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I apologize for the state of this file, but SOMEONE out there might have the time to turn it into a faq. Anyhow, this is a collection of posts about herbals
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Various posts on misc.health.alternative:
> "the Honest Herbal" is an *excellent book*....etc.
> it scientifically discusses medicinal plants etc.
> B. Dalton won't look for it... You could try locating ....
> at the library etc.
> I had to wait six months, found small bookstore willing....

It helps to have a bookstore handy on campus where one can grab a 
reference book and look up books. In "Author's 1993-94" I found the 
following:
Tyler, Varro "The Honest Herbal", 368 p. paper $19.95 
ISBN 1-56024-287-6, Haworth Press. The hardcover ed. is $44.95.
Since it sounded really interesting I placed an order today through 
our bookstore. Hope it won't take six months.
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Norbert Hoffmann
St. Olaf College
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IMHO, a wonderful book to give someone who's interested in wicca &
paganism is The Moon In Hand, by (author) Eclipse (Astarte Shelf
Press).  It is a small, gentle book, divided into North, South, East
and West.  Each direction has a story, that can be shared with children
as well as adults, along with self-exploratory rituals.  

If you're looking for a how-to book, try Earth Magic, by Marion
Weinstein (Phoenix Publishing Co.).  Marion's directions for how to be
an honest-to-goodness, real-live witch are a little too dogmatic for my
taste, but I think her heart's in the right place. For someone who's
looking for step-by-step instruction, it's a good place to start - and
plenty of solid info packed into a small book.

A couple of good herb books (for us oldsters ;->):

The Master Book of Herbalism, by Paul Beyerl ((Pheonix Publishing Co.)
The book contains extensive info on magical as well as medicinal herbs,
plus herbal/gemstone relationships, fluid condensers (I remember a
posting asking about this), herbal links with astrology, and more.  I
reference this and another book below, often:

Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs, by Scott Cunningham
(Llewellyn Publications)  I know some folks here expressed a dislike
for most of Llewellyn's offerings, but this book has been useful to me.

Altho' not specifically attending to magical herbs, Healing Wise, by
Susun Weed (Ash Tree Publishing) and Witches Heal, by Billie Potts
(DuReve Publications) have been invaluable to me for the magical
visions induced by the former, and the practical aspects of healing
craft by the latter.

I'd welcome any other reviews of the above books, or additions to this
list!

 - Deborah

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I would like to reccomend a new book that deals with herbal medicine
including how to obtain the various treatment types (oils, infusions,
tinctures, decoctions, etc). The book is "THE COMPLETE MEDICINAL HERBAL"
by Penelope Ody. The $29.95 book is coffee-table size in full color with
descriptions of herbs and plants, common usages, medical usages (does not
diagnose but states what has been used -- also suggests, probably for
legal reasons, that a doctor should always be consulted), and a how on
extracting the various treatments.

It is an excellent reference work, especially for the novice like me.

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My two favorites are:

Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs
Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA
ISBN# 0-87857-699-1

Explores the uses of 140 common herbs.  Goes into great detail from growing
to symptoms of overuse and medical warnings/recommendations.  Lists
medicinal uses both ancient and current as well as any scientific work that
has been done.  I have seen the book in both Waldens and B. Dalton
bookstores.

and:

The Herb Book
by John Lust
Benedict Lust Publications, NY, NY
ISBN# 0-8704-007-6
(newly available in paperback)

Lists 514 herbs.  Information on growing conditions, botanical
descriptions, medicinal uses and warnings, dosages.  Also fairly lengthy
indexes of ailments and herbs for their treatment.  This book has become
very dog-eared in a short amount of time.  It contains a true wealth of
information.

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Hi-
I get most of my herb seeds from Southern Exposure Seed
Exchange, P O Box 170, Earlysville Va 22936.  They carry some
medicinal herbs in addition to the standard culinary ones.
I've bought hyssop, woodruff, lemon balm, epazote, echinacea
and others that I can't think of right now.  Plus they carry a
lot of heirloom vegetables that are interesting to try.  

Also you might check with Hastings, they specialize in
varieties for the southern states.  I used to buy from them a
lot when I lived in Florida.  Sorry I don't have their address
handy.  If you don't find a ad for them in the gardening mags,
check with your public library reference department.  They
might have a directory of mailorder sources.

Goodluck with the herbs,
Lizabeth Henderson - Lynchburg College - Lynchburg VA 24501

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In article <[email-masked]>,
Elizabeth Henderson <[email-masked]> wrote:

>Also you might check with Hastings, they specialize in
>varieties for the southern states.  I used to buy from them a
>lot when I lived in Florida.  Sorry I don't have their address
>handy.  If you don't find a ad for them in the gardening mags,
>check with your public library reference department.  They
>might have a directory of mailorder sources.
>Goodluck with the herbs,
>Lizabeth Henderson - Lynchburg College - Lynchburg VA 24501
 I think Hastings is now part of Park Seeds.
Adam
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A p.s. to my previous message (I shouldn't try to answer stuff
late at night, half my brain doesn't seem to be there)>

For sources of herb seeds or plants, find a copy of the
magazine Herb Companion.  It's published six times a year by
Interweave Press 201 East Fourth St, Loveland CO 80537 ($21).
I buy it at the local "expensive" upscale grocery store.  If
your local bookstore has a magazine section you might find it
there.  It covers all aspects of herbs; culinary, medicinal,
growing, crafts, etc..  Alot of the growers and seed houses
advertize in it.  The best issue would be the December/January
issue as the ad section specializes in mail-order sources for
seeds and plants. In one of my back issues I noticed an ad for
a source in Georgia, The Flowery Branch, Box 1330, Flowery
Branch GA 30542.  Catalog is $2.00.  No experience with them,
so can't recommend them. 
      I gave my Sandy Mush Herb Nursery
Catalog to friends in Mansfield GA and they have been pretty
happy with the things they've ordered.  Sandy Mush is at
Surrett Cove Road, Leicester NC 28748 and their catalog is
$4.00.

Again good luck
Lizabeth Henderson  -  Lynchburg Virginia

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Subject: Re: vitamin/mineral supplements
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In article <[email-masked]> Jean Goodrich, [email-masked] writes:
> Can anyone give me information, or a good source to look for information,
> on taking higher levels of vitamins and minerals, what each of these
> supplements do, and especially which ones can be toxic at higher
> levels? Also, are they any ways to get these vitamins/minerals
> naturally with herbs rather than with multi-vitamin tablets, etc.?

The best source I know for "everything you ever wanted to know (and more) about
vitamins, minerals, amino acids, etc." is _Nutrients Catalog:  Vitamins,
Minerals,
Amino Acids, Macronutrients - Beneficial Use, Helpers, Inhibitors, Food Sources,
Intake Recommendations, and Symptoms of Over or Under Use_, Copyright 1993 by
Harvey Newstrom, McFarland and Company, Inc., ISBN 0-89950-784-0.  It's a bit
pricey at $55, but Newstrom has included everything, but *everything*, in it -
and it's a hardback, not a paperback, printed on 538 acid-free pages.  It also
contains the most comprehensive bibliography on the subject that I have ever
seen, for those who are interested in further research.

This is *not* a popular, mass-market tome suitable for bedtime reading:  it's
more along the lines of an unabridged dictionary of nutrition in which you look
up the nutrient (or, using the Index, the food) about which you have a
question.  

Newstrom does not limit sources of vitamins and minerals to herbs:  he includes
the foods you find in the super market as well as more exotic cuisine.
Vegetables, especially, are high in neccessary nutrients, and he lists which
veggies provide what vitamins and minerals.

I hope this will be useful.

Baird
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From: [email-masked] (Bob Batson)
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[email-masked] (John Gonsalves) writes:

 > Please recommend a good seed company to me...  I use Sheppards in Felton
 >  CA, but would like a couple of additional sources of good quality that
 > you can personally recommend.  I've got a listing of 100+ seed catalog
 >  companies from this news group already, but would like to narrow the
 >  search a bit.
 > 
 > I'm currently only interested in vegetables seeds, preferably heirloom
 >  and open pollinated varieties...

I strongly recommend the mail-order source SOUTHERN EXPOSURE SEED
EXCHANGE (P.O. Box 158, North Garden, VA 22959; catalog + growing guide -
$3). They have a good selection of both open pollinated and heirloom
vegetable varieties for sale. They do sell a FEW hybrids, but the seeds
are usually o.p. For example, they offer 2 varieties of hybid sweet corn
and 6 varieties of open pollinated, and 5 of the o.p. varieties are also
1heirlooms. I've had very good service from these folks.

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I've just learned that SOUTHERN EXPOSURE SEED EXCHANGE has a new mailing
address. It's as follows:

        SOUTHERN EXPOSURE SEED EXCHANGE
        P.O. Box 170
        Earlysville, VA 22936

Their physical location is still the same but the new Earlysville mailing
address will speed the pick-up and delivery of requests and orders.

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In article <[email-masked]>, [email-masked] (Lalitha Krishnamurthy) writes:
|> I tried to contact 
|> 
|> SEED SAVERS EXCHANGE
|> 3076 N. WINN RD.
|> DECORAH, IOWA 52101.
|> 
|> by sending them a $1 for catalogue etc. for more info 
|> However they have not responded to me yet. It has been a month 
|>   
|> I tried to reach Decorah thro directory assistance , However 
|> the operator mentioned that there was no Seed savers Exchange in Decorah 
|> Iowa . 

  The address I used was:

  SEED SAVERS EXCHANGE
  Rural Route 3, Box 239
  Decorah, Iowa 52101

  I also called directory assistance for a phone number and got (319) 382-5990
which worked fine.  For $1 you get a brochure that describes their operation and
includes a form for joining (it also had an order form for their publications). 
Actual membership is $20 / year - I just joined in the fall and haven't 
received a seed listing yet, but I did order all their publications and am 
very happy so far.
 
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Irby  | internet: [email-masked]              | Ideas/Opinions are my own.

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The latest booklet from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is called "The
Natural Lawn & Alternatives" which includes an article about moss
lawns by David E. Benner.  In the article, he states that all you need
to do to create a moss lawn is to lower the soil pH to 5.0 - 5.5 and
the moss will grow.  He used sulphur and aluminum sulphate to lower
the pH.  He says: "There are now over 25 species (of moss) growing
here; none were planted.  For twenty-eight years, there has been no
grass!"  He goes on to talk about the durability, drought resistance,
and weed resistance of moss lawns.  The pictures of his lawns show
beautiful carpets of textured emerald green.

The booklet also has articles on ground cover alternatives, sedge
lawns, prairies and meadows, and organic lawn care.  All of the
articles are short but informative.

You can order the booklet from Brooklyn Botanic Garden; The price
listed on the back is US $6.95 ($8.95 Canadian).  Or, you can join the
garden for US $25 a year.  Four times a year they will send you a booklet
on a topic such as: gardening for fragrance, winter gardens, garden
photography, culinary herbs, pruning ...  Their address is:

	Brooklyn Botanic Garden
	1000 Washington Ave 
	Brooklyn, NY 11225

Susan Finger
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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 94 08:58:54 PST
From: CD Santa Clara <[email-masked]>
Subject: edible flowers & nutrition

NUTRITIONAL VALUE
        So little interest has been shown in eating flowers that little
bonafide data is available.  However, there are a number of logical
extrapolations available.  Flowers are rich in nectar and pollen and studies
have shown pollen to be nutritious with vitamins and minerals.  Roses and
especially rose hps, are very high in vitamin C.  Dandelion blossoms are high
in vitamins A and C while the leaves are loaded with iron, calcium,
phosophorous and vitamin A and C.  Marigolds and Nasturtium have vitamin C.
Flowers are 95 percent water so it is unlikely that they contain significant
amounts of nutrition.  So while blossoms add visual delight, pleasing aroma
and delightful taste, one thing they do not add is calories.  Limited reviews
indicated that they are nearly calorie free.

Sources:

"Small Farm Today," April 1993
"Environmental Nutrition," May 1993
ATTRA, P.O. Box 3657, Fayetteville, AK  72702
"The Forgotten Art of Flower Cookery" By Leona Woodring Smith, Pelican Pub.
"The Salad Garden," by Joy Larkcom, Viking Pr.
"Living With The Flowers," by Denise Diamond, Quill
"Flowers in the Kitchen," Interweave Press
"Cooking from the Garden" & "Complete Book of Edible Landscaping," by
        Rosalind Creasy, Sierra Book Club
"Guide for Cooking with Flowers," by Pam North, Paradise Farm, Box 436,
        Summerland, CA  93067
"Eat The Weeds," by Ben Charles Harris, Keats Publishing.
"The Flower Cookbook," by Adrienne Crowhurst, Lancer Books.

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In the past, I've found Varro E. Tyler's 1987 "New Honest Herbal" an
excellent guide to herbal remedies that work, or don't work, and the
pharmacological bases, and pitfalls of the remedies.  I telnetted
to Library of Congress to get the publication year, and found a new
book by him, Herbs of Choice, 1994, published by Pharmaceutical Products
Press (ISBN 1-56024-895-5).  Tyler is/was (?) a pharmacology prof in
Indiana with a strong interest in herbal and home remedies.  The 1987
book was especially good about including contraindications, and 
possible drug interactions: I hope the 1994 book will have similar 
information (I just placed an order about 5 min ago!).

Kay Klier  Biology Dept  UNI

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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

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As mentioned in previous message, "The Honest Herbal - A Sensible Guide to the
Use of Herbs and Related Remedies", by Varro E. Tyley, Pharmaceutical Products
Press, Haworth Press, Binghamton, N.Y. is good - author is prof. pharmacology
at Purdue Univ, and is also author of "Pharmacognosy - 9th Edition", which is
even more detailed. One of best books is "The Natural Pharmacy" by Miriam
Polunin and Christopher Robbins, distributed by Raincoast Books, 112 East 3rd
Ave., Vancouver, B.C., in Canada and Dorling Kindersley Ltd., 9 Henrietta
Street, London  in U.K.(ISBN 0-920417-02-7). Great book with excellent
pictures and full pharma. text giving parts used, active ingredients, actions,
and medicinal use - does mention side effects. All for only $19.95 CDN. This
is beginning to sound like a ommercial!
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Park's used to carry tea (Camellia sinensis) seeds. I had absolutely no luck
getting them to germinate, and I'm usually fairly lucky with seeds.

You might want to try buying young plants instead of starting from seed. Logee's
Greenhouses, 141 North St, Danielson, CN 06239 used to have tea plants, but
a quick look didn't find them in thye 92-94 catalog ($3).

Libby

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In article <[email-masked]> [email-masked] (Kelly F.) writes:
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>Can someone recommend a good 'project' or how-to book on what to
>do with lavender flowers? I especially would like to learn how to make a
>lavender wand, or anything attractive to give as gifts. What variety
>of lavender is best for drying whole flowers on stem?
>

check out

Book of Lavender
by Jackie French
ISBN 0 207 17959 X

An Angus & Robertson Book
An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers (whatever that means?)

Small book, nicely laid out, nice photos and typesetting.

Covers Recipes, Perfume, types of lavender, growing lavender, 
medicinal lavender, cosmetics, gifts, aphrodisiacs,
potpourri, and poetry.

I gave a copy to my wife last year. She loves it.
We have an Italian Lavender that is doing very well.
Actually, it's doing incredible, since it started out
a year eearlier in a tiny pot before we planted it
next to the rabbit cage....

-alan

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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).