Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine
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- Author：Andrew Chevallier
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Reviews
Kai
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Absolutely brilliant if you're interested in herbology， gardening， cooking or anything to do with plants！Not only is it highly informative of their uses， but it also provides plenty of other information: clear depictions， cultural， historical and spiritual links， references to how the plants are to be harvested， the folklore behind them， how to turn it into a usable product and the dosage。（For e。g。 tinctures， ointments， essential oil， tea leaves， salad， creams and more！） Absolutely brilliant if you're interested in herbology， gardening， cooking or anything to do with plants！Not only is it highly informative of their uses， but it also provides plenty of other information: clear depictions， cultural， historical and spiritual links， references to how the plants are to be harvested， the folklore behind them， how to turn it into a usable product and the dosage。（For e。g。 tinctures， ointments， essential oil， tea leaves， salad， creams and more！） 。。。more
Mandy
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This is the kind of book I’ve been looking for in regards to herbs。 There is detailed instructions on how to make various medicinal concoctions。 There is an easy to use section for various ailments and the plants that could help。 It mentions studies to backup what these herbs do but it also references folk uses。
Brian Schuster
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Excellent layout， well organized information with good graphics and easy-to-read use of textboxes。 It has detailed pages on 100 of the most important herbs as well smaller segments for many more herbs， and a table of herbal remedies for common ailments。DK Publishing once again does good work。
Elizabeth Gajdosik
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Really just flipped through it。 Good for brief introductions。
Eve
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5++ star book。 This book is all in one。 It tells story of the development of the herbal medicine from the ancient world and the tradition of each continent， then to modern world。 The next section is is a list of herbal plants with its details and picture。 The book is easy to navigate with the help of general index at the back of the book， so readers can find correct herbs for their aliments。 Also， there is section dedicated to beginner who want to try to grow or make their own herbal remedies wi 5++ star book。 This book is all in one。 It tells story of the development of the herbal medicine from the ancient world and the tradition of each continent， then to modern world。 The next section is is a list of herbal plants with its details and picture。 The book is easy to navigate with the help of general index at the back of the book， so readers can find correct herbs for their aliments。 Also， there is section dedicated to beginner who want to try to grow or make their own herbal remedies with techniques such as infusion， devotions， tinctures， tonic， etc。 I totally recommend this book！ 。。。more
Aleksandar Todorovski
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With more than 550 plant descriptions as well as the way you can use them to improve your physical and mental wellbeing and a scientific appendix with the latest research being conducted on Herbal medicine， this is a great book。 I did not read it page by page， and I guess that's not the way you consume a read like this。 With more than 550 plant descriptions as well as the way you can use them to improve your physical and mental wellbeing and a scientific appendix with the latest research being conducted on Herbal medicine， this is a great book。 I did not read it page by page， and I guess that's not the way you consume a read like this。 。。。more
Shannon
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I use this book all the time！ It's great！ I use this book all the time！ It's great！ 。。。more
Shilpa
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This one is a keeper。 It will take me a while to remember what green leaf pairs with what remedy。 Thank goodness for full colour photographs and easy coded instructions。 Nasturtium， is one such herb that detoxifies the blood， liver and kidneys。 Have you ever tried real mint tea？ No not the kind that's packaged in sachets。 Crush real mint leaves and add hot water for a refreshing tea。 I guarantee you won't want to go back to the manufactured kind again。 Mint is good for indigestion or sore throat This one is a keeper。 It will take me a while to remember what green leaf pairs with what remedy。 Thank goodness for full colour photographs and easy coded instructions。 Nasturtium， is one such herb that detoxifies the blood， liver and kidneys。 Have you ever tried real mint tea？ No not the kind that's packaged in sachets。 Crush real mint leaves and add hot water for a refreshing tea。 I guarantee you won't want to go back to the manufactured kind again。 Mint is good for indigestion or sore throat。 The book includes the latest scientific research， safety advice， and guidelines on growing， harvesting， and storing medicinal plants。 。。。more
Michele
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Had lots of information， but not exactly what I was looking for。 I have read other books with a layout that I found easier。
Haeley
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This is my new favourite reference book。 So informative and applicable。 Love it！
Caroline
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Recommended by my teacher as the best book when taking "Intro to Medicinal Plants， Herbs， and Spices" Recommended by my teacher as the best book when taking "Intro to Medicinal Plants， Herbs， and Spices" 。。。more
Kate Gallagher
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Too much information covered， not enough detail。
Scott Miller
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Really， this is 2。5 stars and all of them are for formatting--there are large， color photos and single pages for every "key" herb and additional photos for the others。 The book includes some short， basic instructions for how to create tinctures， creams， lotions， etc。 It has some interesting information on the history of herbal medicine， but again it is limited。 There is a short section on remedies， but other books would be needed for more in-depth formulas。 The largest failure for me is the comp Really， this is 2。5 stars and all of them are for formatting--there are large， color photos and single pages for every "key" herb and additional photos for the others。 The book includes some short， basic instructions for how to create tinctures， creams， lotions， etc。 It has some interesting information on the history of herbal medicine， but again it is limited。 There is a short section on remedies， but other books would be needed for more in-depth formulas。 The largest failure for me is the complete lack of sources for the claims made。 。。。more
Aphton
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A clear and concise go to book， on herbal medicine。 I understand that not every beneficial herb on the planet could be covered due to the size of the book， but felt thatthey mostly covered on Western and Asian herbal medicine。 Rooibos， Devil's Claw，African Potato are African medicinal plants that have been medicallyproven and were left out。 A clear and concise go to book， on herbal medicine。 I understand that not every beneficial herb on the planet could be covered due to the size of the book， but felt thatthey mostly covered on Western and Asian herbal medicine。 Rooibos， Devil's Claw，African Potato are African medicinal plants that have been medicallyproven and were left out。 。。。more
Muhammad Hussary
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encyclopedia herbal medicine
Chris
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This is an encyclopedia。 You don't "read" it; you use it for reference。 This is an encyclopedia。 You don't "read" it; you use it for reference。 。。。more
Paul
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A fantastic all-in-one guide to herbs and herbal medicine。 If you were to have only one book on herbal medicine， this is the one to get。 It's authoritative， comprehensive， well laid out， lavishly illustrated， and clearly a labor of profound love on the part of the author and all those who worked on it。 I knew nothing about herbal medicine before I got this book; now I feel that I have a very solid introduction to it。 The book is jammed with information， but very invitingly and appealingly presen A fantastic all-in-one guide to herbs and herbal medicine。 If you were to have only one book on herbal medicine， this is the one to get。 It's authoritative， comprehensive， well laid out， lavishly illustrated， and clearly a labor of profound love on the part of the author and all those who worked on it。 I knew nothing about herbal medicine before I got this book; now I feel that I have a very solid introduction to it。 The book is jammed with information， but very invitingly and appealingly presented。 I read a lot of books， and few indeed would I rate as highly as this one。 I recommend it without any reservations。 。。。more
Jenny
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Excellent resource to keep on hand for quick reference。 Well-organized and easy to read。 I have yet to search for an herb that was not listed in this book。 Store next to your supplies for use when creating herbal remedies。
Andrea
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Clear and approachable information on many herbs and common fruits / vegetables。 Beautiful hand drawings and a light history of herbal medicine at the beginning to get you started。 A fantastic reference book to keep on hand， but fiercely heavy so not one to tote around for identification。 This is a book for the shelf next to your tinctures， salves and dried plant matter。
Anula
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This， along with the The Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients into Foods & Remedies That Heal ， are my first ever two books in the topic of herbs， its healing properties etc。This little book works well as a quick reference to look up a particular plant or to look for a specific illness （cold， menstrual cramps， headache etc。） and what plants are recommended with what results。Beautifully published with lot of photos and drawings。 This， along with the The Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients into Foods & Remedies That Heal ， are my first ever two books in the topic of herbs， its healing properties etc。This little book works well as a quick reference to look up a particular plant or to look for a specific illness （cold， menstrual cramps， headache etc。） and what plants are recommended with what results。Beautifully published with lot of photos and drawings。 。。。more
Justin
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One of the best herbals I've seen， it is better than 40 of the 45 herbals I've read thus far。 My biggest dislike is that only some herbs （I think the more popular ones） have actions broken out into their own section。 That being said， there is some really nice cautionary information and the constituents sections is quite useful。 It is possible that I was less knowledgeable/paying less attention to constituents when I read the other herbals， but I was able to use the information on constituents （e One of the best herbals I've seen， it is better than 40 of the 45 herbals I've read thus far。 My biggest dislike is that only some herbs （I think the more popular ones） have actions broken out into their own section。 That being said， there is some really nice cautionary information and the constituents sections is quite useful。 It is possible that I was less knowledgeable/paying less attention to constituents when I read the other herbals， but I was able to use the information on constituents （e。g。 containing coumarins or thujone） to understand why some herbs might be dangerous when used long term。 If I can get a good price on this I will buy it。 。。。more
Meran
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Great reference book on herbs to grow for medicine。 Has information on all parts of the plants and the uses they can be put to， whether essential oils， infusions， tinctures， or salves and whether the herb is safe to ingest or is only for topical use。Love this book！ It's in use quite often。 Great reference book on herbs to grow for medicine。 Has information on all parts of the plants and the uses they can be put to， whether essential oils， infusions， tinctures， or salves and whether the herb is safe to ingest or is only for topical use。Love this book！ It's in use quite often。 。。。more
Elefteria Mantzorou
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I have the book in its Greek translation。 It is an excellent guide。
Eliana
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Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine by Andrew Chevallier。First published in 1996， this well-known reference was recently updated in a 2016 edition。 The book begins with general information regarding herbal medicine including how herbal medicine developed， herbal traditions from different parts of the world， and a history of the origins of herbal medicine。 It contains information about more than 550 plants including both pharmacological information as well as the lore and traditional uses of plants。 Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine by Andrew Chevallier。First published in 1996， this well-known reference was recently updated in a 2016 edition。 The book begins with general information regarding herbal medicine including how herbal medicine developed， herbal traditions from different parts of the world， and a history of the origins of herbal medicine。 It contains information about more than 550 plants including both pharmacological information as well as the lore and traditional uses of plants。 The author estimates that of the 500，000 plants on earth， about 10，000 are used medicinally on a regular basis （Chevallier 55）。 The book provides detailed information on those plants which have been carefully researched for safety and efficacy are used most frequently。 Entries include information regarding the cultivation， natural habitat， key actions and preparations of the plant， cautions and self-help uses。 The book is generously illustrated with many full color photos and illustrations。 Some of the items included are common food items including， for example， thyme， nutmeg， peppermint， asparagus， and oats。 Many other plants will be much less familiar。 Some of the plants are commonly available and others may be quite useful but difficult to locate in some areas。 The final chapters contain information regarding the culture， harvesting， and preparation of herbal remedies， safety of herbal preparations， and an index of herbal usage by ailment。The author， Andrew Chevallier， a practicing medical herbalist for thirty years， helped to found the program in medical herbalism at Middlesex University in London which was the first of it's kind in a European university。 He is a fellow and past-president of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists （NIMH）， a member of the College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy， and has written extensively in the field of herbal medicine。 For more information about Anrew Chevallier: http://www。andrewchevallier。co。uk/ind。。。Citation:Chevallier， Andrew。 Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine。 3rd ed。 New York: Doring Kindersley， 2016。 Print。 。。。more
LanAnh Hoang
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Cuốn sách rất hay và giá trị， nhưng sẽ hoàn hảo hơn nếu như NXB Tổng Hợp TMHCM không lược bỏ phần Index so với nguyên bản。 Cuốn sách này có lẽ cũng được dùng làm tài liệu tra cứu đối với nhiều người， trong đó có mình， và khi không có Index thì không còn cách nào khác là phải làm sticker&labelling， kèm theo đánh máy và in cái index tự tạo rồi kẹp vào sách。 Việc này thực sự là tốn khá khá công sức， mà lại không thể làm indexing cho tất cả mấy trăm vị được。 Mình rất hy vọng phần Index sẽ được đưa v Cuốn sách rất hay và giá trị， nhưng sẽ hoàn hảo hơn nếu như NXB Tổng Hợp TMHCM không lược bỏ phần Index so với nguyên bản。 Cuốn sách này có lẽ cũng được dùng làm tài liệu tra cứu đối với nhiều người， trong đó có mình， và khi không có Index thì không còn cách nào khác là phải làm sticker&labelling， kèm theo đánh máy và in cái index tự tạo rồi kẹp vào sách。 Việc này thực sự là tốn khá khá công sức， mà lại không thể làm indexing cho tất cả mấy trăm vị được。 Mình rất hy vọng phần Index sẽ được đưa vào trong những lần tái bản sau， và mình xin hứa sẽ mua bản có Index， mặc dù mình đã có 1 cuốn （chưa Index） rồi。 。。。more
David Wardrop
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I am biased toward encyclopedia style books presenting information in bite size pieces and this book does that。 It is a fasicnating and interesting book that will get anybody who looks at it wanting to learn about herbs， botany and medicine and bilology。
Nathan Williams
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I can not truly say I've "read" this book， but I have used it many times to experiment in natural remedies and teas。 With great results。 This book has also entertained my love and interest for herbs。 I can not truly say I've "read" this book， but I have used it many times to experiment in natural remedies and teas。 With great results。 This book has also entertained my love and interest for herbs。 。。。more
Agata Maluhina
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i never even wrote a review for a book before and today i came here specifically to do just that， it's an absolutely great， approachable source that gives so much uselful info on medicinal plants， their cultivation and the making of medicines。 i couldn't be happier with a piece， thank you！ i never even wrote a review for a book before and today i came here specifically to do just that， it's an absolutely great， approachable source that gives so much uselful info on medicinal plants， their cultivation and the making of medicines。 i couldn't be happier with a piece， thank you！ 。。。more
Electric-guitar
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Enjoyable。 Reminds me when my grandmother use to give me old Dutch remedies when I was like under 7 years old。Though the book I ordered via Amazon。co。uk used books。 And it did not have a nice smell。
Juli Anna
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