The Western herbal tradition : 2000 years of medicinal plant knowledge /: 2000 years of medicinal plant knowledge. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Graeme Tobyn, Alison Denham, Margaret Whitelegg.
• Other Names: Tobyn, Graeme; Denham, Alison; Whitelegg, Margaret
• Contents: Preface ix 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 botanical descriptions, constituents and dosage 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 damascene, 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 tricolour, heartsease
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Churchill Livingstone
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (392 pages)
• Subjects: 615.321; Herbs -- Therapeutic use -- History; Materia medica, Vegetable -- History; Phytotherapy -- history; Herbal Medicine -- history; Plants, Medicinal
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780702048456; 0702048453
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