SCIENCES/TECHNOLOGY FIFTH FLOOR RM 666 H33 A49 1992

American herbalism: essays on herbs & herbalism. Members of the American Herbalist Guild; edited by Michael Tierra. Freedom, CA: Crossing Press, c1992.

Essays cover topics such as history of herbalism and herbalists, various traditions, therapeutic uses of herbs and the practice of herbalism.

NJM HEALTH SCIENCES 300 LEVEL QV 770 JC6 B474c 1986

Bensky, Dan et al.

Chinese herbal medicine: materia medica. Compiled and translated by Dan Bensky and Andrew Gamble with Ted Kaptchuk; illustrations adapted by Lilian Lai Bensky. Seattle: Eastland Press, c1986.

Intended as a basic reference source for Western practitioners of Chinese herbal medicine. Entries for each substance include clinical use, combinations, actions, ingredients, results of research, and an illustration. Also included are bibliographies, a glossary and Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, English cross-references.

SCIENCES/TECHNOLOGY REFERENCE QK 99 A43 B68 1983

Boulos, Loutfy.

Medicinal plants of North Africa. Illustrated by Magdy El-Gohary. Algonac, Mich.: Reference Publications, Inc., 1983. (Series: Medicinal plants of the world; 3)

Deals with 369 species of vascular plants. Entries include synonyms and vernacular names, distribution, uses, references. 107 species are illustrated and a glossary and medicinal index are featured.

SCIENCES/TECHNOLOGY REFERENCE QK 99 A8 P4 1990

Collins, D.J. et al.

Plants for medicine: a chemical and pharmacological survey of plants in the Australian region. Melbourne: CSIRO, c1990.

In addition to thorough chemical and pharmacological information, includes botanical information, illustrations and an extensive bibliography.

DAFOE SECOND FLOOR RS 164 F64 1986

Folk medicine: the art and science. Edited by Richard P. Steiner. Washington, D.C.: American Chemical Society, c1986.

Examines medicinal practices of non-Western cultures with the aim of establishing a scientific basis for successful folk remedies. Discusses active ingredients in plants such as garlic, ginseng, and various plants used in China.

SCIENCES/TECHNOLOGY REFERENCE QK 99 U6 F68 1990

Foster, Steven, 1957-

A field guide to medicinal plants: eastern and central North America. Text by Steven Foster and James A. Duke; line drawings by Roger Tory Peterson, Jim Blackfeather Rose, and Lee Allen Peterson; photographs by Steven Foster. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990.

Designed for field use, the handbook also indicates uses, cautions, toxicity, etc. Includes indexes of plant names and medical topics.

SCIENCES/TECHNOLOGY FIFTH FLOOR RS 164 G484 1994

Ghazanfar, Shahina A.

Handbook of Arabian medicinal plants. Boca Raton: CRC Press, c1994.

260 species used in the Arabian peninsula are described (uses, preparation, chemical composition). Illustrations and references are provided.

SCIENCES/TECHNOLOGY FIFTH FLOOR RM 666 H33 H83 1993

Huang, K.C. (Kee Chang).

The pharmacology of Chinese herbs. Boca Raton: CRC Press, c1993.

An encyclopedic compendium of Chinese herbs "whose values have been analyzed convincingly by modern scientific methods." Herbs are classified based on therapeutic value. Descriptions include chemical composition, pharmacological action, toxicity and uses. References and equivalent names are also provided.

SCIENCES/TECHNOLOGY FIFTH FLOOR RS 164 I84 1993

Iwu, Maurice M.

Handbook of African medicinal plants. Boca Raton: CRC Press, c1993.

A catalogue of 1,046 plants, their uses, parts used and references; pharmacognostical profiles of selected plants; chapters on healing methods.

NJM HEALTH SCIENCES 300 LEVEL QV 766 J89e 1994

Joyce, Christopher.

Earthly goods: medicine-hunting in the rainforest. Boston: Little, Brown, 1994.

Sixteen chapters describe the author's search for significant plants in the rain forests. Extensive lists of references and chapter commentaries.

SCIENCES/TECHNOLOGY REFERENCE RS 164 K36 1990

Kapoor, L.D.

CRC Handbook of Ayurvedic medicinal plants. Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, 1990.

Describes some 251 plants, their various names in India and elsewhere, habitat, distribution, constituents, therapeutic or pharmacological uses and dosage as prescribed in the Ayurveda. Includes an extensive bibliography of references.

SCIENCES/TECHNOLOGY FIFTH FLOOR E 78 G73 K56 1992

Kindscher, Kelly.

Medicinal wild plants of the prairie: an ethnobotanical guide. Drawings by William S. Whitney. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, c1992.

This study documents the use of 203 native prairie plant species (North American) used as medicine by Indians, settlers and doctors. Entries are thorough, including illustrations, nomenclature, description, uses, habitat, history of uses, research, harvesting, cultivation, references. Includes a subject index, glossary and bibliography.

DAFOE SECOND FLOOR E 98 B7 M64 1986

Moerman, Daniel E.

Medicinal plants of native America. Foreword by Richard I. Ford. Ann Arbor: Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan, 1986.

(Series: Research reports in ethnobotany; contribution 2)

This two-volume work includes: tables of plants by genera, indications (uses), plant families, culture (areas and peoples), common names and a bibliography.

SCIENCES/TECHNOLOGY REFERENCE RM 47 C5 P48 1986

Pharmacology and applications of Chinese materia medica. Volumes 1 and 2. Edited by Hson-Mou Chang, Paul Pui-Hay But; translated by Yao Sih-Cheng et al. Singapore; Philadelphia, Pa.: World Scientific, c1986 -

Comprehensive work on Chinese herbal drugs based on modern pharmacological research and clinical experience. There are 250 entries, indexes of scientific names and pharmacological actions and extensive references to the primary literature.

SCIENCES/TECHNOLOGY FIFTH FLOOR QK 99 A47 S38 1990

Schultes, Richard Evans.

The healing forest: medicinal and toxic plants of the northwest Amazonia. Richard Evans Schultes and Robert F. Raffauf; foreword by H.R.H. Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Portland, Or.: Dioscorides Press, c1990. (Historical, ethno- & economic botany series; v. 2) A detailed survey of information on 1,516 medicinal and toxic plants used by peoples of the northwest Amazon. Includes references and a general bibliography.

DAFOE SECOND FLOOR E 98 M4 W4 1980

Weiner, Michael A.

Earth medicine--earth food: plant remedies, drugs, and natural foods of the North American Indians. New York: Collier Books, a division of Macmillan Pub. Co., 1980.

A guide to medicinal plants and foods used by North American native peoples. About 170 species are illustrated. Includes therapeutic actions of and cultural beliefs surrounding herbal remedies and a section on medicinal plant foods (eg., acorns, cacti).

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