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 spices—onion, garlic, ginger, turmeric

·Hebal tonics—Chinese or Korean ginseng, Siberian ginseng, angelica

·Herbal sedatives—valerian, 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