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 directions for methods of use and dosage. Native American traditions are compared with traditional uses of the same plants among other cultures where the science of herbs has flourished, particularly in Russia and China. Included is an annotated bibliography of pertinent books and periodicals.
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Alma R. Hutchens, a close associate of the late herbalist N. G. Tretchikoff, has been a student and practitioner of herbal medicine for many years.
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44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
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The best reference for how to actually make these potions,
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This review is from: Indian Herbalogy of North America: The Definitive Guide to Native Medicinal Plants and Their Uses (Paperback)
This book is indexed by plants and by diseases. It gives descriptions of habitat so you can go and find them in the wild. It is the only book i have read to date that actually tells how to make the ointments or tea and a history of how it has been used in many cultures. It gives side effects and wonderful detailed plant sketches. Easy to read
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Informative, but not at all what I expected,
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This review is from: Indian Herbalogy of North America: The Definitive Guide to Native Medicinal Plants and Their Uses (Paperback)
Growing up in the way-out country of Missouri, I spent a lot of time outside in the woods, getting to know the different plants and animals that live there. This eventually gave rise to an interest in natural medicine, and in harvesting and preparing my own herbs from the property I lived on. All the texts I could find, though, were based in the plants and knowledge indigenous to either Europe or Asia. I was delighted to come on a copy of Alma Hutchens' _Indian Herbalogy of North America_ a couple years back, thinking it would be a catalog of the plants I found growing in my own back yard, and throughout the back roads of America that I love to explore. However, the book has quite a bit of information about the herbal medicine of other cultures (Russia, Western Europe, and China, in particular), so much that it crowds the Indian lore out--which, of course, was what I really wanted. It's not a bad book, in general terms, and would make a pretty solid kernel for a new collection of herbal medicine books, but I don't recommend this as a resource for people interested specifically in Native American treatment of disease or use of herbs for health maintenance.
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This review is from: Indian Herbalogy of North America: The Definitive Guide to Native Medicinal Plants and Their Uses (Paperback)
No where else can I find as much info on the herbs she features as in this book. Very informative and perfect for anyone who is interested in herbal healing and in starting their own herbal business. You can get lots of ideas from this book.
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homoeopathic clinical, wineglassful amounts, medical botanics, tablespoonful amounts, granulated root, wineglassful doses, whole fresh plant, female bleeding, medical plants, suppressed menstruation, warm infusion, teaspoonful doses, diluted alcohol, other herbal teas, bleeding haemorrhoids, herbal practice, tubercular lungs, stomach sickness, dilute alcohol, indolent ulcers, expelling worms, strong decoction, medical properties, folk medicine, urinary organs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, United States, Medicinal Parts, Agricultural Department, New York, American Indians, Ontario Department of Agriculture, Moscow University, Saratov University, New World, South America, New Jersey, White Russia, American Mandrake, European Russia, Middle Ages, Russian Far East, South Africa, The Complete Herbalist, Tincture of Couch, Tincture of Skull, Health Research, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number, Medical Parts, Old World New!
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homoeopathic clinical, wineglassful amounts, medical botanics, tablespoonful amounts, granulated root, wineglassful doses, whole fresh plant, female bleeding, medical plants, suppressed menstruation, warm infusion, teaspoonful doses, diluted alcohol, other herbal teas, bleeding haemorrhoids, herbal practice, tubercular lungs, stomach sickness, dilute alcohol, indolent ulcers, expelling worms, strong decoction, medical properties, folk medicine, urinary organs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, United States, Medicinal Parts, Agricultural Department, New York, American Indians, Ontario Department of Agriculture, Moscow University, Saratov University, New World, South America, New Jersey, White Russia, American Mandrake, European Russia, Middle Ages, Russian Far East, South Africa, The Complete Herbalist, Tincture of Couch, Tincture of Skull, Health Research, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number, Medical Parts, Old World New!
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- Back to Eden: The Classic Guide to Herbal Medicine, Natural Foods, and Home Remedies since 1939 (Golden Anniversary Edition) by Jethro Kloss on 10 pages
- Nature's Healing Agents: The Medicines of Nature (Or the Natura System) by R. Swinburne Clymer on 5 pages
- The Complete Herbalist (Newcastle classic) by D. Phelps Brown on 4 pages
- Culpeper's Complete Herbal (Wordsworth Reference) by Nicholas Culpeper on page 325, and page 326
- Organon of Medicine by Samuel Hahnemann on page 328
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- Scientific Validation of Herbal Medicine by Daniel Mowrey on 4 pages
- Planting the Future: Saving Our Medicinal Herbs by Rosemary Gladstar on page 198, and page 284
- A Therapist's Tale of Herbs, Forests, Critter and Folks by Jane Sorensen on page 17
- The Poisons and Antidotes Sourcebook (Facts for Life) by Carol A. Turkington in Back Matter
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