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An essential reference to herbal remedies for the most common ailments. Sharing twenty-five years of clinical expertise, Dr. Asa Hershoff has written a highly accessible and ...

An essential reference to herbal remedies for the most common ailments. Sharing twenty-five years of clinical expertise, Dr. Asa Hershoff has written a highly accessible and ...

Covering all aspects of Jamaican cuisine from soups to preserves, fish to ices, Classic Jamaican Cooking also presents a range of traditional herbal remedies and drinks. With ...

A clear and comprehensive reference on the full range of healing herbs and remedies* An indispensable guide to the herbal remedies most used in the Anglo-American and European traditions* Defines each remedy in terms of its main pharmacological actions and usual therapeutic applications* A useful reference to the application of traditional medicines for modern health problems for the professional and lay use.

Russia's rich folk heritage of herbal healing is detailed by a native son who shares his grandmother's knowledge of many healing herbs widely available in North America.

This book, written by a medical doctor of many years' experience, gives practical advice on how to deal with health problems using natural methods. It describes herbal and homeopathic remedies and provides directions for their use in the home.Natural methods resolve rather than just suppress symptoms of illness. Treatment of this kind does not simply deal with the symptoms but activates the whole body and its inherent powers of healing.

The shiitake is one of the most highly prized foods in Oriental cuisine, lending its rich, caramel-like flavor to seasonings, sauces, soups, even carbonated drinks and candies. Yet few aficionados of this gourmet delicacy are aware of its high nutritional value or of its important role in traditional Chinese medicine and in the modern search for botanical remedies. Traditionally classified as a food that activates the blood, shiitake has been used as a folk treatment for colds, measles, and bronchial inflammations. Shiitake The Healing Mushroom takes the reader on a lively tour of the healing properties of one of the world's most delicious foods.In the past few years, its growing popularity in the West has made shiitake, after the common table mushroom, the most-cultivated mushroom worldwide. Recent studies indicate its usefulness in lowering blood cholesterol levels and preventing heart disease. Research suggests that shiitake is valuable in immunotherapy, bolstering the immune system and increasing the body's ability to ward off cancerous tumors, viral infections, and chronic fatigue syndrome.The N.I.H. is testing shiitake in their AIDS research program.Kenneth Jones is a medical writer specializing in medicinal plants. He has served as a consultant to herbal product manufacturers for product development, and has been interviewed on radio and in several health publications. He lives near Vancouver, B.C.

Discusses how to gather, dry, store & blend 25 common herbs, stock an herbal medicine cabinet, incl. growing plants.

While most pregnancy books only address the stages of the baby's development, The Panic-Free Pregnancy comprehensively covers the lifestyle issues and questions that confront every mom-to-be. Dr. Broder separates fact from fiction, media hype from old wives tales, and drawing on the latest scientific research offers an accessible, comprehensive reference book that answers questions about... * Caffeine * Exercise * Flying * Prescription and over-the-counter medications * Sex * Cosmetics * Alcohol * Herbal remedies * and more Organized in an easy-to-use question-and-answer format, this book will help women have the safest, healthiest, most anxiety-free pregnancy possible.