Indian herbalogy of North America / Alma R. Hutchens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hutchens, Alma R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Ethnobotany.

Indians of North America.

Medicinal plants--North America.

Medicinal plants.

Materia medica, Vegetable--North America.

Materia medica, Vegetable.

North America.

Herbal Medicine.

Indians, North American.

Plants, Medicinal.

Medical Subjects:

Herbal Medicine.

Indians, North American.

Plants, Medicinal.

North America.

Physical Description:

xxxviii, 382 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Shambhala ; [New York] : Distributed in the United States by Random House, 1991.

Summary:

"The definitive guide to native medicinal plants and their uses." Includes information on "more than two hundred medicinal plants ... with descriptions of each plant's appearance and uses, and directions for methods of use and dosage."

Contents:

Medical Plants

Adder's tongue

Agrimony

Alder

Ale Hoof or Ground Ivy

Alfalfa

Aloes

Alum Root

Amaaranthus

Angelica

Arbutus, Trailing

Arnica

Arsesmart

Ash Tree

Balmony

Balsam Fir

Barberry

Barley

Bayberry

Bearberry

Bear's Foot

Beechdrop

Beech Tree

Beth Root

Bilberry

Birch

Bird's Nest

Bitter Root

Bitter Sweet

Blackberry

Black Cohosh

Black Haw

Black Indian Hemp

Black Root

Black Walnut

Blood Root

Blue Cohosh

Blue Flag

Blue Vervain

Boneset

Burdock

Butter Nut

Calico Bush

Capsicum.

Cascara Sagrada

Castor Bean

Catnip

Celandine

Celery

Centaury

Chaga

Chamomile

Chaparral

Cherry Bark

Chestnut

Chickweed

Chicory Root

Cleavers

Coltsfoot

Comfrey

Corn Silk

Cotton Root

Couch Grass

Cowslip

Crampbark, High

Cranesbill

Crawley

Crowfoot

Cypress

Damiana

Dandelion

Dogwood, American

Dragon Root

Echinacea

Elder or Elderberry

Elecampane

Eryngo

Eucalyptus

Evening Primrose

Female Fern

Feverfew

Fever Weed

Fire Weed

Five Finger Grass

Fringe Tree

Frostwort

Garden Nightshade.

Gelsemium

Gillenia

Ginger Wild

Ginseng

Golden Rod

Golden Seal

Gold Thread

Gravel Root

Gum Plant

Haircap Moss

Hellebore American

Henbane

Hops

Horehound

Horse Radish

Horse Tail

Hound's-Tongue

Hydrangea

Hyssop

Indigo Wild

Iron Weed

Ivy, American

Jimson Weed

Jupiter

Kidney Liver Leaf

Labrador Tea

Lady's Slipper

Larkspur

Leverwood

Licorice

Life Root

Linden

Lion's Root

Lippia

Lobelia

Lungwort

Magnolia

Maidenhair

Mallow (Common)

Mandrake, American

Maple

Milkweed

Mint.

Motherwort

Mugwort

Mullein

Nettle

Oak Tree

Oats

Onion

Parsley

Partridge Berry

Passion Flower

Pennyroyal (American)

Pink Root

Pipsissewa

Plantain

Pleurisy Root

Poplar

Prickly Ash Bark

Privet

Pyrola

Ragged Cup

Raspberry

Red Clover

Red Root

Sage

Sanicle

Sarsaparilla

Sassafras

Saw Palmetto

Senega

Senna

Shepherd's Purse

Skull Cap

Skunk Cabbage

Slippery Elm

Solomon's Seal (American)

Sorrel

Spikenard

St. John's wort

Star Grass

Stillingia

Stoneroot

Strawberry Leaves

Sumach

Sundew.

Sunflower

Swamp Beggar's Tick

Sweet Flag

Sweet Gum

Tacamahac

Tamarack

Tansy

Thuja

Thyme

Turkey Corn

Valerian

Violet

Virginia Snakeroot

Wafer Ash

Wahoo

Water Cress

Water Pepper

White Pine

White Pond Lily

Wild Carrot

Wild Jalap

Wild Yam

Willow, Black, American

Wintergreen

Witch Hazel

Wormseed

Wormwood

Yarrow

Yellow Dock

Yellow Parilla

Yerba Santa.

Notes:

Originally published in 1969 in India.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-352) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Hutchens, Alma R. Indian herbalogy of North America.

ISBN:

0877736391

9780877736394

OCLC:

23140664

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