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1 online resource (397 pages) |
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Part One Knowing the Land -- One: Ecological Herbalism -- Two: Medicinal Plant Landscapes of the Southwest -- Three: Reconnecting with Living Landscapes -- Four: Rooted in Relationships with the Land and Plants -- Part Two Knowing the Plants -- Five: The Importance of Weeds, Commoners, and Wild-Spirited Gardens -- Six: Materia Medica -- Medicinal Plants of the Southwest -- - Achillea millefolium (Asteraceae) Yarrow / Plumajillo -- - Anemopsis californica (Saururaceae) Yerba Mansa / Yerba Del Manzo -- - Angelica grayi, A. archangelica, A. spp. (Apiaceae) Angelica -- - Arnica cordifolia, A. spp. (Asteraceae) Arnica -- - Artemisia tridentata, A. filifolia, A. frigida, A. ludoviciana, A. spp. (Asteraceae) Sage -- - Ceanothus fendleri, C. greggii, C. spp. (Rhamnaceae) Red Root -- - Datura wrightii, D. spp. (Solanaceae) Datura / Jimsonweed / Toloache -- - Fouquieria splendens (Fouquieriaceae) Ocotillo -- - Galium aparine (Rubiaceae) Cleavers -- - Glycyrrhiza lepidota (Fabaceae) Licorice / Amolillo -- - Grindelia squarrosa, G. spp. (Asteraceae) Grindelia / Gumweed / Yerba Del Buey -- - Gutierrezia sarothrae, G. spp. (Asteraceae) Snakeweed / Escoba De La Vibora -- - Hypericum scouleri, H. perforatum, H. spp. (Hypericaceae, Clusiaceae, Guttiferae) St. John's Wort -- - Juniperus monosperma, J. spp. (Cupressaceae) Juniper / Sabina -- - Larrea tridentata (Zygophyllaceae) Creosote / Chaparral / Hediondilla / Gobernadora -- - Ligusticum porteri, L. spp. (Apiaceae) Oshá / Chuchupate / Bear Root -- - Mahonia repens, M. spp. (Berberidaceae) Oregon Grape / Creeping Barberry -- - Marrubium vulgare (Lamiaceae) Horehound / Marrubio -- - Monarda fistulosa (Lamiaceae) Bee Balm / Oregano De La Sierra -- - Opuntia spp. (Cactaceae) Prickly Pear / Nopal -- - Pedicularis spp. (Orobancaceae) Pedicularis / Betony / Lousewort -- - Pinus edulis, P. ponderosa, P. spp. (Pinaceae) Piñon Pine / Ponderosa Pine / and Others -- - Populus deltoides wislizenii, Populus spp. (Salicaceae) Cottonwood / Alamo -- - Potentilla hippiana, P. pulcherrima, P. spp. (Rosaceae) Potentilla / Cinquefoil / Tormentil -- - Prosopis glandulosa torreyana, Prosopis spp. (Fabaceae) Mesquite -- - Rosa woodsii, R. spp. (Rosaceae) Rose / Rosa De Castilla -- - Rudbeckia laciniata (Asteraceae) Cutleaf Coneflower -- - Scutellaria lateriflora, S. spp. (Lamiaceae) Skullcap -- - Solidago canadensis, S. spp. (Asteraceae) Goldenrod -- - Sphaeralcea angustifolia, S. coccinea, S. spp. (Malvaceae) Globemallow / Yerba De La Negrita -- - Trifolium pratense (Fabaceae) Red Clover -- - Usnea spp. (Parmeliaceae) Usnea / Old Man's Beard -- - Verbena hastata, V. macdougalii, V. spp. (Verbenaceae) Vervain / Verbena -- - Viola canadensis, V. odorata, V. spp. (Violaceae) Viole - Yucca spp. (Agavaceae) Yucca / Amole -- Invasive Trees -- - Ailanthus altissima (Simaroubaceae) Tree of Heaven -- - Elaeagnus angustifolia (Elaeagnaceae) Russian Olive -- - Tamarix spp. (Tamaricaceae) Salt Cedar / Tamarisk -- - Ulmus pumila (Ulmaceae) Siberian Elm |
| Summary |
The Ecology of Herbal Medicine introduces botanical medicine through an in-depth exploration of the land, presenting a unique guide to plants found across the American Southwest |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Medicinal plants -- Southwest, New
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Herbs -- Therapeutic use.
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Medicinal plants -- West (U.S.)
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Medicinal plants -- Southern States
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Herbs -- Therapeutic use
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Medicinal plants
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New Southwest
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Southern States
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West United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hardin, Jesse Wolf
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| ISBN |
9780826362186 |
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0826362184 |
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