Description
Throughout the ages, plants have been used by humans as a source of food, cosmetics, medicines and have provided materials for the construction of shelters and the manufacture of clothing. Plants have served as the basis of sophisticated traditional medicine systems for thousands of years in countries such as China and India. These plant- based systems continue to play an essential role in health care. It has been estimated by the World Health Organization that about 80% of the world’s inhabitants rely mainly on traditional medicines for their primary health care. Plant products also play an important role in the health care systems of the remaining 20 percent of the population who mainly reside in developed countries. The United States National Cancer Institute (NCI) has screened well over 100,000 plant extracts for anticancer activity and over 30,000 for anti-AIDS activity. Thus the medicinal value of plants is inestimable.
The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants is based on rigorous botanical, pharmaceutical and chemical research.
With this set you will learn to use hundreds of plants for prevention of and reversing sickness.
- More than 470 plants botanically and medically described and classified by diseases
- Natural treatments explained and illustrated in simple and clear language. Now the healing virtues of medicinal plants and their practical applications are in reach of everyone.
- Instructions on the therapeutic preparation of fomentations, compresses, poultices, infusions, ointments, baths, cold extracts, and more…
- Numerous charts describing the most frequent disorders of each part and system of the body, and the plants that have the active ingredients to heal them
- Detailed explanation of the complex vegetable world, how to identify medicinal plants, and what parts of the plants to use medicinally.
- Practical step-by-step instructions for the preservation and administering of medicinal herbs and medicinal plants
- Beautifully illustrated and photographed throughout
- Includes artists renditions of most plants, and actual in-the-wild pictures of most plants.
- Includes synonyms and alternate names for most plants, as well as Spanish and French names for each plant.
- Includes warnings and special considerations for any plants that need them, including interaction precautions, sensitivity and substitution advice, and dosage restrictions.
The first part of this book introduces us to all the technical and practical aspects of phytotherapy: brief notions of botany, plant gathering, methods to use herbs, active substances and their properties, not forgetting any contraindications and toxic effects of some medicinal herbs.
Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants, Volume 1 – Generalities
- The vegetable world
- Gathering and preservation
- Methods for preparing and using plants
- Active principles
- Caution: Plant toxicity
- From the plant to the medicine
The second part is a type of catalog on the most useful medicinal herbs for each one of the most common diseases. More than 500 plants are described, according to their medicinal applications.
Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants, Volume 2 – Descriptions
- Plants for each body system
- Plants for each organ
- Plants for the skin
- Plants for the metabolism
- Plants for infectious disease
- Plants for other ailments
Product Details
- ISBN-13: 9788472081574
- Publisher: Editorial Safeliz, S. L.
- Publication date: March 2012
- Series: Education and Health Library Series
- Edition description: 2 Volume Set with DVD
- Pages: 795
- Product dimensions: 8.70 (w) x 11.10 (h) x 1.10 (d)
George D. Pamplona-Roger, M.D., is a doctor of medicine and surgery at the University of Granada in Spain. He is a board-certified general and digestive surgeon, and a specialist in health education, UNED University, Spain. He is a member of the International Union of Food Science and Technology, Ontario, Canada, and a fellow in the Royal Microscopical Society, Oxford, England. After practicing his specialty for 15 years, Dr. Pamplona-Roger now focuses on medical research and health education.
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