Healing Power of Herbs 2ND Edition

Enlightened consumers of health products want more than just pills that block out symptoms. Some of the most powerful preventatives for ailments are not located in prescription drugs but in common herbs found in your kitchen or your local health food store.

In this up-to-date and carefully researched book on botanical medicine, Dr. Michael T. Murray brings you the latest scientific findings about the power and efficacy of medicinal herbs.

Dr. Murray addresses such topics as:

·The magic of common food herbs and spicesonion, garlic, ginger, turmeric

·Hebal tonicsChinese or Korean ginseng, Siberian ginseng, angelica

·Herbal sedativesvalerian, St. John's wort

·Herbs for asthma, hay fever, immune-system enhancement, bladder infections, diabetes, herpes, and menopause

In this up-to-date and carefully researched book on botanical medicine, Dr. Murray brings you the latest scientific findings about the power and efficacy of medicinal herbs.

As a consultant to the health food industry, Dr. Murray has been instrumental in bringing many effective natural products to North America, including:

·Glucosamine sulfate

·St. John's wort extract

·Ginkgo biloba extract

·Silymarin

·Enteric coated peppermint oil

·Saw palmetto berry extract

For the past twenty years, Dr. Murray has been compiling a massive database of original scientific studies from the medical literature. He has personally collected over 50,000 articles from the scientific literature which provide strong evidence on the effectiveness of diet, vitamins, minerals, glandular extracts, herbs, and other natural measures in the maintenance of health and the treatment of disease. It is from this constantly expanding database that Dr. Murray provides the answers on health and healing. According to Dr. Murray: "One of the great myths about natural medicines is that they are not scientific. The fact of the matter is that for most common illnesses there is greater support in the medical literature for a natural approach than there is for drugs or surgery."

Unfortunately, many people are not aware of the natural approach that can put them on the road to lifelong health. Michael T. Murray, N.D. has dedicated his life to educating physicians, patients, and the general public on the tremendous healing power of nature. In addition to his books, which have cumulative sales of over two million copies, Dr. Murray has written thousands of articles, appeared on hundreds of radio and TV programs, and lectured to hundreds of thousands of people nationwide.

Foreword to the Second Edition
Foreword to the First Edition
Preface

Section I: Introduction

Herbal medicine: A modern perspective
The history of herbal medicine
Herbal preparations

Section II: Materia Medica

1. Aloe vera
2. Angelica species
3. Bilberry
4. Bromelain
5. Cayenne pepper
6. Coleusforskohlii
7. Dandelion
8. Echinacea
9. Ephedra
10. Feverfew
11. Garlic
12. Ginger
13. Ginigo biloba
14. Goldenseal and other berberine-containing plants
15. Gotu kola
16. Grape seed extract and other sources of procyanid oligomers
17. Green tea
18. Gugulipid
19. Hawthorn
20. Kava
21. LaPacho
22. Licorice
23. Lobelia
24. MiLk thistle
25. Mistletoe
26. Onion
27. Panox ginseng
28. Peppermint and other mints
29. Pygeum
30. St. John's wort
31. Sarsaparilla
32. Saw palmetto
33. Siberian ginseng
34. Tea tree oil
35. Turmeric
36. Uva ursi
37. Valerian

Section III: Recommended Herbs for Some Specific Health Conditions

Angina
Anxiety
Arthritis
Asthma and hayfever
Atherosclerosis
Bladder infections
Boils
Canker sores
Cold sores
Common cold
Diabetes
Diarrhea
Eczema
Gallstones
Gout
Hemorrhoids
Hepatitis
Herpes
High blood pressure
Impotence
Insomnia
Irritable bowel syndrome
Kidney stones
Macular degeneration
Menopause
Multiple sclerosis
Osteoarthritis
Premenstrual syndrome
Prostate enlargement
Prostatitis
Psoriasis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Ulcers
Varicose veins

Resources
Glossary
Index