Herbal Remedies from the Wild Finding and Using Medicinal Herbs

by Martin, Corinne

• ISBN13: 9780881504859
• ISBN10: 0881504858
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-17
• Publisher: Countryman Press

Summary

Anyone Interested in herbs and in learning more about how to use them to enhance health will find this book enjoyable and useful. Corinne Martin gives complete descriptions of 52 medicinal herbs common to North America, each one illustrated by a line drawing to aid in identification. For each species she provides details on its appearance, where it is found, how to harvest and prepare it, and the recommended dosage for specific ailments, including cautions about conditions that might preclude the use of the herb. Also included are instructions for making teas, tinctures, salves, and syrups, as well as notes from the author's journal on her own experiences in harvesting and using each herb. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Corinne Martin earned her degree in herbalism at the Institute of Traditional Medicine in Santa Fe, New Mexico. For nearly two decades she has practiced herbal medicine as a certified clinician, taught classes, and led seminars around the country. Her articles have appeared in Mother Earth News and other publications

Table of Contents

Dedication	viii
Acknowledgments	ix
Notice to the Reader	xi
Preface	xiii
Introduction: The Earth as Healer	1	(8)
Using Herbs in the Healing Process	9	(14)
The Herbs by Season
Spring	23	(46)
Willow Salix species	25	(4)
Wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens	29	(4)
Catnip Nepeta cataria	33	(4)
Goldthread Coptis trifolia	37	(3)
White Pine Pinus strobus	40	(4)
Violet Viola species	44	(4)
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus	48	(4)
Elderberry Sambucus canadensis and pubens	52	(4)
Cleavers Galium aparine	56	(4)
Shinleaf Pyrola elliptica and species	60	(4)
Chickweed Stellaria media and species	64	(5)
Summer	69	(122)
Plantain Plantago species	71	(4)
Yarrow Achillea millifolium	75	(4)
Red Clover Trifolium pratense	79	(4)
Comfrey Symphytum officinale	83	(6)
Sweet Fern Comptonia peregrina	89	(4)
Partridgeberry Mitchella repens	93	(4)
Mullein Verbascum thapsis	97	(4)
Raspberry Rubus idaeus and species	101	(4)
Sundew Drosera species	105	(4)
Shepherd's Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris	109	(4)
Pipsissewa Chimaphila umbellata and maculata	113	(4)
Blueberry Vaccinium species	117	(4)
St. John's-wort Hypericum perforatum	121	(4)
Self-Heal Prunella vulgaris	125	(4)
Lobelia Lobelia inflata and species	129	(4)
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare	133	(4)
Blue Cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides	137	(4)
Valerian Valeriana officinalis	141	(5)
Mint Mentha species	146	(4)
Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum	150	(4)
Motherwort Leonurus cardiaca	154	(4)
Blue Vervain Verbena hastata	158	(4)
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara	162	(4)
Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis and species	166	(4)
Jewelweed Impatiens capensis and pallida	170	(4)
Wild Lettuce Lactuca species	174	(4)
Wild Cherry Prunus serotina and species	178	(5)
Juniper Juniperus species	183	(4)
Hops Humulus lupulus	187	(4)
Fall	191	(53)
Gentian Gentiana species	193	(4)
Solomon's Seal Smilacena racemosa and Polygonatum biflorum	197	(5)
Yellow Dock Rumex crispus	202	(4)
Witch Hazel Hamamelis virginiana	206	(5)
Skunk Cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus	211	(5)
Bayberry Myrica pensylvanica and species	216	(4)
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale	220	(4)
Rose Hips Rosa species	224	(4)
Horsetail Equisetum arvense	228	(4)
Burdock Arcticum lappa and minor	232	(4)
Hawthorn Berries Crataegus species	236	(4)
Barberry Berberis vulgaris and thunbergii	240	(4)
Bibliography	244	(2)
Herbal Associations and Societies	246	(2)
Glossary	248	(3)
Index	251