"Astragalus root. Ginseng. Lavender. Milk thistle. Watercress. These are just a few of the thousands of herbal and natural substances that are believed to have medicinal or healing properties. Do homeopathic therapies and herbal supplements really work as claimed? While it is co…
This book of medicinal herbs provides detailed information on the medical efficacy of fifty natural substances and provides a discussion of scientific research into the healing properties of herbal and natural remedies.
For more than twenty years this pioneering work had served as a bible for herbalists throughout the world. It is an illustrated encyclopedic guide to more than two hundred medicinal plants found in North America, with descriptions of each plant's appearance and uses, and directi…
Traditional medical lore along with its practitioners - druggists and healers - survives in Yemen today. Owing to the country's rich biodiversity, the main body of the medicines is plant-based. This book features fourteen scholars from Europe, North America and the Middle East (…
Throughout history, humans everywhere have searched for remedies to heal our bodies and minds. Covering everything from ancient herbs to cutting edge chemicals, this book in the hugely popular Milestones series looks at 250 of the most important moments in the development of lif…
