The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook: Your Everyday Reference to the Best Herbs for Healing

by James A. Duke

Book Overview

A Complete Guide to 180 Healing Herbs-- From America's Favorite Herbalist In this handy companion to his best-selling book, The Green Pharmacy , leading herbal authority James A. Duke, Ph.D., delivers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312981511
• ISBN13: 9780312981518
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.4" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

Standard

I had this book and the green pharmacy. His books have the same herbal information that you can find anywhere. This is a good home remedy type book. As a natural health book I really tried to enjoy these books but they seemed so incredibly regurgitated. There was no new information to be had especially in the green pharmacy one with his picture on it. If I had to recommend a new outlook I'd have to say the detox Miracle sourcebook ribert morse nd. This is currently my new favorite book. But I continue to keep my eyes open for further growth...

Reliable expertise

James Duke's book "The Green Pharmacy" was one of the first few I read about herbs used for healing. It still has a place in my bookcase. This book has much more complete information about the plants included, and seems more geared for the level at which I practice now. As a nurse and now a trained herbalist, I like the mention of pharmaceuticals used for the same treatment goals. The last 14 years, I have studied both herbs and prescription drugs extensively. Dr. Duke's scientific yet down to earth approach is greatly appreciated. This book will find use as a reference for both the pharmacology lectures I present, as well as those about healing with botanicals. My thanks to Dr. Duke for another winner.

DUKE'S BEST EFFORT BELONGS ON EVERY BOOKSHELF

I have read all of James Duke's books and this one is the best and most essential. Every common medicinal herb is described and rated for its value medicinally and for safety in a uniform and formulamatic way in alphabetic order. This makes this book both concise and incredibly valuable for quick reference. No matter how many times I have read this book I find myself going to it daily for quick information and in this regard it has no equal. The only shortcoming is really by design it excludes "non-herbal" though related information. For instance, you may find information on bromelain, but no reference to using it with quercetin since quercetin is a flavonoid. Duke's newer book on "anti-aging" does take this into account, but it is not neatly or usefully organized for quick reference. Lastly, many books of this type are quite expensive, "The Green Pharmacy" is the exception with new copies available for around $10. and used for around $6.

Belongs on every herb user's shelf!

I am quite impressed with this book. The amount of information that Duke has crammed into this slim volume is unbelievable. The herb profiles contain everything you would want to know about an herb before using it. The safety rating is such a great tool. I wonder why Duke is the first herbalist to think of it (at least I think he's the first. Never seen it in any other herbal). In this collection of herbs, there are North, South and Central American plants as well as European and Asian ones. There's a nice therapeutic index too, listing what herbs are good for which conditions. Duke has a great writing style. It reflects his incredible knowledge, sense of humor and just plain common sense. Excellent book! If I could only have 3 herb books, this would be one of them.

Detailed Medical Herbal

Dr. Duke's book, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook, contains accurate, no-nonsense information on many of the medically useful herbal preparations. His background in botany, provides excellent advise on uses and possible dangers.For those herbs he includes there are lists of optimum dosages and warnings of possible contra-indications or dangers involved.Over 180 herbs are described, in a quick to use format.Even though it covers a small number of the herbs available for use, the ones he includes are important in treating a range of conditions. I found it quite readable even for browsing in an evening, and emminently useful when faced with a sudden onset of a medical problem of the sort most treatable with herbs.