Product Description: Upon its publication more than a decade ago, Dr. James Duke's The Green Pharmacy quickly set the standard for consumer herb references. A favorite of laypeople and professionals alike, the book sold more than a million copies and solidified the author's reputation as one of the world's foremost authorities on medicinal plants...read more

Product Description: As demonstrated by the hundreds of books on culinary herbs, spices, and spice blends currently on the market, the ancient art of seasoning is still popular and gaining momentum. Taking you on a journey into the fascinating world of spices, from foul-smelling asafetida to devilishly hot chilies, from sumptuous saffron to fragrant cinnamon, Medicinal Spices describes, from the perspective of a natural scientist, 300 plants and the spices that are obtained from them...read more

Duke shares his knowledge of safe, natural remedies and shows how to tap into these hidden reserves of healing power. These include an all-natural remedy to lessen the pain of arthritis and a fruit with anti-inflammatory properties to produce long-term relief for back pain.

Provides information on the medicinal uses of a variety of spices and herbs. (view table of contents)

A Practical, Authoritative CompendiumThis handbook catalogs 365 species of herbs having medicinal or folk medicinal uses, presenting whatever useful information has been documented on their toxicity and utility in humans and animals. Plants from all over the world - from common cultivars to rare species - are included in these 700 pages. The toxicity of these species varies, but the safety of each has been formally or informally questioned by the Food and Drug Administration, National Cancer Institute, Department of Agriculture, Drug Enforcement Administra-tion, or Herb Trade Association.Easy-to-Locate Facts and FiguresDesigned to enable fast access to important information, this hand-book presents information in both catalog and tabular forms. In the catalog section, plants are presented alphabetically by scientific name. (The index permits you to locate an herb by its common name.) A detailed sketch of the chief identifying features accompa-nies most catalog entries. For each species the following information, as available, is presented and referenced:Family and colloquial namesChemical contentUses and applications - present and historicalProcessing, distribution, and economic potentialToxicological agents and degree of toxicityPoison symptoms in humans and animalsTreatment and antidotes References to original literatureFive Tables of Accessible DataGiven a plant species, you can easily determine its toxins; or, given a toxin, you can discover which plants contain it. These and other data are presented in convenient tabular formats as appendixes to the handbook. Other information contained in these tables include toxicity ranking and other toxicity data (as applicable), such as mode of contact, organs affected, and lethal dose; and proximate analyses of selected foods. These tables are titled:Medicinal Herbs: Toxicity Ranking and PricelistToxins: Their Toxicity and Distribution in Plant GeneraHigh Plant Genera and Their ToxinsPharmacologically Active PhytochemicalsProximate Analyses of Conventional Plant Foods (view table of contents)

An expert on medicinal plants offers the latest advice on herbal healing and includes an encyclopedic review of health conditions, including back pain and migraines, that herbal medicine can help and 180 herbs found on the market today, with information on dosages, food and drug interactions, benefits, side effects, and more. Reprint.

Product Description: This handbook series provides detailed information on herbs and other species of ecological, medicinal, and economic, and other importance. For each book, the author provides the common and scientific names of the different plants discussed and describes the habitat in which particular plants thrive...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

An expert herbalist and the author of the best-selling The Green Pharmacy presents a comprehensive exploration of the thirteen herbs that will most benefit people of all ages and health levels, providing detailed information, proper dosages, and much more. Reprint. (view table of contents)

Provides helpful guidelines on how to prevent and alleviate the signs and symptoms of aging, introducing a wide variety of herbs, nutritional supplements, diet, and other natural remedies to help readers cope with heart disease, cancer, arthritis, and other ailments. 20,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

Arranged alphabetically by ailment, a comprehensive, holistic guide to health and wellness is based on nutrition, herbs, and foods that most people have in their homes and provides information on and remedies for everything from acne and asthma to weight gain and whooping cough. Original. (view table of contents)

Product Description: This handbook provides the most complete collection of chemical data available on aromatic mints (Lamiaceae). The authors thoroughly introduce the field of aromathematics. Handbook of Medicinal Mints (Aromatics): Phytochemicals and Biological Activities contains a wealth of quantitative data, including more than 500 references on 10,839 chemicals from 251 assays of 205 unique taxa, combined with 3,324 biological activities and 256 recommended daily allowances and lethal doses...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

CRC Handbook of Phytochemical Constituents of GRAS Herbs and Other Economic Plants is a unique catalog that includes more than 15,000 phytochemical constituents from over 1,000 higher plant species. This volume covers all of the generally-recognized-as-safe (GRAS) herbs and at least 250 important food and medicinal plants. Each entry features the scientific name, one or more common names, a listing of phytochemical constituents, a single datum or range of quantitative data (wet-weight to dry-weight in parts per million), two-letter abbreviation identifying the plant part, and three-letter abbreviation(s) indicating the source(s) of the data. The extraordinary amount of data compiled into an easy-to-use tabular format makes the CRC Handbook of Phytochemical Constituents of GRAS Herbs and Other Economic Plants a volume useful to all pharmacologists, toxicologists, nutritionists, pharmacognicists, and food scientists. (view table of contents)

"If you can't beat it, eat it." Words of wisdom from the author of this portable guide that emphasizes finding practical uses for weeds rather than waging pesticidal war on them. CRC Handbook of Edible Weeds contains detailed descriptions and illustrations of 100 edible weeds, representing 100 genera of higher plant species. Some of the species are strictly American, but many are cosmopolitan weeds. Each account includes common names recognized by the Weed Science Society of America, standard Latin scientific names, uses, and distribution (geographic and ecological). Cautionary notes are included regarding the potential allergenic or other harmful properties of many of the weeds. CRC Handbook of Edible Weeds is an excellent volume for botanists, plant scientists, horticulturalists, herbalists, and others interested in the edibility and practical uses of weeds. (view table of contents)

An expert herbalist and the author of the best-selling The Green Pharmacy presents a comprehensive exploration of the thirteen herbs that will most benefit people of all ages and health levels, providing detailed information, proper dosages, and much more. Reprint. 30,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Dr. Duke, America's foremost expert on medicinal plants and herbs, writes in a friendly, informative style on buying, growing, and using botanical medicines-plus a comprehensive list of treatments indexed by symptom-for a volume that is as useful as it is enjoyable...read more

With a completely revised and updated text, this exhaustive reference to the medicinal plants and herbs of Eastern and Central North America includes specific remedies for asthma, headaches, colds, stomachaches, depression, and many other common ailments. (view table of contents)

A reference to the medicinal plants and herbs of Eastern and Central North American includes specific remedies for asthma, headaches, colds, stomachaches, depression, and many other common ailments. (view table of contents)

Blending history, science, and folklore, an illustrated tour of biblical healing advice focuses on the fifty-two most interesting and useful plants mentioned in the Bible, discussing the traditional and scientific basis for their use.

An essential guide to herbs by one of the nation's leading authorities presents the secrets behind the most popular miracle herbs as well as information on herbal combinations, lore, and much more. 40,000 first printing. (view table of contents)