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Rosemary Gladstar herbal healing for women

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0671767674?ie=UTF8&tag=fertilitawarenes&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=0671767674

the Roots of Healing, a woman’s book

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0806515783/fertilitawarenes

Algae and introduction to … http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0521316871/shirlswellncafen

Featured new book: Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief by David Winston and Steven Maimes.

Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary on-line: http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/dictionary/tico/index.html

10. Lis-Balchin, M. 1995:Aroma Science, The Chemistry and Bioactivity of Essential Oils, Amberwood Publishing

"legal guidelines for unlicensed practitioners" by Lawrence Wilson

 "Understanding & Evaluating Common Laboratory Tests" by Gail Vaughn, M.T.(ASCP), M.S.Ed. is a great start! 

David Winston recommends the book "Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and

Laboratory Tests" for herbalists and I have always found this book quite

useful, although I did purchase "Understanding & Evaluating Common

Laboratory Tests" as well.

http://www.amazon.com/Herbal-Medication-Clinical-Dispensary-Handbook/dp/0852433689

I have to say, however, that a basic understanding of Anatomy and

Physiology is necessary to understand most of what is in these types of

books.  So for those herbalists who have never taken a course in Anatomy

and Physiology, the better book to start out with would be

"Understanding & Evaluating Common Laboratory Tests" and not the Mosby's

Manual.

Try this link for Christopher Hobbs excellent book

http://www.amazon.com/Medicinal-Mushrooms-Exploration-Tradition-Healing/dp/1884360017#reader_1884360017

Read more:http://www.naturesgift.com/RDT.htm#ixzz1Xx1LF78e

http://www.herbalconstituents.com/herbalconstituentsbook.html

http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?binding=&mtype=&keyword=Richo+Cech  has list of books on growing herbs

Gregory Tilford's book: "The EcoHerbalist's Fieldbook"

the new google ebooks site has a treasure trove of old herbals from

eclectics, physiomedicalists, etc. some of the books have been

available for a while as PDF, but pdf are hard to read. their new

"cloud" reader, lets you keep your free google books in the "cloud"

but it reads much easier than a pdf file. In ten minutes I 'bought"

(free) about a dozen herbal classics. search by the famous authors and

then look at the suggested similar books.

https://www.herbcompanion.com/order/order.aspx?promocode=MHCEMB22&utm_content=MHCEMB22_02.23+Ult.+Garden+&utm_campaign=HBC_MERCH&utm_source=iPost&utm_medium=email#Item4527

the profitable family farm

Growing Tasty Tropical Plants in Any Home, Anywhere, by Laurelynn G. Martin and Byron E. Martin, with permissions from Storey

 / The Canon of Medicine by Avicenna.  Book II - Materia Medica.  Book V - Herbal Formulary.  @1998 by Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India

- David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes, Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief   (Get the book)

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Richo+Cech&sts=t&x=44&y=14

Handbook of Nature Cure free on line at http://chestofbooks.com/health/natural-cure/John-L-Fielder/Handbook-of-Nature-Cure-Vol1/index.html

New Holistic Herbal

Textbook for practitioners, Medical Herbalism  core textbook at naturopathic schools

There’s a difference between being a herb lover and using herbs in your life which makes you a herbalist and a practitioner, having degrees and knowing chemistry of plants doesn’t make you a better herbalist, but it might make you a better practitioner.

Library of Congress database on herbal medicine:

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/tracer-bullets/medicplantstb.html#subhead

Master Herbalist Matthew Wood (author of The Book of Herbal Wisdom and Seven Herbs, Plants as Teachers)

Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies (Hardcover) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0939616106/sacredlotusar-20

Books for culinary uses and gardening of herbs.

The following are recommended herb books, based on my personal library, and including my own biases and preferences.

- Chris Reeve

Beginner books- introduction to herbs for novices

Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs - good all around reference, includes growing instructions for many herbs, also some cooking and craft ideas

ISBN 0-87857-699-1 Rodale Press 1987.

Herbs You can Master -Carol Peterson- good introductory book using common herbs. Includes growing information, harveswting, preserving, medicinal uses and recipes.

ISBN 0-9639620-0-0 1994 Mountain Garden Publishing

The Complete Herb Book -Maggie Stuckey- this is a great little paperback I recommend as a good beginners reference. Contains profiles of many herbs, gardening tips, recipes, crafts, cosmetics, you name it.

ISBN 0-425-14233-7 1994 Philip Lief Group

Cooking-general cooking with herbs

The Good Herb -by Judith Benn Hurley- has recipes for several dozen herbs, including some more obscure ones.

ISBN 0-688-11324-9 1995 William Morrow

The Herb Companion Cooks - a little upscale on some of the recipes, good recipes for entertaining. Recipes from Herb Companion magazine.

ISBN (none- said it was being applied for) 1994 Interweave Press

Country Herb Cooking -Judy Walter- (the owner of Pickity Place, famous for its 5 course herbal luncheons) has recipes for the type of food you'd normally serve to family dressed up with herbs. Also has some interesting menus that were served in the restaurant.

ISBN 0-8317-4461-8 1993 Smithmark Publishers

Summer Herbal Delights, and its companion, Winter Herbal Pleasures -Noel Richardson- the summer volume focuses on the use of fresh ordinary herbs, the winter volume on dried herbs. Recipes are primarily quick, easy and without a lot of ingredients.

Summer ISBN 0-8069-8346-9 1986 Sterling Publishing

Winter ISBN 0-8069-8348-5 1990

Specialty Cooking

Herbal Vinegars -Maggie Oster- as it says, lots of ideas for combinations, household uses for vinegar, as well as recipes

ISBN 0-88266-876-5 0-88266-843-9(paperback) 1994 Storey Communications

The Basil Book -Marilyn Hampstead- many recipes for my favorite herb, including many different pesto recipes - even a basil dessert

ISBN 0-671-50685-4 1984 Long Shadow Books

Capriland's Herbal Soups for all Seasons -Adelma Grenier Simmons- my personal idol. Different soup ideas for each season. Many recipes use way too much fat for my taste, but I just leave most of the fat out.

bookletof 60 pages- no ISBN 1995 Clinton Press

Herb and Spice Mixtures

The Herbal Pantry -Emelie Tolley and Chris Mead- this is a very pretty book! It contains recipes for spice mixes, jams, liqueurs, mustards etc. A lot of these would be suitable for gifts.

ISBN 0-517-58331-3 1992 Clarkson Potter

Skinny Spices -Erica Levt Klein- its marketed as a diet book, has lots of recipes for spice blends as well as recipes you can use them in.

ISBN 0-940625-24-5 1990 Surrey Books

Herb Mixtures and Spicy Blends -Maggie Oster- filled with herb and spice blend recipes from herb farms all over the US- highly recommended.

ISBN 0-88266-918-4 1996 Storey Communications

Herbal Tea

Thyme and Seasons Herbal Teas -Susan Wittig Albert- a small pamphlet from the author of the China Bayles mystery series. Indicates herb to use for tea as well as sweet and savory accompaniments.

Thyme and Seasons Books, PO Drawer M, Bertram TX 78605

Herb Teas for Pleasure -Pat Humpries and Bertha Reppert- another pamplet that has recipes for teas as well as ideas for theme tea parties

Rosemary House, Mechanicsburg, PA

Tea and Tranquility -Adelma Grenier Simmons- covers herbs for tea and recipes, as well as theme teas to match the seasons.

no ISBN 1990 Clinton Press

Crafts

Making things with Herbs -Elizabeth Walker. Small paperback with herb pillow recipes, potpourri recipes, some bath products

ISBN 0-87983-156-1 1977 Keats Publishing

Herbal Gifts -Joanna Sheen- gifts from fresh herbs, cooking, potpourri, crafts, soaps etc.

ISBN 0-304-34272-6 1991 Cassell (published in the UK)

Cosmetics

Bath Scents -Alan Hayes- recipes for lotions, bath herbs, powders, shampoos

ISBN 0-207-18230-2 1994 Angus and Robertson

General All-around books

these are books that cover multiple topics and I find myself reaching for often

The New England Herb Gardener -Patricia Turcotte- despite the name, there are herbs that can be grown in most of the temperate world. Lots of specialty information, like bee and butterfly gardens, herb blends, herb teas, cosmetics, herbs by color and height, theme gardens

ISBN 0-88150-188-3 1990 Countryman Press

The Pleasure of Herbs, and the sequel, Herbal Treasures -Phyllis Shaudys- organized by month, lots of ideas for cooking, crafts, gardening, you name it

Pleasure of Herbs ISBN 0-88266-430-1 0-88266-423-9(paperback) 1986

Herbal Treasures ISBN 0-88266-619-3 0-88266-618-5(paperback)

Storey Communications

The Creative Herbal Home (Living with Herbs) by Susan Belsinger and Tina Marie Wilcox (2007)

HERBAL VOICES, by Kathleen Dougherty is the book to read if you are looking for a way to familiarize yourself with herbalists as well as their practices and history. Dougherty interviewed dozens of American herbalists, asking them salient questions such as "How did you become a herbalist?, What is the nature of your remedies?", and "How do you think science enters into the equation?" The first 100 pages of this book form a summary of her findings and conclusions, and the remainder is a distillation of 20 selected interviews. 

http://www.mothernature.com/Library/Bookshelf/Books/41/102.cfm

"Southern Herb Growing" by Madalene Hill & Gwen Barclay with Jean Hardy that is chock FULL of great pics & info on growing in the South from www.paperbackswap.com .

  The Complete Guide to Herbal Medicines by Charles W. Fetrow and Juan R. Avila, both clinical pharmacists. 

Mary Bove's book An Encylcopedia of Natural Healing for Children and Infants. ...  

Books by Dr. Eric Yarnell

Naturopathic Gastroenterology

The only textbook written by a practicing physician for health care practitioners and students about gastroenterology. This text covers the mainstream and natural approaches to people with gastroenterologic disorders including pathophysiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment options.

Naturopathic Urology and Men's Health

This text covers the allopathic and natural perspectives on conditions of the urinary tract, kidneys, and male reproductive tract.

Phytochemistry and Pharmacology for Practitioners of Botanical Medicine

A practical guide for students and practitioners of herbal medicine about the chemistry of medicinal plants and fungi as well as their extraction and preparation into various dose forms.

Clinical Botanical Medicine

Timely and clinically relevant articles about how to use a wide range of herbal medicine to treat people with major health conditions, discussions of the politics and history of herbal medicine, safe use of "toxic" herbs, and review of some notable herbs.

Featured new book: Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief by David Winston and Steven Maimes.

got a fantastic book at Cahokia Mounds National Park, close to St. Louis. It's called Plants, People, and Paleoecology. It refers to both historical and current use of plants with specific reference to tribes; arranged by plant family. Very easy book to use and helpful. I don't kow the race of the person who wrote it. It's written by Frances B. King, so not sure of gender, and is a publication of the Illinois State Museum. It's Illinois State Museum Scientific Papers, Vol. XX. Springfield, IL, 1984.

Also from the Cahokia Museum bookstore I got a smaller book, perhaps more in line with your research, called Cherokee Plants, their usese -- a 400 year history. It's by Paul B. Hamel and Mary U. Chiltoskey. Both authors are Cherokee. It's IBSN is 75-27776 copyright 1975. by the authors. Sold by the Cahokia Mounds Museum Society.

Of course there is also the well known book called Indian Herbalogy of North America, by Alma Hutchens, Shanbhala Publications, 1973. Not sure of the race perspective on this one. It has always puzzled me as it seems to be dedicated to Russian herbalists

the SC herbalists, I googled Gullah (people of the islands off of SC) and Herbal Medicine and came up with this book: http://www.amazon.com/Hoodoo-Medicine-Gullah-Remedies-Revised/dp/1887714332

Leslie Gardener's Book "life in the Medicine"

Donny Yance's book:  Herbal Medicine, Healing and Cancer. 

I also recommend "Beating

Cancer With Nutrition" by Patrick Quillin R.D. Ph.D. and "How to Prevent

and Treat Cancer with Natural Medicine" by Michael Murray N.D. et al.

Be certain that patients follow a sugar-free diet and eat lots of

brassica veggies and a good amount of raw veggies.  Sugar of all kinds

feeds cancer!  This includes honey, molasses, rice and malt syrups,

dextose, and even too much fruit.

A good website to look at would be "Cancer Treatment Centers of America"

http://www.cancercenter.com/

It contains lots good free information.

Rudolf Weiss is about which varieties to use in his book Herbal Medicine.

****Brinker, F., Complex Herbs-Complete Medicines-A Merger of Eclectic and Naturopathic Visions of Botanical Medicine, Eclectic Medical

Publications, Sandy, OR, 2004, $24.95

****Hanson, B., Understanding Medicinal Plants-Their Chemistry and Therapeutic Action, Haworth Herbal Press, NY, 2005, $44.95

Mills, S., Bone, K., The Essential Guide to Herbal Safety, Elsevier, St. Louis, 2005, $59.95

*****Hoffmann, David, Medical Herbalism-The Science and Practice of Herbal Medicine, Healing Arts Press, Rochester, VT (www.innertraditions.com), 2003, $60.00

This massive text (666 pp.) combines an updated and expanded version of David’s earlier clinician’s manual, Therapeutic Herbalism, with his long awaited work on phytochemistry for herbalists.  For its content and scope the book is very reasonably priced and I believe should be on every clinical herbalists reference shelf.  I especially find the chapters on phytochemistry (carbohydrates, terpenes, polyphenols, alkaloids, etc.), pharmacodynamics, pharmacology, pharmokinetics, and treatment approaches by body system extremely useful.

***Skenderi, Gazmed, Herbal Vade Mecum, Herbacy Press, Rutherford, NJ, 2003, (available from H&A, Inc.) $24.95

 Skenderi is a classically trained Albanian Pharmacognocist who has training and language skills few American researchers can duplicate.  His book is an excellent reference work for the clinician, but even more so for the researcher and educator.  He covers over 800 herbs, spices, essential oils, and other natural products, listing common and botanical names, constituents, medicinal or economic uses, properties, and cautions (he is very cautious). It unfortunately does not list doses, but it does make available some of the best German phytotherapeutic literature formerly unavailable in English (especially Madaus’ Lehrbuch, and Hagers’ Handbuch).

***Menzies-Trull, Christopher, Herbal Medicine, Keys to Physiomedicalism Including Pharmacopoeia, Faculty of Physiomedical Herbal Medicine (16 Grosvenor Rd., Newcastle, Staffs, ST5 1LW, England), 2003, £70.00 (approx. $130.00 plus shipping)

This textbook from the UK is unique in that it has a very useful and detailed introduction to Physiomedical practice, a very effective but poorly understood form of herbal medicine.  It is a large work (1033 pp.), but in my opinion could have used some judicious pruning by a good editor. The materia medica is substantial but undifferentiated lists of medical indications gleaned from other works are not that useful unless a practitioner already knows his/her herbs really well.  I do think the information on tissue conditions (black letter symptoms) is often of significant use, as is the data on dosage.

*****Ross, J., Combining Western Herbs and Chinese Medicine-Principles, Practice, & Materia Medica, Greenfield’s Press, Seattle, 2003, $149.00

If you like the idea of using Western herbs in a TCM paradigm, this is the book for you.  Ross covers 50 major Western herbs and details their use according to traditional Western, TCM, and modern phytomedical uses.  This text is much more scholarly and accurate then previous attempts at combining Western/Eastern herb practice (Tierra, Holmes) and gives detailed information on formula, construction, safety, and over 1500 references.   I personally found the information on herb pairs (the bases of formulas), the comparisons of TCM and Western actions, and the obvious experience that the author has, make this book a significant contribution to the herbal literature.

Alfs, Matthew, 300 Herbs, Indications and Contradictions,  Old Theology Book House (P.O. Box 120342, New Brighton, MN 55112), 2003, $25.00

As the title states, the author lists 300 herbs with their energetics, their TCM patterns, the Ayurvedic dosha’s affected, their indications according to body systems, contraindications and doses.  The repertory with specific symptom indications is worth the cost of the book alone.  This text is a concise manual to help the clinician make appropriate therapeutic choices without having to look in dozens of books because the author has done that job for you

****Patton, Darryl, Mountain Medicine-The Herbal Remedies of Tommie Bass, Natural Reader Press (P.O. Box 130255, Birmingham, AL 35213), 2004, $24.95

Tommie Bass was one of two highly influential folk herbalists (Catfish Gray was the other) that practiced in the American South in the mid-20th century.  Bass deserves this posthumous tribute to his life and to his simple but highly effective herbal practice.  The book is a loving tribute to a great herbalist, full of beautiful color photos of the plants he used and details on the way the plants are used and prepared.  I especially like the emphasis on lesser-known Southeastern plants such as Dogwood, Cucumber Magnolia, Crossvine, Bay Laurel, Peach, Rabbit Tobacco, Redbud, and Sourwood.

****Anonymous, E/S/C/O/P monographs, 2nd edition, European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy, Thieme, 2003, $135.00

You can get a book with all the labels and explanations of the Lloyd

Brothers specific medicines, with an introduction to the methods of

preparations, written a few years after john Scudder's death, the text

reflecting the most evolve comments on the medicines. See google

ebooks and search on

Dose book of specific medicines

This is an important historical document

check Winston and Maines, Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief.

Lisa Ganora's book --

http://www.herbalconstituents.com/herbalconstituentsbook.html

CHINESE MED:

****Wiseman, N., Ellis, A. [Ed.], Ten Lectures On The Use Of Medicinals From The Personal Experience Of Jiao Shu De, Paradigm Publications, Brookline, MA, 2003, $79.95

There are many TCM Bencaos (materia medicas), and after you read a few they mostly seem to be repetitive in content and information. There are a few exceptions, Chen and Chen (see 2004 book review), the new edition of Bensky, Gamble, et al, and Li Sh’Zhen’s Compendium of Materia Medica (below). Wiseman and Ellis’ translation of Jiao Shu De’s lectures also rises above the average book on Chinese medicines.  The author is known throughout China as a master physician and he focuses not only on the uses of an “herb”, but therapeutic comparisons and the herbs they should be combined with for each symptom pattern. This type of practical experience transcends the usual repetitive TCM literature and truly enhances the clinician’s understanding of their medicines.

****Yifan Yang, Chinese Herbal Medicines-Comparisons and Characteristics, Churchill Livingston, Edinburgh, 2002, $49.95

Yifan Yang’s book also helps to differentiate the unique characteristics of each Chinese medicinal and compares it with other substances that treat similar conditions. The book is written as a series of questions on the characteristics of each therapeutic category, i.e., herbs that expel wind dampness or herbs that transform phlegm, and then the author discusses the different herbs appropriate for that pattern and why you would choose one over another. To further clarify the book’s message, charts are included which visually compare the strength and temperature of the various herbs in each category.

****Schnorrenberger, C.&B., Pocket Atlas of Tongue Diagnosis, Thieme, Stuttgart, 2005, $49.95

What a unique and useful little book!  Translated from German, the authors provide an excellent introduction to Chinese tongue diagnosis with clear color pictures and suggestions for therapy (acupuncture, herbs and diet) for the symptom patterns displayed on each tongue. The book’s early chapters provide information on TCM theory, a history of tongue diagnosis, western anatomy of the tongue, and craniofacial nerves (with color illustrations) and 2 good chapters on the methodology of tongue diagnosis.

*****Chen, J., & Chen, T., Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology, Art of Medicine Press, City of Industry, CA (www.aompress.com), 2004, $89.95

All I can say is wow.  If you only have one TCM materia medica, this is the one to get.  It has over 1200 pages of information on TCM uses, differential diagnosis, dosage, comparisons and differentiations between similar herbs, contraindications, traditional combinations (formulas), and over 1150 color and black & white photos.  If you like Bensky & Gamble’s Chinese Materia Medica, you will love this book because it is superior to what used to be my favorite “Ben Cao” (TCM materia medica) in every way.

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