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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
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