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For more than 15 years, the Herb Research Foundation has been respected by medical professionals worldwide as the source for information about the effectiveness of medicinal plants in the treatment of disease. Now, you too can have the Foundation?s storehouse of knowledge right at your fingertips. Inside, you?ll find detailed, easy-to-understand information on the healing power of today?s most popular herbs. There?s also a unique, at-a-glance rating system that measures the effectiveness of each herb across five important categories. With this user-friendly encyclopedia as your guide, you?ll learn what works—and what doesn?t. Most important, you?ll discover which herbs are right for you and your loved ones.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1501716 in Books
• Published on: 2000-01-20
• Released on: 2000-01-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 464 pages

Review
A magnificent reference to the appropriate and safe use of herbs . . . well-grounded in fact and scientific studies. -- Michael J. Balick, Ph.D., director and philecology curator of economic botany, The New York Botanical Garden

Both practitioners and patients will find this guide to popular herbal remedies useful. It is authoritative and readable. -- Andrew Weil, M.D., author of Spontaneous Healing and 8 Weeks to Optimum Health

From a Renowned Research Organization, Your Guide to the Healing Power of Herbs -- Review

Of all the many recent books on herbal medicine, The Encyclopedia of Popular Herbs stands out as the one that is the best blend of evidence-based, rigorously researched herbal medicine, along with specific and practical guidelines for 21st century home health care. -- Christopher Hobbs, L.Ac., author of Handmade Herbal Medicines

Readers seeking detailed information on the most popular herbs ranging from aloe to vitex will find it all here. A unique state-of-knowledge rating system providing rapid evaluation of research, history, safety, and acceptance of each of the 40 herbs is invaluable. -- Varro E. Tyler, Ph.D., Sc.D.

With their usual lucidity, McCaleb and associates treat authoritatively 40 of the most important medicinal herbs. -- James A. Duke, Ph.D., author of The Green Pharmacy

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From a Renowned Research Organization, Your Guide to the Healing Power of Herbs

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For more than 15 years, the Herb Research Foundation has been respected by medical professionals worldwide as the source for information about the effectiveness of medicinal plants in the treatment of disease. Now, you too can have the Foundation?s storehouse of knowledge right at your fingertips. Inside, you?ll find detailed, easy-to-understand information on the healing power of today?s most popular herbs. There?s also a unique, at-a-glance rating system that measures the effectiveness of each herb across five important categories. With this user-friendly encyclopedia as your guide, you?ll learn what works?and what doesn?t. Most important, you?ll discover which herbs are right for you and your loved ones.

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Customer Reviews

A Must Have for Anyone Interested in Herbal Medicine!
This is a well-rounded book that contains information on historical/traditional uses as well as current research, international acceptance, and safety information. It's five- star rating system gives you an at-a-glance overview of each herb. Each chapter is on a single herb, and the index makes it very easy to look up a health condition or topic of interest quickly. If you think you already have too many herbal books, you haven't seen this one yet!

WOW! You Need to See This Book!
Finally, an herbal reference book that combines both traditional uses with current scientific research in an easy to read format! This book just keeps on giving information: in the back appendixes are recommended reading lists, periodicals, library resources, internet resources, herb organizations and associations, and herb education programs! Again, I say WOW!