2nd Big Printing
Medicine from plants has been used for thousands of years and
modern science is now re-evaluating many of the old-time herbal
folk remedies. Improved technical methods and laboratory equip-
ment are demonstrating that plants contain an abundance of
healing properties
Here then are the herbal folk remedies which have been era-
ployed for centuries by medicine men， witch doctors， gypsies，
midwives， countryfolk， ancient physicians， and herbalists. Loaded
with information on the background， history and uses of healing
herbs， this fascinating book relates how each plant has been
used as a medicine and what illnesses they are meant to alleviate.
It is from the writings of the ancient herbalists that our modern
scientists often obtain leads on which plants to test for possible
healing properties. Many of the plants mentioned in early writings
are still used medicinally today. You ll discover the secrets of
such prominent early herbalists as Hippocrates， Theophrastus，
Pliny， Dioscorides， and Galen， and learn.of the contributions they
have made to modern medical science. You ll discover remark-
able uses of herbs for bathing and beauty， as well as how to use
healing plants from the sea for their medicinal value There is
even an entire chapter devoted to herbal smoking substitutes，
telling of nicotine-free herbs which may be used as smoking
blends in place of tobacco. And you ll read about:
~ The Favorite of the Gypsies ~ The Mystic Herb of the Druids
~ The Wayside Healing Wonder ~ The Golden Healing Oil
~ The Medicine Bulb ~ The Chief Medicine Plant
~ The Herb of Good Health ~ The Versatile Healing Plant
~ The Green Hope ~ Herbs and the Emotions
~ Health Secrets of the American ~ The Herb of Remembrance
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