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A Practical Herbal - D

Practical Herbal Lessons
More essential herbal teachings.
"What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not been discovered." [Emerson]

OUR LIVES as humans depends on the life of plants. Man's life is reciprocal to that of plants. Thus, we need more than marriage in our lives in order to thrive and benefit. The story of Adam in Eden (a garden) showed that neatly.
Herbs may have their effects, and variable effects too. Granted that, traditional usages and medical research are behind the selection of plants below. Names are found in in Latin and English.

WORDS OF CAUTION: Any information given on this page is not intended to be taken as a replacement for medical advice. Any person with a condition requiring medical attention should consult a well qualified practitioner or therapist.
Besides, careful, judicious "well medleys" are presupposed throughout:

Herbs and other plants -

BELOW IS a list of about 380 healing herbs. Some are used for food, most are used for remedies, and some are poisonous too. A few can be deadly in the wrong hands.
Latin names are to the left, common English names to the right. There are often more English name variants than suggested here, but a little will do here.

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Krameria triandra - Rhatany

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Ffs: Too, Lillian: The Fundamentals of Feng Shui. Mustard/Parragon. Bath, 1999.
   Hep: Starý, Fr.: Helbredende planter fra hele Europa: særpreg - virkning - tilberedning. Schibsted. Oslo, 1975.
   Hh: Garland, Sarah: Hjemmets store bok om Helseplanter, urter og krydder. Hjemmets bokforlag. Oslo, 1980.
   Huvs: Marcussen, Marcus: Helbredende urter: Deres virkning, sammensetning og anvendelse. Bye og Børresen. Oslo, 1950.
   Mep: Pahlov, Mannfried: Mitt eget planteapotek. Kolibri. Oslo, 1986.
   Mmo: Mességué, Maurice: Mennesker og planter: (en urteleges erindringer). Gyldendal. Oslo, 1973.
   Mun: Thomson, William, hovedred.: Medisinske urter: Naturens legende planter. Teknologisk Forlag. Oslo, 1982.
   Nas: Parmann, Georg og Diesen, Tove: Naturens spiskammer: Plukkeguide fra vår til høst. Schibsted. Oslo, 1979.
   Nif: Vasshaug, Jørgen: Nyttevekster i farger. Aschehoug. Oslo, 1957.
   Nvp: Høydahl, Harald S, hovedred.: Nyttevekstboka: Ville planter til mat og drikke. Dreyer. Oslo, 1979.
   Pefs: Hale, Gill: The Practical Encyclopedia of Feng Shui. Annes Publishing Ltd. London, 1999.
   Svm: Nilsson, Anne: Spiselige vekster i skog og mark. Cappelen. Oslo, 1976.
   Tih: Hoffmann, David: The Complete Illustrated Herbal: A Safe and Practial Guide to Making and Using Herbal Remedies. Mustard/Parragon. Bath, 1999.

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