Eyewitness Companions: Herbal Remedies

292 Pages·2007·28.35 MB·English

by  Andrew Chevallier

EYEWITNESS COMPANIONS EYEEYWEIWTNITENSES ScSo CmOpMaPnAiNoInOsNS
Herbal Herbal
Remedies EYEWITNESS companions EYEWITNESS companions Remedies
Herbal
Herbal H
e CONTENTS
andrew chevaLlier
Remedies what is herbal medicine?
Andrew Chevallier FNIMH is an experienced r
PAGES 12–23
medical herbalist with his own private practice. b
A leading figure in the field of herbal Essential Remedies using herbal remedies
information a
medicine, he is a past president of the National
you can trust PAGES 24–39
Institute of Medical Herbalists. He was Which herbal preparations l
responsible for pioneering the development of to use and why Remedies for safety and quality
common ailments
the BS degree course in Herbal Medicine at Safe and effective R PAGES 40–51
Middlesex University, where he is currently an treatments for a range
a-z of herbal remedies
of everyday ailments e
honorary Senior Lecturer. His books include
PAGES 52–255
Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants and Herbal m
Medicine for Menopause. common health problems
PAGES 256–275
e
d
other eyewitness Companions:\
architecture i
Art e
astronomy
backpacking & hiking
s
cats
Classical Music
dogs
film
French Cheese
French Wine
Golf Illustrated index C
Guitar Making herbal remedies of medicinal herbs h A
Olive Oil
Step-by-step instructions More than 140 key plants, with en
opera v
philosophy for making simple herbal details of their therapeutic ad
Photography preparations properties and parts used lr
riding le
sailing iew
Wines of the World r
Discover more at
Jacket imagesBack: The Garden Collection: Andrew Lawson, center;
www.dk.com
Science Photo Library: David Nunuk, top.
All other images © Dorling Kindersley
$20.00 USA
Easy-to-use • authoritative • reliable Easy-to-use • authoritative • reliable
ISBN 978-0-7566-2866-6 $24.00 Canada
• informative • integrated • informative • integrated

eyewitness companions
Herbal
Remedies
Andrew ChevAllier
Us ConsUltAnt
dAvid Keifer

LonDon, neW YoRK,
MeLBoURne, MUnIcH, and DeLHI
Designers Arunesh talapatra
tannishtha chakraborty
Editors Dipali singh, Aditi Ray,
Pankhoori sinha
Senior Editor Jennifer Latham
US Editor christy Lusiak
Senior Art Editor Anne Fisher
Managing Art Editor Marianne Markham contents
Manging Editor Penny Warren
Picture Research Myriam Megharbi,
Romaine Werblow, claire
Bowers, Lucy claxton Foreword 8
DTP Designers sunil sharma,
Introduction 10
Harish Aggarwal, Govind
Mittal, Pushpak tyagi
Production Controller Rebecca short chapter one
WHAt Is
First American edition, 2007
Published in the United states by HeRBAL
DK Publishing, 375 Hudson street
MeDIcIne?
new York, new York 10014
07 08 09 10 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
GD053—2007 Why use herbal
copyright © 2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited remedies? 14
text copyright © 2007 Andrew chevallier
All rights reserved. Herbal health 16
Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no
part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or Are herbal remedies
introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or safe? 18
by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording,
or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the
How remedies work 20
copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.
Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited.
Around the world 22
Important notice Do not try to self-diagnose or attempt self-
treatment for serious long-term problems without first consulting
a qualified herbal medicine expert or doctor. Do not take any
chapter two
herb without first checking the cautions in the relevant herb entry
and the guidelines in safety and Quality pp.40–51. Do not
UsInG HeRBAL
exceed recommended dosages. Always consult a professional
if symptoms persist. If taking prescribed medicines, seek ReMeDIes
professional advice before using herbal remedies.
A catalog record for this book is available from
the Library of congress Making herbal
IsBn 978-0-7566-2866-6
medicines 26
DK books are available at special discounts when purchased in
bulk for sales promotions, premiums, fund-raising, or educational types of
use. For details, contact: DK Publishing special Markets,
herbal remedy 30
375 Hudson street, new York, new York 10014 or
[email protected].
Herbal remedies at
color reproduction by Media Development home 34
and Printing, UK
Printed and bound in china by Leo Paper Products the home herbal 36
Discover more at the herb
www.dk.com garden 38
contents
chapter three chapter Five
sAFetY AnD coMMon
QUALItY HeALtH
PRoBLeMs
safety
concerns 42 Head 259
Dosage and sensible throat, chest, and lungs
use 44 261
chapter Four
Digestion 262
Pregnancy and after 46
A–Z oF
circulation and heart 263
tips for home use 48 HeRBAL
Blood, metabolic 264
How to buy remedies ReMeDIes
Bladder and
50
urinary tract 265
A–F 54
Joints, muscles, and bone
G–L 135 266
skin 267
M–R 162
Women’s health problems
s–Z 196
268
Men’s health problems
270
Mental and emotional
problems 271
Promoting health and
performance 272
supporting immune
function 272
children’s common
health problems 273
Glossary 276
Resources 278
Index 280
Acknowledgments 288