| Description |
1 online resource (x, 379 pages) : color illustrations |
| Summary |
The Western Herbal Tradition 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. The herbs have been selected on the basis of common use by practising herbalists. Each illustrated monograph contains: Species, identification and botanical description A study of the characterisation and medicinal use of the plants consistently drawn from featured herbals which includes the authors₂ own translations from the Latin Assessment of past and current texts in the transmission of herbal knowledge Consideration of traditional therapeutics, including humoral and physiomedical approaches Suggestions towards a modern experiential approach through Goethean methodology Current evidence on pharmacological constituents Review of evidence on safety Recommendations for internal and external uses, prescribing and dosage Excellent illustrations accompany each monograph to aid learning First book to cover broader historical perspective and discussions of issues surrounding each herb Written by leading experts who are well known in the field Includes some monographs of which there is little material already available The bibliographic evidence provided could support applications for registration of Herbal Medicinal Products under the provisions of the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Product Directive An excellent valuable resource for everyone interested in herbal medicine. |
| Contents |
Preface ix 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, lady₂s 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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Herbs -- Therapeutic use -- History.
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Materia medica, Vegetable -- History.
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Phytotherapy -- history.
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Herbal Medicine -- history.
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Plants, Medicinal.
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| Added Author |
Denham, Alison.
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Whitelegg, Margaret.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Tobyn, Graeme. Western herbal tradition. Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, c2011 9780443103445 (DLC) 2010002884 (OCoLC)502393301 |
| ISBN |
9780443103445 electronic bk. |
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0443103445 electronic bk. |
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