Bøger af James A. Duke

Over one hundred of the world's most important species of nuts are systematically accounted for in this informative handbook. The text defines nuts and discusses their economic and nutritional value. For easy reference, there is an illustrated account of each nut by species, arranged alphabetically by scientific name. Each account includes the family name, several colloquial names, and paragraphs on uses, folk medicine, chemistry, germplasm, distribution, ecology, cultivation, harvesting, yields, energy, and biotic factors.

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), America''s foremost authority on medicinal plants and herbs shares his knowledge of these hidden reserves of healing power.* For Arthritis: A new, all-natural remedy that can cut pain in half.* For Back Pain: A fruit that has anti-inflammatory properties to produce long-term relief.* For Your Heart: An herb that opens up clogged arteries and lowers blood pressure, with none of the side effects of prescription drugs.* For High Cholesterol: A tasty grain that has three times more cholesterol-lowering power than oat bran.* For Migraines: An herb that has the power to eliminate the blurred vision and debilitating pain of these monster headaches.* For Mood Swings: A common food that shares the power of Prozac to boost the brain''s level of "feel-good" serotonin.* For Osteoporosis: A prime plant source of calcium that vastly enhances protection against bone depletion.* For Wrinkles: An herbal lotion that has the skin-clearing, wrinkle-reversing power of alpha hydroxy acid but costs only pennies.And much more-- over 120 conditions in all!

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 the lowdown on virtually every healing herb available in today's marketplace: its description and history, therapeutic uses, medicinal properties, prescription counterparts, dosage options, safety and effectiveness rating, and precautions. Dr. Duke's inimitable folksy tone and friendly manner shine throughout The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook, making it as entertaining to read as it is practical. The most thorough and comprehensive herb reference of its kind, the handbook was culled from the thousands of entries in Dr. Duke's database of the world's medicinal plants. The database, which he began during his career as a top botanist with the USDA, is a lifelong project for Dr. Duke and has become a major reference resource for herbalists worldwide.

Designed to enable fast access to important information, this handbook presents information in both catalog and tabular forms. For each species the following is presented: chemical content, applications, processing, distribution, and economic potential, toxicological agents, poison symptoms in humans and animals, and treatment and antidotes.

If you can't beat it, eat it. Words of wisdom from the author of this portable guide that emphasizes finding practical uses for weeds rather than waging pesticidal war on them. CRC Handbook of Edible Weeds contains detailed descriptions and illustrations of 100 edible weeds, representing 100 genera of higher plant species.

Presents an alphabetical tabulation of 3,000 biologically active phytochemicals (elements and compounds) from higher plants. This book helps locate the concentration of many compounds in plants and compare this data with dosage information to calculate how much of a given plant food it would take to cause lethality and antioxidant activity.

A guide to assessing the potential medicinal value of a particular species. It contains more than 500 references on 10,839 chemicals from 251 assays of 205 unique taxa, combined with 3,324 biological activities and 256 recommended daily allowances and lethal doses. It provides a collection of chemical data available on aromatic mints (Lamiaceae).

Defines nuts and discusses their economic and nutritional value. This book presents an illustrated account of each nut by species, arranged alphabetically by scientific name. It includes the family name, several colloquial names, and paragraphs on uses, folk medicine, chemistry, germplasm, distribution, ecology, cultivation, harvesting and yields.

Offers data on over 800 of the world's most important medicinal plant species. This book contains species, phytochemicals, proven indications, folk indications, and dosage data. It contains more than 200 black and white illustrations. It also covers herbs from the African, Ayurvedic, Chinese, and Jamu traditions.

Contains descriptions and illustrations of 100 edible weeds, representing 100 genera of higher plant species. This title presents various accounts that include common names recognized by the Weed Science Society of America, standard Latin scientific names, uses, and distribution (geographic and ecological).

A catalog that includes more than 15,000 phytochemical constituents from over 1,000 higher plant species. It covers the generally-recognized-as-safe (GRAS) herbs and at least 250 important food and medicinal plants.

Identifies some of the most powerful healing foods on earth. This book reveals how to beat high cholesterol with blueberries, combat hot flashes with black beans, bash blood sugar spikes with almonds, or help relieve agonizing back pain with pineapple.

Year-round moderate temperatures, abundant rainfall, and rich soils make tropical Latin America home to nearly 100,000 of the world's 300,000 known species of plants, and therefore home to untold numbers of potential cures. This book focuses on 500 of the most well-known and well-studied plants.

Contains 176 herbs listed alphabetically and by scientific name. This book includes entries, which provide illustrations of the plant, family line information, synonyms, notes, common names, activities, indications, dosages, downsides and interactions, natural history, and extracts.