The green pharmacy : new discoveries in herbal remedies for common diseases and conditions from the world's foremost authority on healing herbs

Duke, James A., 1929-2017., author.

Book 1997

Presents a database of thousands of plants that can be used at home to heal everything from prostate enlargement to menopausal discomforts.

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Explore Topics & Themes:

Herbs Therapeutic use

Pharmacognosy

Phytotherapy

Plants, Medicinal

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ISBN:

9780875963167
0875963161

Description:

xvii, 507 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes index

Contents:

Your guide to the green pharmacy. Entering the green pharmacy
Putting safety first
Shopping and harvesting the green pharmacy
Using the green pharmacy
Choosing the herbs that heal. Aging
Allergies
Altitude sickness
Alzheimer's disease
Amenorrhea
Angina
Ankylosing spondylitis
Arthritis
Asthma
Athlete's foot
Backache
Bad breath
Baldness
Bladder infections
Body odor
Breast enlargement
Breastfeeding problems
Bronchitis
Bruises
Bunions
Burns
Bursitis and tendinitis
Cancer prevention
Canker sores
Cardiac arrhythmia
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Cataracts
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Colds and flu
Constipation
Corns
Coughing
Cust, scrapes and abscesses
Contents (cont.): Dandruff
Depression
Diabetes
Diarrhea
Diverticulitis
Dizziness
Dry mouth
Earache
Emphysema
Endometriosis
Erection problems
Fainting
Fever
Flatulence
Fungal infections
Gallstones and kidney stones
Genital herpes and cold sores
Gingivitis
Glaucoma
Gout
Graves' disease (hyperthyroidism)
Hangover
Headache
Heartburn
Heart disease
Hemorrhoids
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
Hives
HIV infection (AIDS)
Hypothyroidism
Indigestion
Infertility
Inflammatory bowel disease
Inhibited sexual desire in women
Insect bites and stings
Insomnia
Intermittent claudication
Intestinal parasites
Laryngitis
Lice
Liver problems
Lyme disease
Contents (cont.): Macular degeneration
Menopause
Menstrual cramps
Morning sickness
Motion sickness
Multiple sclerosis
Nausea
Osteoporosis
Overweight
Pain
Parkinson's disease
Pneumonia
Poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac
Pregnancy and delivery
Premenstrual syndrome
Prostate enlargement
Psoriasis
Raynaud's disease
Scabies
Sciatica
Shingles
Sinusitis
Skin problems
Smoking
Sores
Sore throat
Sties
Stroke
Sunburn
Swelling
Tinnitus
Tonsillitis
Toothache
Tooth decay
Tuberculosis
Ulcers
Vaginitis
Varicose veins
Viral infections
Warts
Worms
Wrinkles
Yeast infections

LCCN:

97006175

Control Number:

66156

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