter 5 | 79 |
Aloe | 86 |
Angelica | 92 |
Apple | 98 |
Hop | 347 |
Horehound | 352 |
Horse Chestnut | 356 |
Horsetail | 360 |
Hyssop | 364 |
Juniper | 369 |
Kava | 374 |
Kola | 378 |
Astragalus | 103 |
Barberry | 106 |
Bayberry | 111 |
Bilberry | 115 |
Blackberry | 119 |
Black Cohosh | 126 |
Black Haw | 132 |
Blue Cohosh | 136 |
Boneset | 140 |
Buchu | 144 |
Buckthorn | 147 |
Burdock | 150 |
Caraway | 155 |
Cascara Sagrada | 159 |
Catnip | 163 |
Cats Claw | 168 |
Celery | 172 |
Chamomile | 178 |
Chaparral | 184 |
Chaste Tree | 189 |
Cinnamon | 193 |
Clove | 197 |
Cocoa Chocolate | 201 |
Coffee | 208 |
Comfrey | 220 |
Cranberry | 224 |
Dandelion | 229 |
Dill | 235 |
Echinacea | 239 |
Elecampane | 247 |
Ephedra | 252 |
Eucalyptus | 258 |
Evening Primrose | 263 |
Fennel | 268 |
Fenugreek | 274 |
Feverfew | 280 |
Garlic | 286 |
Gentian | 297 |
Ginger | 301 |
Ginkgo | 308 |
Ginseng | 316 |
Goldenseal | 330 |
Gotu Kola | 337 |
Hawthorn | 342 |
Lavender | 382 |
Lemon Balm | 388 |
Licorice | 393 |
Marshmallow | 402 |
Maté | 406 |
Meadowsweet | 410 |
Milk Thistle | 416 |
Mistletoe | 421 |
Motherwort | 427 |
Mullein | 431 |
Myrrh | 435 |
Nettle | 439 |
Papaya | 445 |
Parsley | 449 |
Passionflower | 455 |
Pennyroyal | 460 |
Peppermint and Spearmint | 465 |
Psyllium | 472 |
Raspberry | 477 |
Red Clover | 482 |
Red Pepper | 487 |
Rhubarb | 495 |
Rose | 499 |
Rosemary | 503 |
Sage | 508 |
St Johns Wort | 514 |
Sarsaparilla | 521 |
Scullcap | 530 |
Shepherds Purse | 538 |
Soybean | 546 |
Tarragon | 552 |
Tea Tree | 562 |
Turmeric | 570 |
UvaUrsi | 576 |
Valerian | 582 |
Vervain | 588 |
Witch Hazel | 600 |
Chapter 6 | 610 |
Healing Actions of Herbs | 632 |
Other Uses of Herbs | 639 |
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 685 |
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