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Medicinal
Plants of the Heartland |
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by:
Connie
Kaye and Neil Billington
A new age is at hand. People are returning to the herbal
remedies that were used by their mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers
and physicians until the early years of the last century.
Many plants that provide the raw material for pharmaceuticals
can be found in our own backyards. Of the thousand plants
used by the pharmaceutical industry, about half are found
growing either wild or cultivated in the United States. Medicinal
Plants of the Heartland describes more than 250 of those most
often found in the American Heartland. Published in 1997.
Medicinal Plants of the
Heartland includes:
- Historical perspective on medicinal plants
- Active components of medicinal plants
- How to collect, dry, prepare and store medicinal plants
- 92 color photographs
- Descriptions of over 250 wild and cultivated plants
found throughout the Heartland including:
- their history and uses by Native Americans
- their active components
- their recommended usage by herbalists
- current research confirming their traditional medicinal
usage
Table of Contents:
Dedication |
vi
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The Authors |
v
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The Cover |
iv
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Foreword |
ii
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Introduction |
1
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An Historical Perspective |
5
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Active Components of Medicinal Plants |
13
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Collecting, Drying and Storing Medicinal
Plants |
19
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Preparation of Medicinal Plants |
25
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Medicinal Actions of Plants |
29
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Anatomy of Plants: Identification of Plant
Parts |
31
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The Medicinal Plants of the Heartland |
37
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Ferns, Grasses, and Cacti
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38
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Trees, Shrubs, and Vines
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47
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Wild Flowering Herbs
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91
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Color Section
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137
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Cultivated Herbs
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275
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Appendix |
303
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Active Medicinal Components
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303
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Disorders, Medicinal Functions, Herbal Treatments
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307
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Listing of Medicinal Plants by Plant Families
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327
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Botanical Terms
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329
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Medical Terms
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331
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Bibliography |
337
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Index of Medicinal Plants |
339
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ISBN 0-962742-28-7
$18.95
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