Mother Nature, M.D: Protect Your Health and Cure Disease With Hundreds of Healing Foods and Herbs

by Meyer, Eric; Duke, James A.

• ISBN13: 9780735202313
• ISBN10: 0735202311
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Penguin Group USA

Summary

The author of "Family Encyclopedia of Homeopathic Medicine" presents a fully comprehensive, holistic guide to health and wellness based on nutrition, herbs, and foods most people have in their homes.

Table of Contents

Foreword	iii
Part I: The Healthy Wonders of Mother Nature	1	(26)
Discovering a Lost World	3	(6)
Health and Lifestyle	9	(4)
Grow or Buy?	13	(5)
Preparing Your Plant Remedies	18	(9)
Part II: The Healing Powers of Nature's Medicinals	27	(226)
A
Abscesses	29	(2)
Acne	31	(4)
Anemia	35	(3)
Anxiety	38	(3)
Appetite Problems	41	(3)
Arrhythmia	44	(2)
Arteriosclerosis	46	(3)
Arthritis	49	(3)
Asthma	52	(3)
B
Bleeding	55	(2)
Blisters and Calluses	57	(1)
Breast-Feeding Problems	58	(2)
Bronchitis	60	(3)
Bruises	63	(1)
Burns	64	(3)
C
Cancer	67	(5)
Cataracts	72	(1)
Cellulite	73	(2)
Colds	75	(1)
Colic	76	(1)
Colitis	77	(1)
Complexion Problems	78	(3)
Constipation	81	(1)
Convulsions	82	(1)
Coughing	83	(2)
Cuts and Scrapes	85	(4)
D
Dental Problems	89	(2)
Depression	91	(2)
Dermatitis	93	(5)
Diabetes	98	(3)
Diarrhea	101	(3)
Dizzy Spells	104	(2)
E
Eye Problems	106	(4)
F
Fainting	110	(1)
Fever	111	(4)
Finger Infections	115	(1)
Fissures	116	(1)
Flatulence	117	(2)
Flu	119	(3)
Foot Problems	122	(2)
G
Gallstones	124	(3)
Gangrene	127	(1)
Gout	128	(2)
H
Hair Problems	130	(3)
Hay Fever	133	(2)
Headaches	135	(1)
Heartburn	136	(3)
Hemorrhoids	139	(2)
Herpes	141	(1)
Hiccups	142	(1)
High Blood Pressure	143	(3)
High Cholesterol	146	(2)
Hives	148	(2)
I
Impetigo	150	(2)
Impotence	152	(2)
Infection	154	(3)
Insect Bites	157	(2)
Insomnia	159	(3)
Intestinal Parasites	162	(3)
J/K
Kidney Problems	165	(3)
L
Laryngitis	168	(1)
Liver Problems	169	(4)
Low Blood Pressure	173	(2)
Lung Inflammation	175	(1)
M
Measles	176	(2)
Memory Loss	178	(1)
Menopause Problems	179	(2)
Mouth Sores	181	(3)
N
Nail Care	184	(2)
Nervousness	186	(3)
O/P
Pain	189	(1)
Perspiration (Excessive)	190	(1)
Phlebitis	191	(2)
Pneumonia	193	(1)
Pregnancy	194	(1)
Prostate Problems	195	(3)
Psoriasis	198	(2)
Q/R
Rheumatism	200	(4)
Ringing in the Ears	204	(1)
Rosacea	205	(2)
S
Sciatica	207	(1)
Senility	208	(2)
Shingles	210	(1)
Sinusitis	211	(1)
Skin Problems	212	(4)
Sore Throat	216	(1)
Sprains	217	(2)
T
Teething Pain (Infant)	219	(1)
Testicle Swelling and Pain	220	(1)
Tobacco Addiction	221	(2)
Tonsillitis	223	(1)
Tumors (Benign)	224	(2)
U/V
Ulcers (Skin and Mucosa)	226	(1)
Ulcers (Stomach and Duodenal)	227	(3)
Uremia	230	(2)
Urethritis	232	(2)
Urinary Colibacillosis	234	(1)
Urinary Disorders (General)	235	(2)
Vaginal Discharge	237	(2)
Varicose Veins	239	(2)
Vomiting	241	(3)
W-Z
Warts	244	(1)
Water Retention	245	(2)
Weight (Too Low)	247	(1)
Weight (Too High)	248	(2)
Whooping Cough	250	(3)
Part III: The Fundamentals of Foods and Herbs	253	(30)
Medicinal Plants A-Z	255	(20)
Vitamins and Minerals A-Z	275	(8)
Appendix A: Depurative Remedy	283	(2)
Appendix B: Hypotoxic Diet	285	(2)
Index	287