From london@calypso Wed Feb 16 22:35:49 1994 Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:04:55 -0500 From: Larry London To: london@sunsite.unc.edu Subject: Recent Book of Medicinal Plants This section is from the document '/../.pub/academic/medicine/alternative-health care/general/medicinal.plants.ecuador'. >From pdh@U.WASHINGTON.EDU Thu Feb 10 12:13:18 1994 Date: Thu, 10 Feb 1994 07:40:50 -0800 From: Preston Hardison To: Multiple recipients of list INDKNOW Subject: Recent Book of Medicinal Plants Date: Thu, 10 Feb 1994 From: Brij Kothari To: Multiple recipients of list ECOLOG-L Subject: Recent Book of Medicinal Plants Keywords: Ethnobotany; Medicinal Plants; Indigenous Knowledge; Participatory Action Research; Ecuador; "Nucanchic Panpa Janpicuna" or "Plantas Medicinales del Campo" is the name of a bilingual (Quichua-Spanish) book that documents more than 120 medicinal plants used in the indigenous communities of La Esperanza, Angochagua, and Caranqui, Imbabura, Ecuador. The investigation for this project was undertaken primarily by two campesino volunteers from every participating community, under the auspices of the Union de Organizaciones y Comunidades Indigenas de Angochagua, La Esperanza, y Caranqui (UNOCIAE-C). The illustrated bilingual edition was developed primarily for the campesinos of the region. It includes drawings and latin names of most of the plants and icons to pictorially represent methods of remedy preparation and use. An attempt was made to maintain the flavor of the languages, as spoken and understood by the campesinos concerned. Future extensions of the project include the creation of a garden of medicinal plants in each community. Funding for the creation and maintenance of the gardens is expected to be generated by proceeds from the sale of this book. The book will be sold within the communities, below printing cost. The book was published jointly by ABYA-YALA and colegio SINT-TRUIDEN (Belgium). If anyone is interested in more info or a copy ($10.00), please contact Brij Kothari at (607) 255-0504; 277-3761, or e-mail: bk19@cornell.edu All proceeds go to the communities. From london@calypso Wed Feb 16 22:35:56 1994 Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:18:56 -0500 From: Larry London To: london@sunsite.unc.edu Subject: herb-plantsources-books Article 2229 of misc.health.alternative: Newsgroups: misc.health.alternative Path: samba!concert!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm. edu!linac!sunova!sscvx1.ssc.gov!lwebb From: lwebb@sscvx1.ssc.gov Subject: Re: herb listing Message-ID: <1993Apr12.143104.1@sscvx1.ssc.gov> Summary: Lynn's database of herb sources Keywords: books mail-order catalog resources Lines: 200 Sender: usenet@sunova.ssc.gov (News Admin) Nntp-Posting-Host: sscvx1 Organization: Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory References: <1993Apr12.032009.11161@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> <1993Apr12.110615.1@sscvx1.ssc.gov> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1993 20:31:04 GMT In article <1993Apr12.110615.1@sscvx1.ssc.gov>, lwebb@sscvx1.ssc.gov writes: > In article , dmccread@mach1.wlu.ca (doug mccready F) writes: >> Brian called for alist of locations for herbal remedies - that would be >> wonderful! Let's have it. okay -- I converted best I could in limited time -- no claims made about the companies listed -- just a collection.... The first line in each category gives the order of the info listed. If there is a date, that's just the date I ordered a catalog. The books list doesn't have any of my favorite books or the ones I own -- I was just making a wish list for future purchases. Mail Order and Businesses status Notes co street city phone fax 1. 3/1 herbs Aphrodisia 282 Bleeker St. New York, NY 10014 2. 3/1 herbs The Herb Shop 278 South Main Springville, UT 84663 3. 3/1 herbs NatureUs Herb Company 281 Ellis Street San Francisco, CA 94102 4. 3/1 herbs Angelica Herb & Spice 137 1st Avenue New York, NY 10003 5. 3/1 herbs (I believe these people may have gone out of business?) Glie Farms 1600 Bathgate Avenue Bronx, NY 10457 6. 3/1 morning news/ seeds Park Seed Company Cokesbury Road Greenwood, SC 29647-0001 7. 3/1morning news / seeds ShepherdUs Garden Seeds 30 Irene Street Torrington, Conn 06790 8. 3/1 morning news / seeds Hastings 1036 White Street Atlanta, GA 30310 9. 3/1 morning news /seeds Nichols Garden Nursery 1190 North Pacific Highway Albany, Oregon 97321-4598 10. seeds Heirloom Gardens PO Box 138 Guerneville CA 95446 11. Health Center for Better Living 6189 Taylor Road Naples FL 33942-1823 12. 3/8 seeds/plants Richters Herbs Goodwood, Ontario Canada L0C 1A0 (416) 640-6677 (416) 640-6641 13. (organic pest control) Gardens Alive 5100 Schenley Pl Lawreneburg, IN 47025 14. 3/9 !! A Wonder !! Abundant Life Seed Company PO Box 772 Port Townsend, WA 98368 15. 3/9 - send about $3 for catalog - has live herb plants and seeds with lots of rare ones Sandy Much Herb Nursery Rt 2, Surrett Cove Rd Leicester, NC 28748 16. 3/9 from Sean OUHara: Canyon Creek Nursery 3527 Dry Creek Road Oroville, CA 95965 (916) 533-2166 17. from Sean OUHara:(catalog $3) Forestfarm 990 Tetherow Road Williams OR 97544-9599 18. from Sean OUHara:(catalog $3) Heronswood Nursery 7530 288th Street NE Kingston WA 98346 19. 3/9 from Sean OUHara: (very limited offerings) Xanadu Nursery Route #3, Box 171 Winslow Road Williamstown NJ 08094 (609) 629-0878 20. 3/11 The Wayside Gardens 1 Garden Lane Hodges, SC 29695 1-800-845-1124 21. $5 membership The Flower and Herb Exchange 3076 North Winn Road Decorah, Iowa 52101 22. 3/12 $3, (or maybe not) Seeds of Change 1364 Rufina Circle #5 Santa Fe NM 87501-2927 23. Kiss of the Sun 5273 South Coast Highway South Beach, OR 97366 24. LogeeUs Greenhouses North St., Dept HC Danielson, CT 06239 25. Well-Sweep Herb Farm 317 Bethel Rd. Port Muirray, NJ 07865 26. magazine The Herb Companion Interweave Press 201 East Fourth St., Dept B1 Loveland CO 80537 27. The Ethnobotanical Catalog of Seeds c/o J. L. Hudson P.O. Box 1058 Redwood City, CA 94064 28. seed co (almost went down last year -- too many orders) heirloom type Seeds Blum Idaho City Stage Boise, Idaho 83706 208 338 5658 29. seeds? no data on this yet Van Engelen 30. SEEDS/PLANTS Glasshouse Works P.O. Box 97 Stewart, OH 45778-0097 614-662-2142 31. seeds/plants Henry Fields Seed and Nursery Co. Shenandoah IA 51602 605-665-9391 32. seeds/books Aussie Diggers 105 Latrobe Parade Dromana 3936 AUSTRALIA 33. specialize in flowers with fragrance Fragrant Path P.O. Box 328 Fort Calhoun NE 68023 34. herb farm supplier Fox Hill Farm 444 W. Michigan Ave, Box 9 Parma, MI 49269 517 531 3179 35. herb farm supplier Herbfarm 32804 Issaquah-Fall City Rd. Fall City, WA 98024 206 784 2222 36. Ronnigers 37. $5 Heirloom Old Garden Roses 24062 NE Riverside Drive St Paul, Oregon 97137 38. local store owner is Valerie Blankenship From University Drive turn south on Bell Ave. Then turn right onto Texas, go one block to Oakland and turn right again. Wise Woman Herb Shop 1425 Oakland Denton, Texas. 1-800-330-3565 39. Sweet AnnieUs Herb Shop Centre Hall, Pennsylvania 1-800-955-HERB (955-4372) or toll: 814-364-1206 40. info resource Fresh Garlic Association PO Box 2410 Sausalito, CA 94966-2410 Books Notes Title Author Publisher Address Phone 1. ISBN 0-936672-17-X 54 pp. Indian Doctor Nancy Locke Doane Aerial Photography Services 2511 S. Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28203 (704) 333-5142 2. Carrots Love Tomatoes Louis Riotte Garden Way Publishers 3. ISBN 0-034026-74-2 1992 The Herb Companion Wishbook and Resource Guide Bobbi. A. McRae Interweave Press Loveland, CO 4. ISBN 0-670-81894-1 1988 The Complete Book of Herbs Lesley Bremness NY, VIking Penguin, Inc 5. author is contributing editor of The Herb Quarterly The Healing Herbs Michael Castleman 6. Despite hokey title, a lot of very practical information about plant physiology in a very readable style... The Harrowsmith Country Life Book of Garden Secrets 7. it costs14.99 over here in the UK. It has some very good illustrations. THE NATURAL PHARMACY MIRIAM POLUNIN & CHRISTOPHER ROBBINS 8. $12.95 This book was my first herb dictionary. Plants are listed alphabetically by their latin name, with their common name listed second. Each listing has a description, distribution, constituents, uses, cultivation, and contra-indications. I have found it very helpful when perusing the health store for vitamins and such. The VNR color dictionary of herbs and herbalism edited by Malcolm Stuart. (Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, NY) 9. $24.99 This book is a more basic herb book,good for folks just starting out. Plants are listed alphabetically by their common name, with their latin listed second. The pictures are much bigger, but i think they list fewer plants. Reader's Digest Magic and Medicine of Plants (Readers' Digest Assoc. Inc, NY) 10. $34.94 The Garden Design Book Anthony Paul and Yvonne Rees Salam House Publishers, Topsfield MA 11. $30.00 The book breaks up the whole process by listing "vertical plants" or "plants for color" "wall and fencing choices". It is pretty educational. The Small Garden Book John Brookes Crown Publishers, NY 12. this book lists all the stand by garden plants in alphabetical order by their latin names. small (3"x4") full color pictures accompany each description. At the beginning of the book is a table listing all plants (alpha by latin again) and marks each heading : Plant type; height; spread; leaf; flower; planting time; flowering time; aspect; and soil. The written out descriptions also include Planting distance; Aftercare; Propagation; Problems; and Garden use. the book is broken down by season and deals primarily with flowering plants. The Complete Guide to Garden Plants Brian Davis Gallery Books, NYC 13. Way of Herbs Michael Tierra' 14. (I highly recommend this book, by the way) Chinese Herbal Medicine Daniel P. Reid 15. The Barefoot Doctor's Manual Festivals and Shows Date Event Institution Address phone/contact April: Annual Herb Fare Peace Tree Farm Kintersville, PA (215) 847-8152 Last Sat in April Herb Festival Mattoon, IL Contact: Chamber of Commerce Annual Herb Affair & Festival Sand Springs, OK contact city Annual Herb Day Houston TX Contact Herb Society of America, South TX Unit-713-859-9599 May Colonial Medicine Workshops Yorktown, PA Contact Spec. Events Coordinator usually on 2nd Sat sale of exotic and indigenous herbs Herbs at the Hendricks Cotydon, IN Contact IN Stat Museum Spring Herb Festival Alwerdt's Pheasant Farm & Gardens Altamont, IL 618-483-5798 Annual Herb Festival Leicester, MA Contact Herb Soc. of America, New England Unit Annual Herb Festival Green Briar Nature Ctr East Sandwich, MA (508) 888-6870 Mem Day Sat Baltimore Herb Festival Baltimore, MD (301) 448-0406 Annual Three-Day Festiv. Hedgehog Hill Farm Buckfield, ME Contact the Silbers, 207-388-2341 Usually the 2nd Sat in May la dama maya herb and flower farm Herbalfest Luray, VA Contact Maureen Messick, 703-743-4665 Annual Herb Festival Ft. Worth, TX Contact Herb Soc. of greater Ft. Worth Annual Herb Fair and Sale Leesburg, VA Contact Goose Creek Herb Guild-Betty Fleming -- =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ + Lynn Webb, Physics Research Division Voice: (214)708-6011 = = Technical Document Specialist FAX: (214)708-6174 + + Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory Internet: lwebb@sscvx1.ssc.gov = =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ My opinions have nothing to do with my job. From london@calypso Wed Feb 16 22:36:08 1994 Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:21:07 -0500 From: Larry London To: london@sunsite.unc.edu Subject: Richters.herb.m-o Article 25709 of rec.gardens: Newsgroups: rec.gardens Path: bigblue.oit.unc.edu!concert!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!darwin.sura.net!howla nd.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!utnut!utgpu!richter From: richter@gpu.utcc.utoronto.ca (C. Richter) Subject: Re: Where to Buy Herb Seeds Message-ID: Keywords: Mint, Coriander Organization: UTCC Public Access References: Date: Mon, 24 Jan 1994 02:32:12 GMT Lines: 54 In article , Lily Pond wrote: > > >Does anyone have a good address for a place to buy good coriander and mint >seeds? Thanks. May I humbly suggest our company? We carry hundreds of herbs including dozens of mints and several types of coriander. Below I reproduce some info on our catalogue that we send to netters who request our catalogue. Conrad Richter Richters ------------------ Dear Netter, Thank you for requesting the Richters herb catalogue by electronic mail. Richters is perhaps the only mailorder herb company that is open for business by email. You can order seeds, plants, dried herbs, books, videos, posters and accessories relating to herbs quickly by email. You can also make inquiries about orders or about the products that we carry. The 1994 catalogue lists 40 new herb varieties, some of which are exclusive to Richters. The 100 page colour catalogue describes over 700 herb seeds, plants and dried herbs. The catalogue is packed with so much information, we cannot distribute it electronically; it is only available by mail. If your request included your mailing address, you will be receiving a copy within the next two to three weeks. If you did not send your complete mailing address, please resend your request with the address. Normally we charge $2 for the catalogue ($4 outside North America). Unfortunately this charge is not always mentioned in articles about Richters. In the interest of getting the catalogue out to you as quickly as possible, we are sending it without prepayment. If you feel particularly moved by the catalogue and you want to pay the charge, you can include it with your first order. Otherwise, please keep the catalogue as a gift from us. In the meantime, if there are any specific questions about herbs that you are looking for, I will be happy to answer your questions by email. With best wishes, Conrad Richter Vice-President Richters Goodwood, ON L0C 1A0 Canada P.S. We ship most items to the U.S.A. with few problems to our American customers. Plants, by the way, are shipped duty-free from Buffalo, NY, by UPS. From london@calypso Wed Feb 16 22:36:23 1994 Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:23:08 -0500 From: Larry London To: london@sunsite.unc.edu Subject: herbalist Article 1603 of bionet.plants: Path: samba.oit.unc.edu!concert!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!olive a!decwrl!decwrl!usenet.coe.montana.edu!Msu.oscs.montana.edu!aphrk From: aphrk@Msu.oscs.montana.edu Newsgroups: bionet.plants Subject: RE: Phytotherapy Work Date: Thu, 02 Sep 1993 12:44:08 Organization: Montana State University Lines: 65 Message-ID: <00971F17.50C67000@Msu.oscs.montana.edu> Reply-To: aphrk@Msu.oscs.montana.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: trex.oscs.montana.edu Stephen (of University of Guelph): Yes, phytotherapy does consider possible negative side effects. Every substance carries with it a risk of overdose. People have even died from ingesting too much water. However, once you start researching how potentially dangerous plants (and all plant medicines) are used within the context of holistic healing, then you can see how they are "safely" used. I say "safely" because anything we ingest carries a risk to it. Some folks have unusual reactions to the most benign of substances. Herbalists, like any professional must have appropriate training including clinical experience under the tutelage of more experienced teachers. Since practicing phytotherapy without a license is illegal in this country, many herbalists like myself choose the education writing, and research route. Toxicity has to do with dose. That is, the dose makes the poison. Many herbs must be used in combination, not singly and in the correct dose for that particular person. I could go on, but... Some herbalists seek out Native American folks, some do not. It is a very sensitive topic. I do not share information given me by my Blackfeet friends. Besides, they use their plants in a very specific way, usually in ceremonial context. They probably wouldn't work for me if I used them in another context. Still, we can learn a lot. We just need to be sensitive to the political and cultural issues. Many of my colleagues are only now beginning to see the value in seeking information from "the other side". However, there is a great split between vitalistic (using the herb in the whole form as in tea or tincture) and mechanistic (taking out an active ingredient or concentrating an active ingredient within the whole form - called "standardized potency"). I am a vitalist, but feel that pharmacognosy (the chemistry end of things) can be very valuable. Many physicians are now prescribing herbs like garlic and echinacea (purple coneflower) to their patients. Many physicians refer their patients to herbalists and naturapathic doctors. Therefore, many herbalists are becoming more respectful of physicians. Most, in fact, realize the limitations to herbal therapy and know when to refer their patients to physicians and other specialists. The whole Foxglove thing could take me pages to explain. Suffice it to say that herbalists in this country do not use foxglove. It is NOT sold over the counter in herb stores. However, the toxicity of dried foxglove leaf is far less than that of digoxin, the synthetic drug made from foxglove. That is, a German herbalist would know that when his/her patient started feeling nauseous to cut down on the dosage. There is a big difference between this dosage (causing nausea) and that causing death. Not so with digoxin. In any case, the FDA is not playing fair, and is in fact, looking to dissaude the public from using herbal products. They will publish information which is not complete. The herbal product industry has willingly complied with them when possible toxic reactions have occurred. They have willingly taken several products off the market including comfrey and now, chaparral. These are both under investigation by both sides until they can be proven "safe" to use. Senate Bill 784 would give the American citizen access to herbal products and dietary supplements. But, if this bill is not passed, the public will have to go to physicians to get a prescription for peppermint tea! The FDA treats herbal products as if they are either a food or a drug. There is no category for herb. Thus, if it has clinical activity, it is a drug and must be treated as if it were, ie. drug testing costs 3.5 million per drug and takes 10 years to pass. I don't think peppermint and garlic should be considered "drugs". By the way, according to the FDA, prunes are not laxative. I think someone should tell them.... Robyn Klein, Herbalist Bozeman, MT From london@calypso Wed Feb 16 22:36:35 1994 Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:26:20 -0500 From: Larry London To: london@sunsite.unc.edu Subject: herbs.books-schools-journals Article 935 of alt.folklore.herbs: Path: samba.oit.unc.edu!concert!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!umn.edu!spool.mu.edu!ag ate!netsys!pagesat!decwrl!usenet.coe.montana.edu!Msu.oscs.montana.edu!aphrk From: aphrk@Msu.oscs.montana.edu Newsgroups: alt.folklore.herbs Subject: Books, Schools and Journals Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1993 10:47:29 Organization: Montana State University Lines: 131 Message-ID: <0097293E.2C76BF80@Msu.oscs.montana.edu> Reply-To: aphrk@Msu.oscs.montana.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: trex.oscs.montana.edu Here is some information for those interested: Robyn Klein, Herbalist Bozeman, Montana Magazines, Newsletters & Organizations Herbalgram (published by the American Botanical Council and P.O. Box 201660 Herb Research Foundation) Austin, TX 78720 Subscription $25/yr Business of Herbs (for herb businesses) Rt 2 Box 246 Shevlin, MN 56676 Subscript. $20/yr Foster's Botanical & Herb Reviews (book reviews of botanical and P.O. Box 106 herb books) Eureka Springs, AR 72632 Subscription $10/yr American Herb Association (quarterly newsletter - 20 pages) P.O. Box 1673 Nevada City, CA 95959 Subscription $25/yr American Herbalists Guild (quarterly newsletter & yearly symposium) P.O. Box 1683 Soquel, CA 95073 Membership $35-$50/yr North East Herbal Association (quarterly newsletter and conference) P.O. Box 146 Marshfield, VT 05658-0146 Medical Herbalism (quarterly newsletter for herbalists and P.O. Box 33080 naturapathic physicians) Portland, OR 97233 $18/yr Wild Rose College of Natural Healing (3 yr program w/300 hour 1745 West 4th Ave. clinical practicum) Vancouver, BC Canada V6J 1M2 The Southwest School of Botanical Medicine 122 Tulane S.E. (4 month residential school) Albuquerque, NM 87106 ================================ Suggested reading: W.H. Blackwell, 1990. Poisonous and Medicinal Plants, Prentice Hall. J.K. Crellin and J. Philpott, Herbal Medicine Past and Present, Duke University Press, 1990. J.A. Duke, 1985. CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, CRC Press. J.A. Duke, 1986. Handbook of Northeastern Indian Medicinal Plants, Quarterman Publications, Inc. S. Foster, 1991. Echinacea: Nature's Immune Enhancer, Healing Arts Press. S. Foster, 1992. Herbal Emissaries: Bringing Chinese Herbs to the West, Healing Arts Press. M.R. Gilmore, 1977. Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, Univ. of Nebraska Press. J. Green, 1991. The Male Herbal: health care for men and boys, The Crossing Press. Barbara Griggs, Green Pharmacy: A History of Herbal Medicine, New York: Viking Press, 1982. C. Hobbs, (many booklets). Topics: Echinacea, Usnea, Medicinal Mushrooms, Natural Liver Therapy, Vitex, Milk Thistle, Immune Therapy. Botanica Press, Box 742, Capitola, CA 95010. (Most are $5- $10). D. Hoffmann, 1988. The Herbal Handbook: A User's Guide to Medical Herbalism, Healing Arts Press. S. Mills, 1992. Out of the Earth: The Essential Book of Herbalism, Viking Press. M. Moore, 1979. Medicinal Plants of the Mountains West, Uof NM Press. M. Moore, 1990. Medicinal Plants of the Desert West, U of NM Press. M. Moore, 1993. Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West, Red Crane Press. A.W. Priest and L.R. Priest, Herbal Medication: A Clinical and Dispensary Handbook, London: L.N. Fowler & Co., Ltd., 1982. J. Schofield, 1989. Discovering Wild Plants: Alaska, Western Canada, the Northwest, Alaska Northwest Books. M. Tierra, 1992. American Herbalism: essays on herbs & herbalism by the members of the American Herbalists Guild. S. Weed, 1992. Menopausal Years, Ash Tree Publishing. R.F. Weiss, 1988. Herbal Medicine, (U.S. Distributor: Medicina Biologica, 4830 N.E. 32nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97211.) T. Willard, 1992. Textbook of Advanced Herbology, Wild Rose College. T. Willard, 1992. Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Rocky Mountains and Neighboring Territories, Wild Rose College. SUGGESTED JOURNALS: Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants Journal of Ethnopharmacology Indica Medica SUGGESTED JOURNAL ARTICLES: Journal of Ethnopharmacology "Mucilaginous plants and their uses in medicine," 29, 245 (1990). "Legal requirements for the use of phytopharmaceutical drugs in the Federal Republic of Germany," 32, 225 (1991). "Contemporary use of bark for medicine by two Salishan native elders of southeast Vancouver Island, Canada," 29, 59 (1990). "Similarities between various systems of traditional medicine: considerations for the future of ethnopharmacology," 35, 179 (1991). Social Science & Medicine "The holistic heresy: strategies of ideological challenge in the medical profession," 31, 913 (1990). Medical Anthropology Quarterly "W.H.R. Rivers Prize Essay (1986): Western minds, foreign bodies," (Volume not given), pg. 59. Arnoldia "Ginkgos and people - a thousand years of interaction," Summer issue, pg. 3 (1991). Herbalgram "Plant drugs in the 21st century," reprint, 8pp., $3.00. "Conservation, ethnobotany, and the search for new jungle medicines: pharmacognosy comes of age...again," reprint, 8pp. Bulletin of the World Health Organization "Medicinal plants in therapy," 63, 965 (1985). From london@calypso Wed Feb 16 22:36:42 1994 Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:28:32 -0500 From: Larry London To: london@sunsite.unc.edu Subject: herb.journals American Herb Association - Qtrly. newsletter American Herb Assn. 14648 Pear Tree Lane Nevada City, CA 95959 (916)626-5046 Information on the many uses of herbs. Quarterly, individual subscriptions $20.00 American Journal of Chinese Medicine Institute for Advanced Research in Asian Science & Medicine Box 124 450 Clarkson Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11203 Tel # (718)270-1629 Basic scientific and clinical research in indigenous medical techniques, theraputic procedures, medicinal plants, medical theories and concepts. Quarterly, Individual subscription, $50.00 Coltsfoot Coltsfoot Route 1 Box 313A Shipman, VA 22971 (804)263-4817 In appreciation of wild plants with focus on reader contributions. Bimonthly, individual subscriptions, $10.00 Herb Companion Interweave Press, Inc. 201 E. Fourth St. Loveland, CO 80537 (303)669-7672 Addresses the varied interests of herb enthusiasts, from horticulture and history to cooking and crafting. In-depth articles, recipes, and craft how-to's are enhanced with full color photography. Bimonthly, Individual subscriptions $21.00 Herb Quarterly Long Mountain Press, Inc. 1271 Kuhn Rd. Boiling Springs, PA 17007 (717)245-2764 A magazine for herb enthusiasts covering all aspects of herbuses. Turn fennel into a face mask, use ginger in a cold remedy,cold violets into an ome Quarterly, Individual subscriptions $24.00 Herbal Connection Herb Growing and Marketing Network 3343 Nolt Rd. Lancaster, PA 17601 (717)898-3017 Trade journal for herb businesses and for serious hobbyists. Growing, marketing, medicinal uses, book reviews, calendar of events. Bimonthly, individual subscriptions $24.00 Herbal Green Pages Herb Growing and Marketing Network 3343 Nolt Rd. Lancaster, PA 17601 (717)898-3017 Directory of Herb industry, including manufacturers, retailers,wholesalers, associations, periodicals and educational programs. Annual. Individual subscriptions $15.00 Herbarist Herb Society of America, Inc. 2 Independence Ct. Vineyard House Kirtland, OH 44094 (617)371-1486 To further the knowledge of useful plants, notably herbs. Annual, individual subscriptions $5.00 New England Wild Flower Society Newsletter (Wild Flower Notes) New England Wild Flower Society Garden in the Woods Hemenway Rd. Framingham, MA 01701 (508)877-7630 Contains information about native plants, botany, conservation, horticulture. Annual, individual subscriptions, $30.00 North American Flora New York Botanical Garden Scientific Publications Dept. Bronx, NY 10458 (212)220-8721 Monographic treatment of plants native to North America. (unsure of frequency or price) Organic Gardening Rodale Press 33 E. Minor Emmaus, PA 18098 (215)967-3144 A handbook on how to grow food, flowers and landscaping with great success, without chemicals. Monthly, Individual subscriptions, $25.00. Organic World Lott Publishing Co Box 710 Santa Monica, CA 90406 (213)397-4217 Covers the news of organic gardening. Quarterly, Individual subscription $15.00. Over the Garden Fence Box 386 Lake Dallas, TX 75065 (this may be just a misprint and it's really just Dallas, TX) (817)497-4634 Organic gardening, natural foods, dairy goats, herbs. Bimonthly, individual subscriptions, $10.00 The Palmetto Florida Native Plant Society Box 680008 Orlando, FL 32868 (305)647-8839 Articles on florida's native plants and habitats. Quarterly, individual subscriptions $20.00 Seed Savers Exchange (True Seed Exhange) Kent Whealy RR3 Box 239 Decorah, IA 52101 (319) 382-5990 A grass-roots genetic preservation project whose members worktogether to save our vanishing vegetable heritage. (not sure of the frequency of issue) individual subscriptions $25.00 Western Canadian Society for Horticulture Report of Proceedingsof Annual Meetings University of Saskatchewan 272 Administration Bldg. Saskatoon, SK S7N OWO Canada (403)422-1789 Papers on horticulture topics; councils and reports. annual, $10.00 a copy Wildflower Canadian Wildflower Society 90 Wolfrey Ave. Toronto, ON M4K 1K8 Canada (416)466-6428 Dedicated to the study, conservation and cultivation of North America's wild flora; includes material from Central America and coast to coast. The use of native plants in the garden is a secondary focus. Individual subscription, quarterly, $25.00. To find a practioner (naturopathic): ------------------------------------ American Holistic Medical Association 2002 Eastlake Ave E Seattle, WA 98102 206-322-6842 American Association of Naturopathic Physicians P.O. Box 20386 Seattle, WA 98102 206-323-7610 Herbal medicine information: ---------------------------- The American Botanical Council P.O. Box 201660 Austin, Texas 78720 The Herbal Reseach Foundation 1007 Pearl Street Suite 200 Boulder, Colorado 80302 Both of these organizations publish the Herbalgram, they have a 1-800 # for subscriptions: 1-800-748-2617 From london@calypso Wed Feb 16 22:36:48 1994 Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:31:22 -0500 From: Larry London To: london@sunsite.unc.edu Subject: herb.essential.oil.extraction Article 1350 of alt.folklore.herbs: Path: samba.oit.unc.edu!concert!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!darwin.sura.net!howland .reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!newsrelay.iastate.edu!cobra.uni.edu!klier From: klier@cobra.uni.edu Newsgroups: alt.folklore.herbs Subject: Re: extraction of essential oils Message-ID: <1993Nov22.183428.19743@cobra.uni.edu> Date: 22 Nov 93 18:34:28 -0500 References: Organization: University of Northern Iowa Lines: 14 In article , Josh@flux.demon.co.uk (Joshua Portway) write s: > Could anyone offer any help or advise about any good books, about how > to extract essential oils from herbs and plants please ? Is there any > info on-line anywhere ? Enfleurage, extraction with cold fats, is easy. Take a glass sheet smeared with a thin film of fat (hydrogenated vegetable oil works fine) and place it in a covered container with the flowers (leaves, etc.) you want to extract. Replace plants daily. When the fat is scented strongly enough to suit, you can use as is, distill, solvent extract, or steam distill. Kay Klier Biology Dept UNI From london@calypso Wed Feb 16 22:36:53 1994 Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:31:48 -0500 From: Larry London To: london@sunsite.unc.edu Subject: chinese.medicinal.herbs Article 2257 of bionet.plants: Newsgroups: rec.gardens,bionet.plants Path: bigblue.oit.unc.edu!concert!corpgate!bnrgate!nott!torn!howland.reston.ans. net!pipex!uunet!news.sprintlink.net!direct!indirect.com!richardk From: richardk@indirect.com (Richard Keightley) Subject: Re: Chinese Medicinal Herbs References: <2h9ska$sue@gaia.ucs.orst.edu> Sender: news@news.direct.net (Internet Direct News) Organization: Internet Direct Inc (602)274-0100 Date: Thu, 20 Jan 1994 06:44:37 GMT Message-ID: Lines: 22 Xref: bigblue.oit.unc.edu rec.gardens:25590 bionet.plants:2257 chozinsa@ava.bcc.orst.edu (Ann Chozinski) writes: >I am looking for resources that describe the culture of Chinese herbs. >does anyone know of an English-written source, or english speaking resource >who would know the specifics on culture and production of these herbs? >a book? a person? a university that deals with this? The University of California Botanical Garden, above the UC Berkley Stadium has a Chinese Medicinal Herb Garden. The phone number of the book and plant store there is 415-642-3343. Chinese Herbal Medicine by Daniel Reid, 1986, 1992 Shambala Publications Boston, MA 02116. ISBN 0-87773-398-8 has many illustrations but little on cultivation. Please post the results of your search -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Richard Keightley email: richardk@indirect.com Scottsdale, Arizona fax: (602) 443-8196 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Article 2235 of bionet.plants: Path: bigblue.oit.unc.edu!concert!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!gatech!howland.reston .ans.net!usc!yeshua.marcam.com!zip.eecs.umich.edu!umn.edu!gaia.ucs.orst.edu!ava. bcc.orst.edu!chozinsa From: chozinsa@ava.bcc.orst.edu (Ann Chozinski) Newsgroups: rec.gardens,bionet.plants Subject: Chinese Medicinal Herbs Date: 15 Jan 1994 23:01:30 GMT Organization: Biological Computing Consortium, OSU Lines: 12 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2h9ska$sue@gaia.ucs.orst.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: ava.bcc.orst.edu Xref: bigblue.oit.unc.edu rec.gardens:25422 bionet.plants:2235 I am looking for resources that describe the culture of Chinese herbs. does anyone know of an English-written source, or english speaking resource who would know the specifics on culture and production of these herbs? a book? a person? a university that deals with this? any help would be appreciated! thanks annie Article 25590 of rec.gardens: Newsgroups: rec.gardens,bionet.plants Path: bigblue.oit.unc.edu!concert!corpgate!bnrgate!nott!torn!howland.reston.ans. net!pipex!uunet!news.sprintlink.net!direct!indirect.com!richardk From: richardk@indirect.com (Richard Keightley) Subject: Re: Chinese Medicinal Herbs References: <2h9ska$sue@gaia.ucs.orst.edu> Sender: news@news.direct.net (Internet Direct News) Organization: Internet Direct Inc (602)274-0100 Date: Thu, 20 Jan 1994 06:44:37 GMT Message-ID: Lines: 22 Xref: bigblue.oit.unc.edu rec.gardens:25590 bionet.plants:2257 chozinsa@ava.bcc.orst.edu (Ann Chozinski) writes: >I am looking for resources that describe the culture of Chinese herbs. >does anyone know of an English-written source, or english speaking resource >who would know the specifics on culture and production of these herbs? >a book? a person? a university that deals with this? The University of California Botanical Garden, above the UC Berkley Stadium has a Chinese Medicinal Herb Garden. The phone number of the book and plant store there is 415-642-3343. Chinese Herbal Medicine by Daniel Reid, 1986, 1992 Shambala Publications Boston, MA 02116. ISBN 0-87773-398-8 has many illustrations but little on cultivation. Please post the results of your search -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Richard Keightley email: richardk@indirect.com Scottsdale, Arizona fax: (602) 443-8196 --------------------------------------------------------------------- From london@calypso Wed Feb 16 22:37:01 1994 Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:31:56 -0500 From: Larry London To: london@sunsite.unc.edu Subject: chinese.herbs.m-o Article 1622 of alt.folklore.herbs: Path: bigblue.oit.unc.edu!concert!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!gatech!howland.reston .ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!nigel.msen.com!caen!kuhub.cc.ukans.edu!ghusic From: ghusic@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu Newsgroups: alt.folklore.herbs Subject: Sources for Chinese herbs Message-ID: <1994Jan15.131813.57240@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> Date: 15 Jan 94 13:18:13 CST Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services Lines: 17 These companies are listed on page 245 of Herbs of life, by Lesley Tierra, c1992: Great China Herb Company 857 Washington St. San Francisco, CA 94108 (415)-982-2195 East West Herb Products 317 W. 100th St. New York, NY 10025 (800)-542-6544 May Way Trading Corp. 622 Broadway San Francisco, CA 94133 Tai Sang Trading Chinese Herb Co. 1018 Stockton, CA 94108 From london@calypso Wed Feb 16 22:35:28 1994 Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:04:55 -0500 From: Larry London To: london@sunsite.unc.edu Subject: Recent Book of Medicinal Plants This section is from the document '/../.pub/academic/medicine/alternative-health care/general/medicinal.plants.ecuador'. >From pdh@U.WASHINGTON.EDU Thu Feb 10 12:13:18 1994 Date: Thu, 10 Feb 1994 07:40:50 -0800 From: Preston Hardison To: Multiple recipients of list INDKNOW Subject: Recent Book of Medicinal Plants Date: Thu, 10 Feb 1994 From: Brij Kothari To: Multiple recipients of list ECOLOG-L Subject: Recent Book of Medicinal Plants Keywords: Ethnobotany; Medicinal Plants; Indigenous Knowledge; Participatory Action Research; Ecuador; "Nucanchic Panpa Janpicuna" or "Plantas Medicinales del Campo" is the name of a bilingual (Quichua-Spanish) book that documents more than 120 medicinal plants used in the indigenous communities of La Esperanza, Angochagua, and Caranqui, Imbabura, Ecuador. The investigation for this project was undertaken primarily by two campesino volunteers from every participating community, under the auspices of the Union de Organizaciones y Comunidades Indigenas de Angochagua, La Esperanza, y Caranqui (UNOCIAE-C). The illustrated bilingual edition was developed primarily for the campesinos of the region. It includes drawings and latin names of most of the plants and icons to pictorially represent methods of remedy preparation and use. An attempt was made to maintain the flavor of the languages, as spoken and understood by the campesinos concerned. Future extensions of the project include the creation of a garden of medicinal plants in each community. Funding for the creation and maintenance of the gardens is expected to be generated by proceeds from the sale of this book. The book will be sold within the communities, below printing cost. The book was published jointly by ABYA-YALA and colegio SINT-TRUIDEN (Belgium). If anyone is interested in more info or a copy ($10.00), please contact Brij Kothari at (607) 255-0504; 277-3761, or e-mail: bk19@cornell.edu All proceeds go to the communities. From london@calypso Wed Feb 16 22:35:35 1994 Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:21:07 -0500 From: Larry London To: london@sunsite.unc.edu Subject: Richters.herb.m-o Article 25709 of rec.gardens: Newsgroups: rec.gardens Path: bigblue.oit.unc.edu!concert!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!darwin.sura.net!howla nd.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!utnut!utgpu!richter From: richter@gpu.utcc.utoronto.ca (C. Richter) Subject: Re: Where to Buy Herb Seeds Message-ID: Keywords: Mint, Coriander Organization: UTCC Public Access References: Date: Mon, 24 Jan 1994 02:32:12 GMT Lines: 54 In article , Lily Pond wrote: > > >Does anyone have a good address for a place to buy good coriander and mint >seeds? Thanks. May I humbly suggest our company? We carry hundreds of herbs including dozens of mints and several types of coriander. Below I reproduce some info on our catalogue that we send to netters who request our catalogue. Conrad Richter Richters ------------------ Dear Netter, Thank you for requesting the Richters herb catalogue by electronic mail. Richters is perhaps the only mailorder herb company that is open for business by email. You can order seeds, plants, dried herbs, books, videos, posters and accessories relating to herbs quickly by email. You can also make inquiries about orders or about the products that we carry. The 1994 catalogue lists 40 new herb varieties, some of which are exclusive to Richters. The 100 page colour catalogue describes over 700 herb seeds, plants and dried herbs. The catalogue is packed with so much information, we cannot distribute it electronically; it is only available by mail. If your request included your mailing address, you will be receiving a copy within the next two to three weeks. If you did not send your complete mailing address, please resend your request with the address. Normally we charge $2 for the catalogue ($4 outside North America). Unfortunately this charge is not always mentioned in articles about Richters. In the interest of getting the catalogue out to you as quickly as possible, we are sending it without prepayment. If you feel particularly moved by the catalogue and you want to pay the charge, you can include it with your first order. Otherwise, please keep the catalogue as a gift from us. In the meantime, if there are any specific questions about herbs that you are looking for, I will be happy to answer your questions by email. With best wishes, Conrad Richter Vice-President Richters Goodwood, ON L0C 1A0 Canada P.S. We ship most items to the U.S.A. with few problems to our American customers. Plants, by the way, are shipped duty-free from Buffalo, NY, by UPS. From hunn@U.WASHINGTON.EDU Thu Feb 17 10:25:54 1994 Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 17:42:28 -0800 From: Eugene Hunn To: Multiple recipients of list INDKNOW Subject: Re: Curriculum Information Dear M. E. Swisher, You should contact Gary J. Martin, Co-ordinator, "People and Plants: the WWF/UNESCO/KEW Initiative on Ethnobotany and Sustainable Use of Plant Resources," at 3, rue Chaptal, 75009 Paris, FRANCE, Te. 33/1/45960412; fax 33/1/47550625. He is in the process of writing & editing a manual for the conduct of ethnobiological research. E. Hunn On Wed, 16 Feb 1994, M. E. Swisher wrote: > Does anyone have examples of undergraduate curricula and/or descriptions of > undergraduate educational programs in the areas of ethnobotany, ethnozoology, > and/or ethnobiology? Thank you. > > Mickie Swisher > From BCARLIN@chall.mhs.compuserve.com Thu Feb 17 10:33:32 1994 Date: Thu, 17 Feb 1994 06:07:27 EST From: Bob Carling To: Multiple recipients of list INDKNOW Subject: Ethnobiology etc. Curriculum To: INDKNOW Following on from Mickie Swisher's request for info on curricula and/or educational programs in ethnobiology, ethnobotany, etc., and from replies from Brian Compton and E. Hunn, this is the very latest lowdown from Gary Martin's Publisher Bob Carling at Chapman & Hall UK! Gary's book will be published later this year as part of a series of five plant conservation handbooks coming out of the People and Plants Initiative (co-partnered by WWF, UNESCO and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew - and supported with some funding from the Darwin Initiative of the UK). They will all be relevant to courses, which are beginning to grow, on this important subject. The five handbooks will be: 1. Gary Martin. Ethnobotany - A Methods Manual. Chapman & Hall ISBN 0-412-48370-X. Due for publication late 1994. 2. Quentin Cronk & J. Fuller. Plant Invaders - the Threat to Natural Ecosystems. Chapman & Hall ISBN 0-412-49380-7. Also due for publication late 1994. 3. A.B. Cunningham. People and Wild Plant Use. Chapman & Hall. ISBN to be allocated. Due for publication spring 1995. 4. Peggy Stern & Peter Ashton. Botanical Surveys for Conservation. Publication also early 1995. 5. Botanical Databases for Conservation and Development. Author to be decided. Publication 1995. Also check out the excellent WWF booklets: 1. Tony Cunningham "Ethics, Ethnobiological Research, and Biodiversity" 2. Martin Walters and Alan Hamilton. "The Vital Wealth of Plants." (both available from WWF in Godalming, Surrey, U.K.). Also there is Lisa Famolare and Mark Plotkin's excellent book published by Island Press for Conservation International "Sustainable Harvest and Marketing of Rainforest Products" which has relevant chapters. There is also an excellent book called "Biodiversity Prospecting" published by World Resources Institute. Also you should consult the Plants and People newsletter edited by Trish Flaster of the Society for Economic Botany which has a ongoing column on ethnobotany and economic botany courses. Dr R C J Carling Senior Editor, Life Sciences Chapman & Hall 2-6 Boundary Row London SE1 8HN United Kingdom Tel: +44-(0)71-865-0066 Fax: +44-(0)71-522-9623/4 email: BCARLIN@CHALL.MHS.COMPUSERVE.COM