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THE HERBAL APOTHECARY 100 Medicinal Herbs and How to Use Them JJ PURSELL with photos by Shawn Linehan Timber Press Portland, Oregon To Cordelia, who rooted me on through the entire journey, and also to the plants—thank you for choosing me. Contents Preface FROM HERBAL TRADITIONS TO MODERN PRACTICE: AN INTRODUCTION The Way of the Herbalist An Ancient Medicine Plants to Pharmaceuticals BASIC HUMAN ANATOMY The Cardiovascular System The Respiratory System The Gastrointestinal System The Endocrine System PLANTS FROM THE TRADITIONAL WAYS: A DIRECTORY OF MEDICINAL HERBS Getting to Know the Plants: How to Read the Plant Directory Agrimony Angelica Balsam fir Balsam poplar Bayberry Bearberry Bistort Blackberry Black cohosh Black haw Black walnut Blessed thistle Bloodroot Blue flag Blue vervain Bogbean Boneset Borage Buckthorn Bugleweed Burdock Calamus Cedar Centaury Chaga Chaparral Chickweed Chicory Cleavers Couch grass Cowslip Cranesbill Culver’s root Echinacea Elder Elecampane False unicorn Fennel Gentian Goat’s rue Goldenrod Grand cactus Gravel root Greater celandine Hawthorn Hops Horehound Horny goat weed Horse chestnut Hydrangea Jamaican dogwood Juniper Lady’s slipper Larch Lemon balm Licorice Linden Lobelia Lovage Lungwort Maitake Mistletoe Motherwort Mullein Nettle Oatstraw Oregon grape Pennyroyal Plantain Poplar Purple loosestrife Queen of the meadow Raspberry Rauwolfia Red clover Red root Reishi Rosemary Sage Schizandra Self heal Shiitake Skunk cabbage Solomon’s seal Sorrel Squaw vine St. John’s wort Sumach Sweet violet Thyme Tormentil Usnea White oak Wild carrot Wild cherry Wild yam Wood betony Wormwood Yarrow Yellow dock AN HERBALIST’S LABORATORY Creating an Herbalist’s Kitchen Formulating Herbal Blends Delivering the Herbs: Herbal Applications HERBAL TREATMENT PLANS Acne Bumps, Bruises, and Other Childhood Conditions Fatigue and Brain Function Female Complaints Inflammation and Pain Insomnia Menopause Respiratory Ailments Skin Conditions Stress and Adrenal Problems Tummy Complaints and Irritable Bowels Wounds Metric Conversions Herbal Suppliers References Acknowledgments Photo Credits Index About the Author Preface As a child I was always drawn to plants, leaves, flowers, and such. I used to collect acorns as prized possessions, and my imaginary friends were talking trees. Although many of us grow up and often get distracted from our true callings in life, I was fortunate to have the plants persistently remind me of the work I was meant to do. For me, herbalism is a way of life. It is walking with intention every day and giving thanks to the bounty that is all around us, sustaining us. While modern medicine has propelled us into drastic healing measures, herbs continue to create opportunities to return to a gentler approach to health and wellness. A long time ago, I heard a story about how plants came to help people. A few years later I was walking in the woods and suddenly realized I’d become quite lost. After wandering for hours, I sat down to calm myself and noticed the most beautiful grove of trees. Looking up at them, I felt the warm sun on my face and then felt what seemed like a mother’s embrace. As the trees comforted me, I remembered the story and took out my notebook to write it down. This is the story I remembered. A long, long time ago, we used to be all one—the humans, the animals, the rock people, the water, the wind, the plants, and everything else that was on the Earth. Together we formed one tribe and shared the same language. We were able to communicate and keep the balances of nature in check through a relationship of mutual respect and boundaries. Then a man killed a bear, and everything changed drastically. This direct act of taking a life upset the balance of the world and great grief settled over the land. The bear clan came together to discuss what needed to be done. Because such an act had never before happened, most of the bears were unsure of how
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