books about: medicinals     books:       A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs: Of Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guides (R))19 reviews James A. Duke, Steven Foster Houghton Mifflin, 1999 MUST HAVE in yoru library This is another book I am constantly referencing. It is small enough to pack in your backpack or coat pocket if you want to identify plants in the wild. Steven Foster also provides clear photographs to make it far easier to determine the plants. The descriptions are good and have helped me several times identify plants in my region.             Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Rockies7 reviews Linda Kershaw Lone Pine Publishing, 2000 A Must for Campers & Hikers We've used this book on every occasion we've been either hiking and camping and that is quite a lot. We've found all sorts of edibles that we normally wouldn't have eaten.             Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West9 reviews Michael Moore Red Crane Books, 1993 A Revolutionary Book Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West has been the book I most often refer to when trying to treat a certain ailment or disease. I came across this book when I attended the California School of Herbal Studies in California. Moore's ability to pinpoint specific uses of herbs, but at the same time his ability to admit to being wrong is what attracts me so much to his herbals (not to mention his ...             Foye's Principles of Medicinal Chemistry (Lemke, Foye's Principles of Medicinal Chemistry)3 reviews Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007 AWESOMEEE! this book came much earlier than expected, within like 2 days! awesome quality & great service. highly recommended, would buy from again anyday.             Complete Medicinal Herbal (Natural Care)20 reviews Penelope Ody Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, 1993 Beautiful Reference and CoffeeTable Book A must have book! If looking for an exhaustive herbal, you might try the German monographs, and others (although I've yet to see an all exhaustive on herbology), but for home or professional use, this is an awesome book! Has some projects, and many uses for the herbs that are in this wonderful book. A library wouldn't be complete without it!             Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West6 reviews Michael Moore Museum of New Mexico Press, 2003 Usefull, Detailed, and Funny An excellent book for beginners, experienced herbalists, and other medical professionals alike. This book, like Michael Moore's others are seldom available used because people keep them and use them-alot . They are usually the most worn from use on any herbalist's shelf- including mine. Medicinal Plants of The Mountain West has lovely and useful illustrations to aid identification. More photos ...             Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) Places32 reviews Steve Brill Harper Paperbacks, 1994 Pleased I have kin people that was a Herb Doctor and I am very interest in all herbs and what nature has to give.             Medicinal Mushrooms: An Exploration of Tradition, Healing, & Culture (Herbs and Health Series)3 reviews Christopher Hobbs Botanica Press, 2003 Great treatment of an obscure topic! Hobbs brings forth great information that is not available elsewhere in English. Just the information about Schizopyllum commune and PSK is worth the price of the book. After reading this book, I no longer pass the medicinal mushrooms by on my forays.             Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms22 reviews Paul Stamets Ten Speed Press, 2000 A total must have for the serious mushroom enthusiast. This book is definitely not a beginners book, but The Mushroom Cultivator is. This book would be step two in your mycological life goal because it focuses more on the advanced techniques and an industrial approach growing mushrooms. I would recommend this book and every other book by Paul Stamets no questions asked.             Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West9 reviews Gregory L. Tilford Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1997 The best I've seen yet Full color photographs of every plant in the book, along with very complete, if brief, descriptions of characteristics and properties. The book itself is compact and easy to carry with you into the field, which is the ONLY place to truly study the subject matter. Enjoy this gem!             Medicinal Plants of the Desert and Canyon West: A Guide to Identifying, Preparing, and Using Traditional ...4 reviews Michael Moore Museum of New Mexico Press, 1990 Medicinals Plants of the Desert and Canyon West: This book makes it easy to understand the preparation and use of herbs for a variety of everyday family herbal-aid applications. The instructions include the part of the plant used - flower, root, leaves, berries, bark etc. It goes on to explain why fresh or why the dry plant is useful and how to deal with your own gathering of the plant and what to do in simple A to Z instructions.             Medicinal Plants of the World6 reviews Ben-Erik van Wyk, Michael Wink Timber Press, Incorporated, 2004 Excellent reference book..and pretty too... In the past few years, I have become more interested in herbal remedies and essential oils. Although I have obtained a few good books from the essential oil sources concerning their products, I have also taken the time to investigate and cross-reference material from other sources. Hence, my purchase of MEDICINAL PLANTS by Ben-Erik van Wyk and Michael Wink. While Rodale's book on Herbs ...             A Field Guide to Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs4 reviews Steven Foster, Christopher Hobbs Houghton Mifflin, 2002 Best of Field Peterson Field Guides has produced another winner. Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs by Steven Foster and Christopher Hobbs is a gorgeous guide book by, pardon the pun, the leaders in the field. This particular field guides sets the standard by which all medicinal plant guides should follow. Brilliant colour photographs of the over 500 identified species organized by colour for quick reference ...             Chinese Medicinal Wines & Elixirs1 review Bob Flaws Blue Poppy Press, 1994 from the Medical Herbalism journal Should we use the alcohol tincture form of Chinese herbs? Bob Flaws, a leading educator in traditional Chinese herbalism has reviewed the use of alcohol preparations of Chinese herbs from classic texts as well as modern medical usage. Recipes and dosages given in detail. Readers will need a basic knowledge of the terminology and concepts of Chinese medicine. To answer the question at the top, ...             Tom Brown's Guide to Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants (Field Guide)17 reviews Tom Brown Berkley Trade, 1986 Great for the info it has, but not an identification and classification book This book is written from the standpoint of someone who needs to use plants either for survival or bush medicine. It is not the best or most accurate filed guide for identifying or classifying plants. I found it best to use this book in conjunction with an Audubon field guide. The Audubon filed guide will give you a picture and a better description of the plant that you are looking for, Tom ...             Planting the Future: Saving Our Medicinal Herbs2 reviews Healing Arts Press, 2000 Provides a different focus on the botanical market Planting The Future provides a different focus on the botanical market, featuring works by the herbalists of United plant Savers and discussing strategies to save and preserve medicinal herbs. Chapters provide an A-Z listing of herbs and their history, uses and propagation.             The Practice of Medicinal Chemistry, Third Edition Academic Press, 2008 Now in its third edition, this classic reference is the one-stop-shop for information on the foundations of medicinal chemistry for pharmaceutical researchers who are involved in drug development & discovery but who do not have a background in medicinal chemistry. Wermuth aids pharmaceutical researchers and chemists in making faster, more accurate identifications of the active substances that could potentially treat the disorder they are ...             Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians10 reviews Patricia, Kyritsi Howell BotanoLogos, Inc., 2006 A great handbook for everyone You don't have to live in the southern USA or be able to harvest plants yourself in order to find this guide indispensable in managing your health and well-being. As an urban dweller, I can find these herbs sold in bulk at whole foods stores, and I also use this book to help me analyze what's included in packaged herbal formulas and teas. The extensive Therapeutic Index lets me easily look up ...             Medicinal Plants Coloring Book1 review Ilil Arbel Dover Publications, 1993 Very nice pictures This is great if you're studying medicinal herbs, it helps to "get up close" to plants that probably don't grow in your area. We really like pretty much all Dover products, and this was no exception.             Instant Guide to Medicinal Plants1 review Pamela Forey, Ruth Lindsay Crescent Books, 1992 A wonderful guide for all reptile and amphibian lovers. Reptiles and amphibians are all over our world. This book helps you identify the most common species and where you'll most likely encounter them. 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