| Author | : Cecilia Garcia |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2012-09-10 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780976309192 |
Healing with Plants in the American and Mexican West
| Author | : Margarita Artschwager Kay |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 348 |
| Release | : 1996-08 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : |
Are any of these plants dangerous, and do any of them really work? Where did they come from, and where are they available now? How can health-care practitioners gain the confidence of their patients to learn whether they are using alternative medicines for specific illnesses, symptoms, or injuries? Perhaps most intriguing, which of these plants might be waiting to take the place of known antibiotics as pathological organisms become increasingly resistant to modern miracle drugs?
Plants, Health and Healing
| Author | : Elisabeth Hsu |
| Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
| Total Pages | : 321 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Health & Fitness |
| ISBN | : 0857456334 |
Plants have cultural histories, as their applications change over time and with place. Some plant species have affected human cultures in profound ways, such as the stimulants tea and coffee from the Old World, or coca and quinine from South America. Even though medicinal plants have always attracted considerable attention, there is surprisingly little research on the interface of ethnobotany and medical anthropology. This volume, which brings together (ethno-)botanists, medical anthropologists and a clinician, makes an important contribution towards filling this gap. It emphasises that plant knowledge arises situationally as an intrinsic part of social relationships, that herbs need to be enticed if not seduced by the healers who work with them, that herbal remedies are cultural artefacts, and that bioprospecting and medicinal plant discovery can be viewed as the epitome of a long history of borrowing, stealing and exchanging plants.
Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West
| Author | : Michael Moore |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Health & Fitness |
| ISBN | : 9780890134542 |
Following the Mexican Revolution of 1910, artists articulated a new vision for the country. Works by world famous and lesser known artists are highlighted.
Medicinal Plants of the Desert and Canyon West
| Author | : Michael Moore |
| Publisher | : UNM Press |
| Total Pages | : 289 |
| Release | : 1989-06-01 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 0890135916 |
This classic work on medicinal herbs of the Western uplands is an authoritative presentation of more than 100 species. Unsurpassed as a field guide for its authoritative information on collection and medicinal preparation. Focuses on the plant life of rocky and arid lands of the West, and includes detailed information on the preparation and use of these vital herbs.
Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West
| Author | : Michael Moore |
| Publisher | : UNM Press |
| Total Pages | : 551 |
| Release | : 2011-08-16 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 0890135924 |
Michael Moore, renowned herbalist, teacher, and author of several medicinal plant books, presents a one-of-a-kind guide to over three hundred species of plants geographically ranging from Baja California to Alaska. This uniquely attractive book educates the reader to both native and introduced species within this region. With over eighty line drawings, forty-four color photographs, maps, and a glossary, this book contains clear and reliable information on identification and safe use of the plants; appearance, habitats, collecting methods, and storage; therapeutic uses, constituents, and preparations; potential toxicities and medical contraindications; and tea-making, tincturing, and salve making.
Healing Plants of Nigeria
| Author | : Anselm Adodo |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 267 |
| Release | : 2020-03-17 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 0429804474 |
Healing Plants of Nigeria: Ethnomedicine and Therapeutic Applications offers comprehensive information on the use of herbal medicines in West Africa. Combining an evidence-based, ethnobotanical perspective with a pharmacological and pharmaceutical approach to phytomedicine, the book bridges the gap between the study of herbal plants’ pharmacological properties and active compounds for the development of clinical drugs and community-oriented approaches, emphasising local use. It demonstrates how the framework of African traditional medicine can be preserved in a contemporary clinical context. The book outlines the history and beliefs surrounding the traditional use of herbs by the local population alongside their application in contemporary phytotherapy in Nigeria and West Africa. It features a critical assessment of the scientific rationale behind the use of these plants in ethnomedicine and offers a composite catalogue of phytotherapeutic and wellness agents, detailing the safety profile, efficacy, and scientific integrity of plants used to treat diseases and optimise health. Features: An ethnobotanical survey containing over 200 full-colour photographs of Nigerian and West African plants. A unique combination of ethnobotany and pharmacognosy, bridging the divide between pharmaceutical and community-oriented approaches to herbal medicine research. Contextual discussion of the therapeutic potential of Nigerian herbal medicine. Offers a template which can be used to separate the superstitious aspects of ethnomedicine from culturally inherited deposits of knowledge. A handbook for herbal and natural medicine practitioners, the book is aimed at African thinkers, scientists, healthcare providers and students of pharmacology and ethnomedicine.
Southwest Medicinal Plants
| Author | : John Slattery |
| Publisher | : Timber Press |
| Total Pages | : 393 |
| Release | : 2020-02-04 |
| Genre | : Health & Fitness |
| ISBN | : 1604699116 |
Wildcraft your way to wellness! In Southwest Medicinal Plants, John Slattery is your trusted guide to finding, identifying, harvesting, and using 112 of the region’s most powerful wild plants. You’ll learn how to safely and ethically forage, and how to use wild plants in herbal medicines including teas, tinctures, and salves. Plant profiles include clear, color photographs, identification tips, medicinal uses and herbal preparations, and harvesting suggestions. Lists of what to forage for each season makes the guide useful year-round. Thorough, comprehensive, and safe, this is a must-have for foragers, naturalists, and herbalists in Arizona, southern California, southern Colorado, southern Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, western and central Texas, and southern Utah.
Medicinal Plants in Tropical West Africa
| Author | : Bep Oliver-Bever |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 398 |
| Release | : 1986-01-23 |
| Genre | : Health & Fitness |
| ISBN | : 9780521268158 |
First published in 1986, this book describes the most important medicinal plants in tropical West Africa and similar humid tropical climates. After a short introduction about early traditional medicine, the bulk of the book gives an account of locally occurring plants, grouped by their medicinal actions. Plants that affect the cardiovascular and nervous systems are discussed, as are those with antibiotic, insecticidal and molluscicidal properties. Those which affect the hormonal systems of humans are catalogued and so are others that act as adrenal-cortex, sex and thyroid hormones. There is a full botanical index, which includes the commonly found synonyms for many of the plants and the work is illustrated by the author's own water colours. It may be of particular interest and use to pharmacists, biochemists, botanists and pharmacologists and of great value to those who exploit locally available resources in treating diseases in tropical areas.
