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Botanicum medicinale
A modern herbal of medicinal plants
- Auteur:
Catherine Whitlock
- Engels
- Publisher: Massachusetts University Institute of Technology
- Hardcover
- ISBN: 9780262044479
- oktober 2020
- 200 pagina's
- Met illustraties
- Prijs: € 22,99
- Meer informatie bij de uitgever
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A beautifully illustrated, informative, and engaging guide to 100 plants used for medicinal purposes.
"Botanicum Medicinale tells the story of herbal medicine with the help of gorgeous botanical illustrations and a wealth of knowledge about the history and future of healing plants. Written by British science writer Catherine Whitlock and designed by Lindsey Johns, it's a veritable garden of information about plants and their medicinal properties...Botanicum Medicinale brings the garden inside — in all its soothing, healing glory." (Washington Post) |
A beautifully illustrated, informative, and engaging guide to 100 plants used for medicinal purposes.
Remedies derived from plants are the world's oldest medicines. Used extensively in China, India, and many African countries, herbal medicine has become increasingly popular in the West along with other holistic and alternative therapies. Botanicum Medicinale offers a modern guide to 100 medicinal plants, featuring beautiful, full-color botanical illustrations and informative, engaging text.
Each entry describes the plant's classification and habitat, traditional and current medicinal uses, and an interesting fact or two. Readers will learn, for example, that absinthe, the highly alcoholic, vividly green potable, was traditionally flavored with bitter wormwood (Artemesia absinthium); that cannabis may have been used by Queen Victoria for menstrual pain; and that willow bark contains a chemical similar to aspirin. Detailed and striking artwork depicts each plant. The entries are arranged alphabetically—from Adonis vernalis (a perennial in the buttercup family) to Vinca minor (also known as the common periwinkle). The 100 plants featured in the book all have a long history of medicinal use or are the subject of new medical research. Many treat a range of conditions, from insomnia to indigestion. Some plants are lovely enough to be in a bridal bouquet; others are considered weeds. Cross-reference features at the end of the book connect specific medical conditions and the plants used to treat them.
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Contents
- Introduction
- The Ancient Roots of Herbal Medicine
- In the Laboratory
- Revolutionizing the Treatment of Common Conditions
- Nature's Pharmacy
- Actions of Plants and Conditions They Treat
- Glossary
- Index
- Credits and About the Author
Beoordeling: Uitgebreide informatie per plant in zijn context van de geschiedenis, prachtige platen en zeer heldere tekst.
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Plants
(Classification and habitat, Harvesting, Medical use, Adding to the list, Cautionary Notes)
- Actea racemosa = Black cohosh = Zilverkaars
- Adonis vernalis = Yellos pheasant's eye = Voorjaarsadonis
- Aesculus hippocastanum = Horse chestnut or buckeye tree = Witte paardenkastanje
- Allium sativum = Garlic = Knoflook
Packing a punch
- Aloë vera = Aloë vera = Aloë vera
- Ammi majus and Ammi visnaga = Bishop's weed and Khella m= Groot akkerscherm en Fijn akkerscherm
- Ananas comosus = Pineapple = Ananasplant
- Andrographis paniculuta = Green chiretta = Indiase gentiaan
- Areca catechu = Betel nut palm = Betelpalm
- Arnica montana = Arnica = Valkruid of wolverlei
- Artemisia absinthium = Bitter wormwood = Absintalsem
- Artemisia annua = Sweet wormwood = Zomeralsem of Zoete alsem
- Atropa belladonna = Deadly nightshade = Wolfskers
- Berberis vulgaris = Common barberry = Zuurbes
- Betula pendula = Silver birch = Ruwe berk
- Brassica nigra = Black musterd = Zwarte mosterd
- Camellia sinensis = Tea = Theeplant
- Campotheca accuminata = Cancer tree = Kankerboom, Geluksboom
- Cannabsi sativa = Marijuana = Hennep of Kemp
Marijuana matters
- Capsicum = Chili pepper = Chili peper
- Carica papaya = Papaya = Papaya
- Cassia = Senna = Kaneel
- Catharantus roseus = Madagascan perikwinkle = Roze maagdenpalm
- Centella asiatica = Gotu kola = Aziatische waternavel
- Chamomilla recutita = Common or German chamomilla= Echte kamille
- Cinchona ledgeriana = Quinine tree = Kina
- Cinnamomum camphora = Camphor tree = Kamferboom and Cinnamomum zeylanicum = Ceylon cinnamum = Kaneelboom
- Citrus limon = Lemon = Citroenboom
- Claviceps purpurea = Ergot = Echt moederkoren
- Coffea arabica = Coffee = Koffieboom
- Colchicum atumnale = Autumn crocus = Herfsttijloos
- Convallaria majalis = Lily of the valley= Lelietje der dalen
- Curcuma longa = Turmeric = Geelwortel
Curcumin Conundrum
- Cynara scolymus = Globe or French artichoke = Artisjok
- Cytisus scoparius = Scotch broom = Brem
- Datura stramonium = Jimsonweed or thorn apple = Doornappel
- Digitalis lanata = Grecian foxglove = Wollig vingerhoedskruid and Digitalis purpurea = Common foxglove = Gewoon vingerhoedskruid
- Dioscorea villosa = Wild yam = Wilde yam
- Echinacea purpurea = Echinacea or snake root = Rode zonnehoed
- Elettaria cardamomum = Cardamom = Kardemom
- Ephedra sinica = Ma Huang = Zeedruif
- Erythroxylum coca = Coca = Coca
- Eucalyptus globulus = Eucalyptus = Blauwe gomboom
- Gaultheria procumbens = Wintergreen = Bergthee
- Ginkgo biloba = Ginkgo = Japanse notenboom
- Glycyrrhiza glabra = Licorice = Zoethout
- Gossypium hirsutum = Cotton = Behaarde katoen
- Hamamelis virginiana = Witch hazel = Amerikaanse toverhazelaar
- Harpagophytum procumbens = Devil 's claw = Duivelsklauw
- Hydrastis canadensis = Goldenseal = Canadese geelwortel
- Hypericum perforatum = St, John's wort = Sint-Janskruid
- Lavandula officinalis = Lavender = Lavendel
- Linum usitatissimum = Linseed or flaxseed = Vlas
- Lobelia inflata = Indian tobacco = Gezwollen lobelia
- Lycium barbarum = Goji berry = Boksdoorn
- Lycoris squamigera = Magic lily = Spinlelie, Orkaanlelie
- Mentha x piperaita = Peppermint = Pepermunt
- Mucuna pruriens = Velvet bean = Fluweelboon
- Oenothera biennis = Evening primrose = Middelste teunisbloem
- Panax ginseng = Chinese ginseng = Chinese/Koreaanse ginseng
- Papaver somniferum = Opium poppy
= Slaapbol
A most potent poppy
- Pausnystalia yohimbe = Yohimbe = Yohimbe
- Petroselinum crispum = Parsley =
Peterselie, krulpeterselie
- Physostigma venenosum = Calabar bean = Calabarboon
- Pilocarpus microphyllus = Jaborandi = Jaborandi
- Piper nigrum = Black pepper = Zwarte peper
- Pisonia grandis = Bird-catcher tree or lettuce tree = Pisonia boom
- Plantago major = Plantain = Grote weegbree and Plantago ovata = Psyllium = Vlozaad
- Podophyllum peltatum = American mandrake or May apple = Schildvoetblad
- Rauvolfia serpentina = Indian snakeroot =
Indische slangenwortel
- Rosmarinus officinalis =
Rosemary = Rozemarijn
- Salix alba = White willow = Gewone wilg, Schietwilg, Witte wilg
- Salvia hispanica = Chia and Common sage = Echte salie
- Sambucus nigra = Common elder = Gewone vlier
- Sanguinaria canadensis = Bloodroot = Bloedwortel
- Serenoa repens = Saw palmetto = Zaagpalm
- Silybum marianum = Milk thistle = Mariadistel
- Simarouba glauca = Paradise tree = Paradijsboom
- Stephania rotunda = Stephania rotunda=Stephania rotunda and Stephania tetrandra = Han fang ji = Han fang ji
- Stevia rebaudiana = Stevia =Stevia of Honingkruid
- Syzygium aromaticum = Clove = Kruidnagel
- Tabebula impetiginosa = Lau d'arco = Tabebula impetiginosa
- Taxus baccata = Common Yew = Venijnboom and Taxus brevifolia = Pacific Yew = Venijnboom
Barking up the right tree
- Theobroma cacao = Cocoa = Cacaoboon
- Thymus vulgaris = Thyme = Echte tijm
- Urtica dioica = Stingiing nettle = Grote brandnetel
- Vaccinium macrocarpon = Cranberry = Cranberry of Grote veenbes
- Valeriana officinalis = Valerian = Echte valeriaan
- Vinca major = Greater periwinkle = Grote maagdenpalm and Vinca minor = Lesser periwinkle = Kleine maagdenpalm
- Vitex agnus-castus = Chateberry = Monnikspeper of Kuisboom
- Withania somnifera = Ashwaganda = Ashwaganda
- Zingiber officinale = Ginger = Gember
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