Description: A Modern Herbal: the Medicinal, Culinary, Cosmetic and Economic Properties, Cultivation and Folk Lore of Herbs, Grasses, Fungi, Shrubs and Trees: Vol 2 by Margaret Grieve Volume 2 of the fullest, most useful compilation of herbal material. Gigantic alphabetical encyclopedia, from aconite to zedoary, gives botanical information, medical properties, folklore, economic uses, more. 161 illustrations. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Volume 2 of the fullest, most useful compilation of herbal material. Gigantic alphabetical encyclopedia, from aconite to zedoary, gives botanical information, medical properties, folklore, economic uses, more. "There is not one page of this enchanting book which does not contain something to interest the common reader as well as the serious student. Regarded simply as a history of flowers, it adds to the joys of the country." - B. E. Todd, Spectator If you want to know how pleurisy root, lungwort, and abscess root got their names, how poison ivy used to treat rheumatism, or how garlic guarded against the Bubonic Plague, consult A Modern Herbal. This 20th-century version of the medieval Herbal is as rich in scientific fact and folklore as its predecessors and is equally encyclopedic in coverage. From aconite to zedoary, not an herb, grass, fungus, shrub or tree is overlooked; and strange and wonderful discoveries about even the most common of plants await the reader. Traditionally, an herbal combined the folk beliefs and tales about plants, the medicinal properties (and parts used) of the herbs, and their botanical classification. But Mrs. Grieve has extended and enlarged the tradition; her coverage of asafetida, bearberry, broom, chamomile, chickweed, dandelion, dock, elecampane, almond, eyebright, fenugreek, moss, fern, figwort, gentian, Harts tongue, indigo, acacia, jaborandi, kava kava, lavender, pimpernel, rhubarb, squill, sage, thyme, sarsaparilla, unicorn root, valerian, woundwort, yew, etc. - more than 800 varieties in all - includes in addition methods of cultivation; the chemical constituents, dosages, and preparations of extracts and tinctures, unknown to earlier herbalists; possible economic and cosmetic properties, and detailed illustrations, from root to bud, of 161 plants. Of the many exceptional plants covered in Herbal, perhaps the most fascinating are the poisonous varieties - hemlock, poison oak, aconite, etc. - whose poisons, in certain cases, serve medical purposes and whose antidotes (if known) are given in detail. And of the many unique features, perhaps the most interesting are the hundreds of recipes and instructions for making ointments, lotions, sauces, wines, and fruit brandies like bilberry and carrot jam, elderberry and mint vinegar, sagina sauce, and cucumber lotion for sunburn; and the hundreds of prescriptions for tonics and liniments for bronchitis, arthritis, dropsy, jaundice, nervous tension, skin disease, and other ailments. Back Cover "There is not one page of this enchanting book which does not contain something to interest the common reader as well as the serious student. Regarded simply as a history of flowers, it adds to the joys of the country."--B. E. Todd, Spectator. If you want to know how pleurisy root, lungwort, and abscess root got their names, how poison ivy used to treat rheumatism, or how garlic guarded against the Bubonic Plague, consult A Modern Herbal . This 20th-century version of the medieval Herbal is as rich in scientific fact and folklore as its predecessors and is equally encyclopedic in coverage. From aconite to zedoary, not an herb, grass, fungus, shrub or tree is overlooked; and strange and wonderful discoveries about even the most common of plants await the reader. Traditionally, an herbal combined the folk beliefs and tales about plants, the medicinal properties (and parts used) of the herbs, and their botanical classification. But Mrs. Grieve has extended and enlarged the tradition; her coverage of asafetida, bearberry, broom, chamomile, chickweed, dandelion, dock, elecampane, almond, eyebright, fenugreek, moss, fern, figwort, gentian, Harts tongue, indigo, acacia, jaborandi, kava kava, lavender, pimpernel, rhubarb, squill, sage, thyme, sarsaparilla, unicorn root, valerian, woundwort, yew, etc.--more than 800 varieties in all--includes in addition methods of cultivation; the chemical constituents, dosages, and preparations of extracts and tinctures, unknown to earlier herbalists; possible economic and cosmetic properties, and detailed illustrations, from root to bud, of 161 plants. Of the many exceptional plants covered in Herbal , perhaps the most fascinating are the poisonous varieties--hemlock, poison oak, aconite, etc.--whose poisons, in certain cases, serve medical purposes and whose antidotes (if known) are given in detail. And of the many unique features, perhaps the most interesting are the hundreds of recipes and instructions for making ointments, lotions, sauces, wines, and fruit brandies like bilberry and carrot jam, elderberry and mint vinegar, sagina sauce, and cucumber lotion for sunburn; and the hundreds of prescriptions for tonics and liniments for bronchitis, arthritis, dropsy, jaundice, nervous tension, skin disease, and other ailments. 96 plates, 161 illustrations. Table of Contents "IRIS, FLORENTINE (Iris Florentina)" "IVY, POISON (Rhus Toxicodendron)" JUNIPER (Juniperus Communis) "KINO, AFRICAN (Pterocarpus Marsupium)" "LAUREL, CHERRY (Prunus Laurocerasus)" LAUREL (Laurus Nobilis) "LAVENDER, SPIKE (Lavandula Spica)" LEMON (Citrus Limonum) "LETTUCE, WILD (Lactuca Virosa)" LIQUORICE (Glycyrrhiza Glabra) "LOSSESTRIFE, PURPLE (Lythrum Salicaria)" "MALLOW, MARSH (Alth/a Officinalis)" "MARJORAM, WILD (Origanum Vulgare)" MASTIC (Pistacia Lentiscus) "MERCURY, DOGS (Mercurialis Perennis)" MEZEREON (Daphne Mezereum) "MINTS (Mentha Viridis, Mentha Pulegium, Mentha Piperita)" "MOSS, ICELAND (Cetraria Islandica)" "MUSTARDS, BLACK AND WHITE (Brassica Nigra and Brassica Alba)" "NIGHTSHADE, DEADLY (BELLADONNA) (Atropa Belladonna)" "NIGHTSHADE, WOODY (BITTERSWEET) (Solamum Dulcamara)" NUTMEG (Myristica Fragans) NUX VOMICA (Strychnos Nux-Vomica) OAK GALLS (Quercus Infectoria) OLIVE (Olea Europ/a) "ORANGE, SWEET (Citrus Aurantium)" OPOPONAX (Opoponax Chironium) "PARSLEY, FOOLS (Aethusa Cynapium)" "PARIS, HERB (Paris Quadrifolia)" "PEPPER, BLACK (Piper Nigrum)" "PARADISE, GRAINS OF (HUNGARIAN PEPPER) (Amomum Melegueta)" PERUVIAN BARK (Cinchona Succirubra) PELLITORY (Anacyclus Pyrethrum) "PIMPERNEL, SCARLET (Anagallis Arvensis)" "PINE, LARCH (Pinus Larix)" "PINE, WILD (Pinus Sylvestris)" PINK ROOT (Spigelia Marilandica) POMEGRANATE (Punica Granatum) "POPPY, WHITE (Papaver Somniferum)" QUASSIA (Pecer/na Excelsa) "RHATANY, PERUVIAN (Krameria Triandra)" "RHODODENDRON, YELLOW (Rhododendron Chrysanthum)" "RHUBARB, EAST INDIAN (Rheum Palmatum)" "RHUBARB, FRENCH (Rheum Palmatum)" ROSEMARY (Rosmarinus Officinalis) RUE (Ruta Graveolens) SAFFRON (Crocus Sativus) "SAFFRON, MEADOW (Colchicum Autumnale)" "SARSAPARILLA, JAMAICA (Smilax Ornata)" SASSAFRAS (Sassafras Officinale) "SEDGE, SWEET (Acorus Calamus)" SENNA (Cassia Acutifolia) SENEGA (Polygala Senega) SIMARUBA (Simaruba Amara) SNAKEROOT (Aristolochia Serpentaria) SPURGE (EUPHORBIUM) (Euphorbia Resinifera) SQUILL (Urginea Scilla) STAVESACRE (Delphinium Staphisagria) STORAX (Liquidambar Orientalis) TAMARIND (Tamarindus Indica) TANSY (Tanacetum Vulgare) "THISTLE, HOLY (Carbenia Benedicta)" THORNAPPLE (Datura Stramonium) TOBACCO (Nicotiana Tabacum) TORMENTIL (Potentilla Tormentilla) WOOD SORREL (Oxialis Acetosella) TRAGACANTH (Astragalus Gummifer) BEARBERRY (UVA-URSI) (Arbutus Uva-Ursi) "VALERIAN, COMMON (Valerinan Officinalis)" WILLOW (Salix Russeliana) WINTERGREEN (Chimophila Unbellata) WINTERS BARK (Drimys Winteri) "WORMSEED, LEVANT, AND LEVANT WORMWOOD (Artemisia Cina and Artemisia Absinthium)" ZEDOARY (Curcuma Zedoaria) Long Description Volume 2 of the fullest, most exact, most useful compilation of herbal material. Gigantic alphabetical encyclopedia, from aconite to zedoary, gives botanical information, medical properties, folklore, economic uses, much else. Indispensable to serious reader. Total in set: 161 illustrations. Details ISBN0486227995 Author Margaret Grieve Short Title MODERN HERBAL V02 Series Modern Herbal Language English ISBN-10 0486227995 ISBN-13 9780486227993 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 581.634 Series Number 02 Imprint Dover Publications Inc. Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780486227993 Edited by Leyel, C. F. AU Release Date 1971-06-01 NZ Release Date 1971-06-01 UK Release Date 1971-06-01 Pages 904 Publisher Dover Publications Inc. Illustrations Illustrations, unspecified Audience Undergraduate Year 2000 Publication Date 2000-02-01 US Release Date 2000-02-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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Book Title: A Modern Herbal: the Medicinal, Culinary, Cosmetic and Economic Properties, Cultivation and Folk Lore of Herbs, Grasses, Fungi, Shrubs and Trees: Vol 2
Item Height: 235mm
Item Width: 165mm
Era: 1970s
Author: Margaret Grieve
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Mental Exercise
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
Publication Year: 1971
Item Weight: 726g
Number of Pages: 904 Pages
