Materia Medica of Western Herbs

A perennial favourite with students and practitioners, this is the go-to reference book for 180 medicinal herbs and their actions.

List of contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

GENERAL NOTES

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF BOTANICAL NAMES

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF COMMON NAMES

APIACEAE [Formerly Known as Umbelliferae]

APOCYNACEAE

ARACEAE

ARALIACEAE

ARECACEAE

ASCLEPIADACEAE

ASTERACEAE [Formerly Known as Compositae]

BERBERIDACEAE

BETULACEAE

BIGNONIACEAE

BORAGINACEAE

BRASSICACEAE [Formerly Known as Cruciferae]

BURSERACEAE

CANNABACEAE

CAPRIFOLIACEAE

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

CLUSIACEAE

CUPRESSACEAE

DIOSCOREACEAE

DROSERACEAE

EPHEDRACEAE

EQUISETACEAE

ERICACEAE

EUPHORBIACEAE

FABACEAE

FAGACEAE

FUMARIACEAE

GENTIANACEAE

GERANIACEAE

GINKGOACEAE

HAMAMELIDACEAE

HIPPOCASTANACEAE

IRIDACEAE

JUGLANDACEAE

LAMIACEAE [Formerly Known as Labiatae]

LAURACEAE

LILIACEAE

LINACEAE

LOBELIACEAE

LOGANIACEAE

LORANTHACEAE

MALVACEAE

MENYANTHACEAE

MONIMIACEAE

MYRICACEAE

NYMPHACEAE

OLEACEAE

PAPAVERACEAE

PASSIFLORACEAE

PEDALIACEAE

PHAEOPHYCEAE

PHYTOLACCACEA

PIPERACEAE

PLANTAGINACEAE

POACEAE [Formerly Known as Graminae]

POLYGONACEAE

RANUNCULACEAE

ROSACEAE

RUBIACEAE

RUTACEAE

SALICACEAE

SCROPHULARIACEAE

SOLANACEAE

TILIACEAE

TURNERACEAE

ULMACEAE

URTICACEAE

VALERIANACEAE

VERBENACEAE

VIOLACEAE

ZINGIBERACEAE

APPENDIX I — DEFINITIONS

APPENDIX II —A BBREVIATIONS USED

APPENDIX III — GLOSSARY OF CONSTITUENTS

APPENDIX IIIA - GLOSSARY OF BOTANICAL TERMS

APPENDIX IV - CONTRAINDICATIONS TABLE

APPENDIX V - INTERACTIONS

APPENDIX VI - SUBSRATE AND INTERACTION TABLE FOR CYTOCHROME P450

REFERENCES

PRIMARY REFERENCES

THERAPEUTIC INDEX

About the author

Carole Fisher gained a BSc degree in biochemistry and spent some years in both research and routine laboratories before training in herbal medicine through the National Institute of Herbal Medicine (UK). She has been in practice as a medical herbalist since 1993 and has also recently returned to further education, completing a Diploma in Public Health at Otago University and a PhD at the University of Technology, Sydney.

Summary

A perennial favourite with students and practitioners, this is the go-to reference book for 180 medicinal herbs and their actions.

Product details

• Authors: Carole Fisher, Henriette Kress
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9781911597513
• ISBN: 978-1-911597-51-3
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Holistic medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; HEALTH & FITNESS / Herbal Medications, MEDICAL / Alternative & Complementary Medicine, MEDICAL / Holistic Medicine, complementary medicine, Traditional medicine and herbal remedies, Botany and plant sciences, Complementary and alternative medicine and therapies