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.
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.
Graeme Tobyn has been a practising medical herbalist for over 20 years, including two years working for the NHS. He is currently the Course Leader on the Herbal Medicine degree at the University of Central Lancashire and is an external clinical examiner for other herbal training programmes in the UK. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Herbal Medicine and lectures internationally. Graeme lives in Lancashire, UK.
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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.
