Healthy Herbs: Fact versus Fiction

319 Pages·2012·4.296 MB·English

by  Myrna Chandler Goldstein, Mark A. Goldstein

Healthy Herbs

Healthy Herbs
FACT VERSUS FICTION
Myrna Chandler Goldstein
and Mark A. Goldstein, MD
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Goldstein, Myrna Chandler, 1948 –
Healthy herbs : fact versus fiction / Myrna Chandler Goldstein and Mark
A. Goldstein.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-313-39780-6 (hardcopy : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-313-39781-3
(ebook) 1. Herbs—Therapeutic use. 2. Alternative medicine. I. Goldstein,
Mark A. (Mark Allan), 1947– II. Title.
RM666.H33G64 2012
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We dedicate this book with love to our grandchildren:
Aidan Zev
Payton Maeve
Milo Adlai
Erin Abigail

Contents
List of Entries, ix
Introduction, xi
Entries, 1
Glossary , 279
Index , 285
vii

List of Entries
Acai Ginseng
Aloe Vera Gotu Kola
Arnica Grape Seed Extract
A shwagandha Hawthorn
Astragalus Root Hibiscus
Bacopa Horse Chestnut
Boswellia Kudzu
Cayenne Pepper Lavender
Chamomile Lemon Balm
Cinnamon L icorice Root
Cloves Milk Thistle
Coriander/Cilantro Noni
Dandelion Olive Leaf Extract
Elderberry Oregano
Evening Primrose Peppermint and Peppermint
Oil Oil
Fennel Purple Coneflower
Fenugreek Red Clover
Feverfew Rhodiola
Garlic Rosemary
Ginger Saffron
Ginkgo Sage
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