Authors: Joe Graedon, Teresa Graedon
ISBN-13: 9780312981396, ISBN-10: 0312981392
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: February 2002
Edition: Reissue
*44% of adults take prescription medication.
*1 in 5 also take herbal supplements.
*15 million of these people are at risk for an adverse reaction.
Are you one of them?
Included in this powerful new book:
*An A-Z handbook of common symptoms and ailments
*Time-tested, Graedon-approved home and herbal remedies
*An overview of the most popular herbs in the US, Europe, and Australia.
*Over fifty monographs that detail the active ingredients, common uses, proper dosages, special precautions, adverse effects, and possible herb and drug interactions for each herb.
*Resource listings of herbal web pages and products
The Graedons, both respected authors (The People's Pharmacy) and speakers, offer advice on the safe use of home and herbal remedies. The first section combines tested scientific research and accumulated folk wisdom to provide the health consumer with treatment suggestions for common ailments. Also included are possible causes and symptoms for selected conditions, as well as contact information for product manufacturers. The second section lists the 50 most commonly used herbs, including their ingredients and information on usage, dose, adverse effects, and drug interactions. By combining herbal and folk remedies, clearly highlighting dangerous herb-drug interactions, and summarizing consumer issues, the Graedons have created a consumer resource that is entertaining (favorite home remedies include coconut macaroons for diarrhea) and easy-to-use. However, more comprehensive medicinal herb reference resources include the Complete German Commission E Monographs (American Botanical Council, 1998) and the PDR for Herbal Medicines (LJ 3/1/99), among others. Still, this is recommended for smaller public library collections that don't own the other titles.--Andy Wickens, Univ. of Washington Health Sciences Lib., Seattle Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.
Acknowledgments | xi | |
Foreword | xiii | |
Joe & Terry's Favorite Home Remedies | 1 | |
Dangerous Herb-Drug Interactions | 11 | |
Introduction | 17 | |
How to Use This Book | 27 | |
Healing Herbs and Home Remedies | 33 | |
Allergies | 33 | |
Alzheimer's Disease and Memory | 38 | |
Anxiety and Stress | 48 | |
Performance Anxiety | 52 | |
Panic | 53 | |
Arthritis | 53 | |
Asthma | 70 | |
Athlete's Foot | 76 | |
Backache, Muscle Aches, Sprains, and Strains | 81 | |
Bad Breath | 89 | |
Baldness | 94 | |
Blisters | 99 | |
Bug Bites | 101 | |
Burns | 111 | |
Canker Sores | 117 | |
Chapped Lips | 123 | |
Chigger Bites | 124 | |
Cholesterol and Heart Health | 126 | |
Colds | 143 | |
Cold Sores | 153 | |
Constipation | 158 | |
Coughs | 167 | |
Cuts and Scratches | 173 | |
Dandruff | 180 | |
Depression | 181 | |
Diarrhea | 190 | |
Irritable Bowel Syndrome | 192 | |
Traveler's Diarrhea | 199 | |
Dry Skin | 201 | |
Earaches | 206 | |
Airplane Ears | 210 | |
Swimmer's Ear | 212 | |
Fingernails (Dry and Cracked) | 214 | |
Flea Bites | 217 | |
Gas (Flatulence) | 219 | |
Gout | 232 | |
Gum Irritation | 235 | |
Headaches | 238 | |
Heartburn | 241 | |
Hemorrhoids | 249 | |
Hiccups | 253 | |
Indigestion and Upset Stomach | 256 | |
Insomnia | 265 | |
Itchy Bottom Syndrome | 276 | |
Jock Itch | 280 | |
Leg Cramps | 281 | |
Lice | 287 | |
Menopause | 292 | |
Menstrual Cramps | 302 | |
Migraines | 306 | |
Motion Sickness and Nausea | 312 | |
Nail Fungus | 317 | |
Poison Ivy | 324 | |
Premenstrual Syndrome | 328 | |
Prostate Problems | 333 | |
Sexual Problems | 338 | |
Skin Tags | 343 | |
Smelly Feet and Sweaty Hands | 344 | |
Sore Throat | 347 | |
Splinters | 349 | |
Sties | 350 | |
Vaginal Yeast Infections | 351 | |
Varicose Veins | 356 | |
Warts | 358 | |
References for Healing Herbs and Home Remedies Section | 363 | |
Guide to Herbal Therapies | 381 | |
Aloe | 382 | |
Arnica | 385 | |
Astragalus | 389 | |
Bilberry | 392 | |
Black Cohosh | 395 | |
Boswellia | 398 | |
Cascara Sagrada | 400 | |
Cat's Claw | 402 | |
Cayenne | 404 | |
Chamomile | 409 | |
Chaste Tree Berry | 412 | |
Cranberry | 416 | |
Dong Quai | 418 | |
Echinacea | 421 | |
Elderberry | 426 | |
Evening Primrose | 428 | |
Fennel | 432 | |
Feverfew | 434 | |
Garlic | 438 | |
Ginger | 442 | |
Ginkgo | 445 | |
Ginseng | 450 | |
Goldenseal | 457 | |
Gotu Kola | 460 | |
Grape Seed | 464 | |
Green Tea | 466 | |
Guggul | 471 | |
Hawthorn | 474 | |
Hops | 477 | |
Horse Chestnut | 479 | |
Juniper | 482 | |
Kava | 485 | |
Lemon Balm | 488 | |
Licorice | 491 | |
Ma Huang | 497 | |
Milk Thistle | 500 | |
Oregon Grape | 504 | |
Passionflower | 506 | |
Pau d'Arco | 509 | |
Peppermint | 511 | |
Psyllium | 514 | |
Red Clover | 517 | |
Saw Palmetto | 519 | |
Scullcap | 521 | |
Senna | 524 | |
Siberian Ginseng | 527 | |
Slippery Elm | 532 | |
St. John's Wort | 534 | |
Stinging Nettle | 539 | |
Valerian | 543 | |
Access to Information About Herbs | 547 | |
Cool Herbal Web Sites | 551 | |
Index of Web Sites for Products, services, and Information | 555 | |
Index | 559 | |
About the Authors | 605 |