BookGraeme Tobyn, Alison Denham, Margaret Whitelegg.
Summary: This book provides a comprehensive and critical exploration of the use of plant medicines through 2000 years of history from Dioscorides to the present day. It follows each of the 27 herbs through a wide range of key sources from European, Arabic and American traditions including greek, Roman and Renaissance texts. A rich discussion of the historical texts is balanced with current application and research. --from back cover.
Contents:
1. The historical sources
2. Some observations on the Western herbal tradition
3. Origins and proponents of the revival of herbal medicine in 19th century Britain
4. A note on Goethe
5. Notes on botanical descriptions, constituents and dosage
6. Agrimonia eupatoria, agrimony
7. Alchemilla vulgaris, lady's mantle
8. Althaea officinalis, marshmallow; Malva sylvestris, common mallow; Alcea rosea, hollyhock
9. Apium graveolens, wild celery
10. Arctium lappa, burdock
11. Artemisia absinthium, wormwood
12. Artemisia vulgaris, mugwort
13. Centaurium erythraea, centaury
14. Daucus carota, wild carrot
15. Drimia maritima, squill
16. Fumaria officinalis, fumitory
17. Galium aparine, goosegrass
18. Glechoma hederacea, ground ivy
19. Hyssopus officinalis, hyssop
20. Inula helenium, elecampane
21. Lamium album, white deadnettle
22. Ocimum basilicum, basil
23. Paeonia officinalis, paeony
24. Potentilla erecta, tormentil
25. Rosa damascene, damask rose
26. Rubus idaeus, raspberry
27. Ruta graveolens, rue
28. Scrophularia nodosa, figwort
29. Stachys officinalis, wood betony
30. Tussilago farfara, coltsfoot
31. Verbena officinalis, vervain
32. Viola odorata, sweet violet; Viola tricolour, heartsease.