Green Pharmacy

by James A. Duke

Book Overview

Thousands of safe, natural remedies lie untapped in jungles, forests and herbal gardens throughout the world. Now, in Green Pharmacy by James A. Duke (with illustrations by Peggy Kessler Duke),... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875963161
• ISBN13: 9780875963167
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Rodale Books
• Length: 507 Pages
• Weight: 1.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.8" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

I reference this book a lot. What a treasure

Very happy I purchased this book. A lot of good information. Just wow

The Green Pharmacy is an excellent resource

I'm so happy with my purchases from this website!! This book came quickly and in very good condition! I'm a bookworm so this was an excellent addition to my ongoing library of natural medicines :) It's very easy to follow and read. I'm sure it'll be a great reference over time. I don't think this will be a disappointment to anyone!! If you love natural remedies, medicines, etc. Then this should be a great resource. Doctors of this era don't treat the patient to heal them. So going back to the old ways of living, including medicine, would be a great way for people to heal and treat their issues rather than just medicating to go back for more medication later on.

What an amazingly helpful book!

I liked the plethora of information in this book in regards to herbs and what they are used for also how to use them etc. If you are looking for a book that will give you in detail uses for certain herbs and what ailments they help with then this is the book you are looking for. This book is very engaging. I felt like the author explained things well and to the point. Definitely worth buying!!

Wow!

I never knew how many over the counter medicines could be replaced by safer, herbal alternatives. This book is easy to read and has a great index where you can look up various ailments. The index takes you right to the page where it lists the herbs that can help you. The book also provides many different herbs that can be used for one ailment so you can have more options available to you. It also says how the herb is used and prepared. Excellent book for someone that wants to have well-rounded health-care. I can attest to some of those remedies in the book, they do work!

A no-nonsense,nearly perfect handbook for a popular audience

Since I began making and using herbal remedies in 1980 I have been very concerned at the lack of reliable information. Pop and self-help books on herbalism suffer from excessive vagueness (if they are conservative and the author is trying hard to avoid lawsuits) or irresponsible promulgation of superstition (if the author is clumsy, credulous, or ignorant). On the other hand, publications dealing with formal studies of bioactive compounds of plants tend to be inaccessible to the public. There have been very few books that I (as a Ph.D. student in botany as well as a bit of an herbalist) feel comfortable in recommending. This one is at the top of the list. Nobody can beat James Duke at comfortable pop-level communication combined with solid, informed good judgement. In this book he gives practical preparation and dosage suggestions -- something the too-careful books don't do. He also provides clear, definite cautions on drug interactions and side-effects.My only criticism of Duke's book is that he may be a bit too confident when he suggests combining several herbs at once to treat some conditions. Folklore and formal studies may provide reasonable dosage guides for individual herbs. But no single folklore or ancient system encompasses, at once, medicinal plants of South America, China, and Europe. Combining herbs that have not been traditonally used, nor clinically tested, in such combination, is not something I would advise to a general audience.Nevertheless I rate this book very highly. I don't know how many copies of the previous edition I bought to give to people: teenagers, undergraduate college students, my old hippy friends, my father, doctors, and various people who ask me about medical botany.We all owe Duke a great deal for his tremendous work and his true desire to help others. EVERYONE, without exception, who is interested in medical botany from a practical standpoint, should have this book.