Subject: Re: herbal and natural remedies

From: Camilla Cracchiolo <[email-masked]>
Date: 27 Mar 1996 01:43:00 -0700

Erin O. Giddis <[email-masked]> wrote:
: hello out there, i am looking for some people to discuss herbal remedies 
: that you have used and know to work.  otherwise i would like to have some 
: interesting exchanges with you about your knowledge of the subject.  i am 
: a college student so i have no formal training in homeopathy or the like, 
: but herbal remedies are part of my daily life.  PLease respond if you are 
: interested.

You might want to read up on herbal medicine.  I rely on the following:

I strongly recommend _The Honest Herbal_ by Varro Tyler to anyone
who is considering or using herbal medicines.  It is a very readable book 
It relies solely on scientific studies instead of folklore *and* which 
provides references.  Tyler himself has impressive credentials, being a 
tenured professor of pharmacognosy (the branch of pharmacy that deals 
with herbal medicine) in the school of pharmacy at Purdue University.  
The ISBN # is 1-56024-287-6 and it is published by the Haworth Press, 10 
Alice Street, Binghamton NY 13904-1580.  It is in print, costs about $20 
and I got mine through a regular bookstore which special ordered it for me.

Medical professionals, biologists, botanists, chemists or lay people who 
want deeper information on herbal  medicine may find the following books 
of use.  Ordering information should be available on www from 
http://www.balogh.com/~balogh or through ftp at  
ftp.balogh.com/pub/balogh/catalogs.  They can also be reached via 
e-mail at [email-masked]   (note: I have no affiliation 
with this company and I am posting their web address for informational 
purposes only.)

Kinghorn, A.D.  Human and Medicinal Agents From Plants.  1993
          $89.98  Very heavy on chemistry

Hoffman, D.  Information Sourcebook of Herbal Medicine  1994  300 pg.
          $40   Contains medline cites, locations of herbal databases
          and an extensive glossary.

Brineton, J.  Pharmacognosy.  Phytochemisty of medicinal plants.  928 pgs
          $199.00  500 refs.

Wichsl, M.  Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals:  A Handbook for Practice
          On A Scientific Basis.  translated from original German, 566 pgs
          $179.95  181 drug plants.   

   "The trick is to keep an open mind, without it being so open
                      that your brain falls out."

           Camilla Cracchiolo, RN   [email-masked]

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From: "Erin O. Giddis" <[email-masked]>
Date: 26 Mar 1996 21:17:43 GMT

hello out there, i am looking for some people to discuss herbal remedies 
that you have used and know to work.  otherwise i would like to have some 
interesting exchanges with you about your knowledge of the subject.  i am 
a college student so i have no formal training in homeopathy or the like, 
but herbal remedies are part of my daily life.  PLease respond if you are 
interested.