Herbal Vade Mecum: 800 Herbs, Spices, Essential Oils, Lipids, Etc.-Constituents, Properties, Uses, and Caution [Paperback]

Gazmend Skenderi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 25, 2004

From Acerola used as a supplement of vitamin C and minerals to Zedoary used as a spice and for digestive problems; from herbs used for anxiety and restlessness to those used as insect repellent

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About the Author

Gazmend Skenderi is a consultant in Natural Products. He graduated from the Tirana University with a degree in Pharmacy and soon after became qualified in Pharmacognosy and Phytopharmacy. His career of more than 30 years includes collecting and cataloging Medicinal and Aromatic Plants; teaching and research in Pharmacognosy and Phytopharmacy; and sourcing, QA/QC and Marketing of Natural Products. He has written three other books and a number of scientific and popular articles on Natural Products.

Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Herbacy Press (March 25, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971320926
• ISBN-13: 978-0971320925
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #343,834 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Editor, Medical Herbalism journal, December 4, 2003

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Paul Bergner "Editor, Medical Herbalism journal" (Boulder, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Herbal Vade Mecum: 800 Herbs, Spices, Essential Oils, Lipids, Etc.-Constituents, Properties, Uses, and Caution (Paperback)

An excellent quick reference for the professional herbalist. It is in the same niche as other quick reference books such as Potter's Encylcopedia or Lust's Herb book, but far superior to either, because 1) it has many more herbs 2) it has up-to-date and accurate details on plant chemistry 3) the author has mined the wealth of herbal literature in German, Italian, and French 4) it contains reasoned judgements on safety considerations lacking in the other books in its class, and 5) it accurately describes the most important actions and most important uses, in a well thought-out section, instead of giving long lists of theoretical or minor actions. I'll be using this as a textbook for my intermediate-level students at the North American Institute of Medical Herbalism. --- Paul Bergner, Editor, Medical Herbalism journal

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful for practitioners, March 17, 2004

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Henriette Kress (Helsinki Finland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Herbal Vade Mecum: 800 Herbs, Spices, Essential Oils, Lipids, Etc.-Constituents, Properties, Uses, and Caution (Paperback)

The Herbal Vade Mecum is a very good materia medica for the practising herbalist. Uses are given, dosages aren't, so you need to know your plants before you use this book.
Beginners might not do all that much with it, except for the teensy little fact that they'd get solid practical sensible cautions for the listed plants instead of the usual overly theoretical overcautious ones.
Were I a beginner, I'd buy it for that alone. No pictures, but then there are lots of picture books out there.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Library Necessity..., March 9, 2004

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R. Stout "pelican3d" (River Vale, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Herbal Vade Mecum: 800 Herbs, Spices, Essential Oils, Lipids, Etc.-Constituents, Properties, Uses, and Caution (Paperback)

This highly informative, attractively priced reference packs tons of information in a well-written, accurately designed collection of herbal information book. Reccommended for botanists, pharmocognicists and horticulturists (to mention a few), this book rivals industry 'greats' such as 'Tropica' and 'Exotica' (which run hundreds of dollars) AND has a much more digestible price. The design of the book makes it easy to use at your desktop or in the field. Bravo Mr. Skenderi! Someone finally got it right!