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HomeShop at BookSurgeLanguage Arts & DisciplinesHerbal Vade Mecum: 800 Herbs, Spices, Essential Oils, Lipids, Etc.-Constituents, Properties, Uses, and Caution |
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24 of 24 found the following review helpful:
 Editor, Medical Herbalism journal Dec 05, 2003
By Paul Bergner
"Editor, Medical Herbalism journal"
An excellent quick reference for the professional herbalist. It is in the same niche as other quick reference books such as Potter's Encylcopedia or Lust's Herb book, but far superior to either, because 1) it has many more herbs 2) it has up-to-date and accurate details on plant chemistry 3) the author has mined the wealth of herbal literature in German, Italian, and French 4) it contains reasoned judgements on safety considerations lacking in the other books in its class, and 5) it accurately describes the most important actions and most important uses, in a well thought-out section, instead of giving long lists of theoretical or minor actions. I'll be using this as a textbook for my intermediate-level students at the North American Institute of Medical Herbalism. --- Paul Bergner, Editor, Medical Herbalism journal
16 of 16 found the following review helpful:
Very useful for practitioners Mar 17, 2004
By Henriette Kress
The Herbal Vade Mecum is a very good materia medica for the practising herbalist. Uses are given, dosages aren't, so you need to know your plants before you use this book.
Beginners might not do all that much with it, except for the teensy little fact that they'd get solid practical sensible cautions for the listed plants instead of the usual overly theoretical overcautious ones.
Were I a beginner, I'd buy it for that alone. No pictures, but then there are lots of picture books out there.
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
A Library Necessity... Mar 09, 2004
By R. Stout
"pelican3d"
This highly informative, attractively priced reference packs tons of information in a well-written, accurately designed collection of herbal information book. Reccommended for botanists, pharmocognicists and horticulturists (to mention a few), this book rivals industry 'greats' such as 'Tropica' and 'Exotica' (which run hundreds of dollars) AND has a much more digestible price. The design of the book makes it easy to use at your desktop or in the field. Bravo Mr. Skenderi! Someone finally got it right!
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Outstanding reference for those studying herbalism Nov 14, 2011
By bookluvr
I have used this book endless times when writing up monographs for my own library; it is a thorough, complete & invaluable resource for any studying to become a Master Herbalist or even for those who wish to increase their knowledge of plant medicine. As the people of NOLA learned, plant medicine can be life-saving; many of our pharmaceuticals (better than 80%) have their basis in the plant world &, as such, have a natural "synergy" which cannot be duplicated in a lab. This is an excellent reference when exploring these natural benefits, many of which are commonly available or can be easily grown.
Herbal Vade Mecum has become my go-to book when researching any herb & I highly recommend it!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Invaluable Sep 29, 2008
By C. Lawson
As a herbal practitioner, this is an invaluable tool for my library. Whether you refer to it personally or professionally, it is thorughly written, with a user friendly reference system.
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