Graeme Tobyn, Alison Denham, Midge Whitelegg

The Western Herbal Tradition

2000 Years of Medicinal Plant Knowledge
Illustrator: Rowling, Marije

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Presenting a valuable new angle for your phytotherapy practice, this book traces the uses of 27 vital plants through 2000 years of history. From Dioscorides and Trotula to the great Renaissance folios and up to present day, this book demonstrates how traditional usage can be transmuted into your current practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 187mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 1068g
• ISBN-13: 9781848193062
• ISBN-10: 1848193068
• Artikelnr.: 43866960

Autorenporträt

Graeme Tobyn, Alison Denham and Margaret Whitelegg. Foreword by Sheila Kingsbury

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. Preface. 1. The historical sources. 2. Some observations on the Western herbal tradition. 3. Origins and proponents of the revival of herbal medicine in 19th century Britain. 4. A note on Goethe. 5. Notes on nomenclature
plant descriptions
quality
constituents
safety and dosages. 6. Agrimonia eupatoria
agrimony. 7. Alchemilla vulgaris
lady's mantle. 8. Althaea officinalis
marshmallow; Malva sylvestris
common mallow; Alcea rosea
hollyhock. 9. Apium graveolens
wild celery. 10. Arctium lappa
burdock. 11. Artemisia absinthium
wormwood. 12. Artemisia vulgaris
mugwort. 13. Centaurium erythraea
centaury. 14. Daucus carota
wild carrot. 15. Drimia maritima
squill. 16. Fumaria officinalis
fumitory. 17. Galium aparine
goosegrass. 18. Glechoma hederacea
ground ivy. 19. Hyssopus officinalis
hyssop. 20. Inula helenium
elecampane. 21. Lamium album
white deadnettle. 22. Ocimum basilicum
basil. 23. Paeonia officinalis
paeony. 24. Potentilla erecta
tormentil. 25. Rosa damascena
damask rose. 26. Rubus idaeus
raspberry. 27. Ruta graveolens
rue. 28. Scrophularia nodosa
figwort. 29. Stachys officinalis
wood betony. 30. Tussilago farfara
coltsfoot. 31. Verbena officinalis
vervain. 32. Viola odorata
sweet violet; Viola tricolor
heartsease. Index.