From london@calypso Wed Feb 16 22:35:49 1994
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:04:55 -0500
From: Larry London 
To: london@sunsite.unc.edu
Subject: Recent Book of Medicinal Plants

This section is from the document '/../.pub/academic/medicine/alternative-health
care/general/medicinal.plants.ecuador'.

>From pdh@U.WASHINGTON.EDU Thu Feb 10 12:13:18 1994
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 1994 07:40:50 -0800
From: Preston Hardison 
To: Multiple recipients of list INDKNOW 
Subject: Recent Book of Medicinal Plants

Date: Thu, 10 Feb 1994
From: Brij Kothari 
To: Multiple recipients of list ECOLOG-L 
Subject: Recent Book of Medicinal Plants

Keywords: Ethnobotany; Medicinal Plants; Indigenous Knowledge;
Participatory Action Research; Ecuador;

        "Nucanchic Panpa Janpicuna" or "Plantas Medicinales del Campo" is
the name of a bilingual (Quichua-Spanish) book that documents more than 120
medicinal plants used in the indigenous communities of La Esperanza,
Angochagua, and Caranqui, Imbabura, Ecuador.  The investigation for this
project was undertaken primarily by two campesino volunteers from every
participating community, under the auspices of the Union de Organizaciones
y Comunidades Indigenas de Angochagua, La Esperanza, y Caranqui
(UNOCIAE-C).

        The illustrated bilingual edition was developed primarily for the
campesinos of the region.  It includes drawings and latin names of most of
the plants and icons to pictorially represent methods of remedy preparation
and use.  An attempt was made to maintain the flavor of the languages, as
spoken and understood by the campesinos concerned.

        Future extensions of the project include the creation of a garden
of medicinal plants in each community.  Funding for the creation and
maintenance of the gardens is expected to be generated by proceeds from the
sale of this book.  The book will be sold within the communities, below
printing cost.

        The book was published jointly by ABYA-YALA and colegio
SINT-TRUIDEN (Belgium).  If anyone is interested in more info or a copy
($10.00), please contact Brij Kothari at (607) 255-0504; 277-3761, or
e-mail: bk19@cornell.edu

        All proceeds go to the communities.

 


From london@calypso Wed Feb 16 22:35:56 1994
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:18:56 -0500
From: Larry London 
To: london@sunsite.unc.edu
Subject: herb-plantsources-books

Article 2229 of misc.health.alternative:
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In article <1993Apr12.110615.1@sscvx1.ssc.gov>, lwebb@sscvx1.ssc.gov writes:
> In article , dmccread@mach1.wlu.ca (doug mccready F) 
writes:
>> Brian called for alist of locations for herbal remedies - that would be
>> wonderful! Let's have it.

okay -- I converted best I could in limited time -- no claims made about the
companies listed -- just a collection.... The first line in each category gives
the order of the info listed.  If there is a date, that's just the date I
ordered a catalog.  The books list doesn't have any of my favorite books or the
ones I own -- I was just making a wish list for future purchases.

Mail Order and Businesses
status  Notes   co      street  city    phone   fax

1. 3/1  herbs
Aphrodisia      282 Bleeker St. New York, NY  10014
2. 3/1   herbs
The Herb Shop   278 South Main  Springville, UT   84663
3. 3/1  herbs
NatureUs Herb Company   281 Ellis Street        San Francisco, CA   94102
4. 3/1  herbs
Angelica Herb & Spice   137 1st Avenue  New York, NY   10003
5. 3/1  herbs (I believe these people may have gone out of business?)
Glie Farms      1600 Bathgate Avenue    Bronx, NY    10457
6. 3/1 morning news/ seeds
Park Seed Company       Cokesbury Road  Greenwood, SC  29647-0001
7. 3/1morning news / seeds
ShepherdUs Garden Seeds 30 Irene Street Torrington, Conn  06790
8. 3/1 morning news / seeds
Hastings        1036 White Street       Atlanta, GA  30310
9. 3/1 morning news /seeds
Nichols Garden Nursery  1190 North Pacific Highway      Albany, Oregon   
97321-4598
10. seeds
Heirloom Gardens        PO Box 138      Guerneville CA  95446
11. Health Center for Better Living     6189 Taylor Road        Naples  FL 
33942-1823
12. 3/8  seeds/plants
Richters Herbs  Goodwood, Ontario       Canada L0C 1A0  (416) 640-6677  (416)
640-6641
13. (organic pest control)
Gardens Alive   5100 Schenley Pl        Lawreneburg, IN 47025
14. 3/9 !! A Wonder  !!
Abundant Life Seed Company      PO Box 772      Port Townsend, WA 98368
15. 3/9 - send about $3 for catalog - has live herb plants  and seeds with lots
of rare ones
Sandy Much Herb Nursery Rt 2, Surrett Cove Rd   Leicester, NC 28748
16. 3/9 from Sean OUHara:
Canyon Creek Nursery    3527 Dry Creek Road     Oroville, CA 95965      (916)
533-2166
17.     from Sean OUHara:(catalog $3)
Forestfarm      990 Tetherow Road       Williams OR 97544-9599
18.     from Sean OUHara:(catalog $3)
Heronswood Nursery      7530 288th Street NE    Kingston WA 98346
19. 3/9 from Sean OUHara: (very limited offerings)
Xanadu Nursery  Route #3, Box 171  Winslow Road Williamstown NJ   08094 (609)
629-0878
20. 3/11        The Wayside Gardens     1 Garden Lane   Hodges, SC 29695        

1-800-845-1124
21.     $5 membership
The Flower and Herb Exchange    3076 North Winn Road    Decorah, Iowa  52101
22. 3/12        $3, (or maybe not)
Seeds of Change 1364 Rufina Circle #5   Santa Fe NM  87501-2927
23.  Kiss of the Sun    5273 South Coast Highway        South Beach,  OR  97366
24.  LogeeUs Greenhouses        North St., Dept HC      Danielson, CT  06239
25.  Well-Sweep Herb Farm       317 Bethel Rd.  Port Muirray, NJ  07865
26.     magazine
The Herb Companion      Interweave Press        201 East Fourth St., Dept B1    

Loveland   CO   80537
27.  The Ethnobotanical Catalog of Seeds        c/o J. L. Hudson        P.O.
Box 1058        Redwood City, CA  94064
28.     seed co (almost went down last year -- too many orders)  heirloom type 
Seeds Blum      Idaho City Stage        Boise, Idaho  83706     208 338 5658
29.     seeds?  no data on this yet
Van Engelen
30.     SEEDS/PLANTS
Glasshouse Works        P.O. Box 97     Stewart, OH   45778-0097        
614-662-2142
31.     seeds/plants
Henry Fields Seed and Nursery Co.       Shenandoah IA 51602     605-665-9391
32.     seeds/books Aussie
Diggers 105 Latrobe Parade      Dromana 3936    AUSTRALIA
33.     specialize in flowers with fragrance
Fragrant Path   P.O. Box 328    Fort Calhoun  NE  68023
34.     herb farm supplier
Fox Hill Farm   444 W. Michigan Ave, Box 9      Parma, MI  49269        517 531
3179
35.     herb farm supplier
Herbfarm        32804 Issaquah-Fall City Rd.    Fall City,  WA  98024   206 784
2222
36.  Ronnigers
37.     $5
Heirloom Old Garden Roses       24062 NE Riverside Drive        St Paul, Oregon
97137
38.     local store owner is Valerie Blankenship From University Drive turn
south on Bell Ave. Then turn right onto Texas, go one block to Oakland and turn
right again.
Wise Woman Herb Shop    1425 Oakland    Denton, Texas.  1-800-330-3565
39.  Sweet AnnieUs Herb Shop    Centre Hall, Pennsylvania       1-800-955-HERB
(955-4372) or toll:  814-364-1206
40.     info resource
Fresh Garlic Association        PO Box 2410     Sausalito, CA  94966-2410

Books
Notes   Title   Author  Publisher       Address Phone

1.      ISBN 0-936672-17-X      54 pp.
Indian Doctor   Nancy Locke Doane
Aerial Photography Services
2511 S. Tryon Street    Charlotte, NC  28203    (704) 333-5142
2.      Carrots Love Tomatoes   Louis Riotte
Garden Way Publishers
3.      ISBN 0-034026-74-2   1992
The Herb Companion Wishbook and Resource Guide  Bobbi. A. McRae
Interweave Press        Loveland, CO
4.      ISBN 0-670-81894-1      1988
The Complete Book of Herbs      Lesley Bremness
NY, VIking Penguin, Inc
5.      author is contributing editor of The Herb Quarterly
The Healing Herbs       Michael Castleman
6.      Despite hokey title, a lot of very practical information about plant
physiology in a very readable style...
The Harrowsmith Country Life Book of Garden Secrets
7.      it costs14.99 over here in the UK. It has some very good illustrations.
THE NATURAL PHARMACY    MIRIAM POLUNIN & CHRISTOPHER ROBBINS
8.      $12.95  This book was my first herb dictionary.  Plants are listed
alphabetically by their latin name, with their common name listed second.  Each
listing has a description, distribution, constituents, uses, cultivation, and
contra-indications.  I have found it very helpful when perusing the health
store for vitamins and such.
The VNR color dictionary of herbs and herbalism edited by Malcolm Stuart.
(Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, NY)
9.      $24.99  This book is a more basic herb book,good for folks just
starting out.  Plants are listed alphabetically by their common name, with
their latin listed second.  The pictures are much bigger, but i think they list
fewer plants.
Reader's Digest Magic and Medicine of Plants     (Readers' Digest Assoc. Inc,
NY)
10.     $34.94
The Garden Design Book  Anthony Paul and Yvonne Rees
Salam House Publishers,         Topsfield MA
11.     $30.00  The book breaks up the whole process by listing "vertical
plants" or "plants for color" "wall and fencing choices".  It is pretty
educational.
The Small Garden Book   John Brookes
Crown Publishers, NY
12.     this book lists all the stand by garden plants in alphabetical order by
their latin names.  small (3"x4") full color pictures accompany each
description. At the beginning of the book is a table listing all plants (alpha
by latin again) and marks each heading :  Plant type;  height;  spread;  leaf; 
flower; planting time;  flowering time;  aspect; and soil.  The written out
descriptions also include Planting distance;  Aftercare;  Propagation; 
Problems;  and Garden use.  the book is broken down by season and deals
primarily with flowering plants.
The Complete Guide to Garden Plants     Brian Davis
Gallery Books, NYC
13.     Way of Herbs    Michael Tierra'
14.     (I highly recommend this book, by the way)
Chinese Herbal Medicine Daniel P. Reid
15.     The Barefoot Doctor's Manual

Festivals and Shows
Date    Event   Institution     Address phone/contact

April:
Annual Herb Fare        Peace Tree Farm Kintersville, PA        (215) 847-8152
Last Sat in April       Herb Festival   Mattoon, IL     Contact: Chamber of
Commerce
Annual Herb Affair & Festival   Sand Springs, OK        contact city
Annual Herb Day Houston TX      Contact Herb Society of America, South TX
Unit-713-859-9599
May
Colonial Medicine Workshops     Yorktown, PA    Contact Spec. Events
Coordinator
usually on 2nd Sat      sale of exotic and indigenous herbs     Herbs at the
Hendricks       Cotydon, IN     Contact IN Stat Museum
Spring Herb Festival    Alwerdt's Pheasant Farm & Gardens       Altamont, IL    

618-483-5798
Annual Herb Festival    Leicester, MA   Contact Herb Soc. of America, New
England Unit
Annual Herb Festival    Green Briar Nature Ctr  East Sandwich, MA       (508)
888-6870
Mem Day Sat     Baltimore Herb Festival         Baltimore, MD   (301)  448-0406
Annual Three-Day Festiv.        Hedgehog Hill Farm      Buckfield, ME   Contact
the Silbers, 207-388-2341
Usually the 2nd Sat in May      la dama maya herb and flower farm Herbalfest    

Luray, VA       Contact Maureen Messick, 703-743-4665
Annual Herb Festival    Ft. Worth, TX   Contact Herb Soc. of greater Ft. Worth
Annual Herb Fair and Sale        Leesburg, VA   Contact Goose Creek Herb
Guild-Betty Fleming


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From london@calypso Wed Feb 16 22:36:08 1994
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:21:07 -0500
From: Larry London 
To: london@sunsite.unc.edu
Subject: Richters.herb.m-o

Article 25709 of rec.gardens:
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In article , Lily Pond  wrote:
>
>
>Does anyone have a good address for a place to buy good coriander and mint
>seeds? Thanks.

May I humbly suggest our company?  We carry hundreds of herbs including 
dozens of mints and several types of coriander.  Below I reproduce some 
info on our catalogue that we send to netters who request our catalogue.

Conrad Richter
Richters

------------------
Dear Netter, 

Thank you for requesting the Richters herb catalogue by electronic mail.  

Richters is perhaps the only mailorder herb company that is open for 
business by email.  You can order seeds, plants, dried herbs, books, videos,
posters and accessories relating to herbs quickly by email.  You can also 
make inquiries about orders or about the products that we carry.  

The 1994 catalogue lists 40 new herb varieties, some of which are exclusive   
to Richters.  The 100 page colour catalogue describes over 700 herb seeds, 
plants and dried herbs.  The catalogue is packed with so much information, 
we cannot distribute it electronically; it is only available by mail.  If 
your request included your mailing address, you will be receiving a copy 
within the next two to three weeks.  If you did not send your complete 
mailing address, please resend your request with the address.

Normally we charge $2 for the catalogue ($4 outside North America).  
Unfortunately this charge is not always mentioned in articles about 
Richters.  In the interest of getting the catalogue out to you as 
quickly as possible, we are sending it without prepayment.  If you feel 
particularly moved by the catalogue and you want to pay the charge, you 
can include it with your first order.  Otherwise, please keep the 
catalogue as a gift from us.

In the meantime, if there are any specific questions about herbs that you 
are looking for, I will be happy to answer your questions by email.  

With best wishes, 

Conrad Richter
Vice-President
Richters
Goodwood, ON 
L0C 1A0  Canada

P.S.  We ship most items to the U.S.A. with few problems to our American 
customers.  Plants, by the way, are shipped duty-free from Buffalo, NY, 
by UPS.  




 


From london@calypso Wed Feb 16 22:36:23 1994
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:23:08 -0500
From: Larry London 
To: london@sunsite.unc.edu
Subject: herbalist

Article 1603 of bionet.plants:
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Stephen (of University of Guelph):

Yes, phytotherapy does consider possible negative side effects.  Every
substance carries with it a risk of overdose.  People have even died from
ingesting too much water.  However, once you start researching how potentially
dangerous plants (and all plant medicines) are used within the context of
holistic healing, then you can see how they are "safely" used.  I say "safely"
because anything we ingest carries a risk to it.  Some folks have unusual
reactions to the most benign of substances.  Herbalists, like any professional
must have appropriate training including clinical experience under the tutelage
of more experienced teachers.  Since practicing phytotherapy without a license
is illegal in this country, many herbalists like myself choose the education
writing, and research route.  

Toxicity has to do with dose.  That is, the dose makes the poison.  Many herbs
must be used in combination, not singly and in the correct dose for that
particular person.  I could go on, but...

Some herbalists seek out Native American folks, some do not.  It is a very 
sensitive topic.  I do not share information given me by my Blackfeet friends.
Besides, they use their plants in a very specific way, usually in ceremonial
context.  They probably wouldn't work for me if I used them in another context.
Still, we can learn a lot.  We just need to be sensitive to the political and
cultural issues.

Many of my colleagues are only now beginning to see the value in seeking 
information from "the other side".  However, there is a great split between
vitalistic (using the herb in the whole form as in tea or tincture) and
mechanistic (taking out an active ingredient or concentrating an active 
ingredient within the whole form - called "standardized potency").  I am a
vitalist, but feel that pharmacognosy (the chemistry end of things) can be
very valuable.  Many physicians are now prescribing herbs like garlic and
echinacea (purple coneflower) to their patients.  Many physicians refer their
patients to herbalists and naturapathic doctors.  Therefore, many herbalists
are becoming more respectful of physicians.  Most, in fact, realize the 
limitations to herbal therapy and know when to refer their patients to
physicians and other specialists.

The whole Foxglove thing could take me pages to explain.  Suffice it to say
that herbalists in this country do not use foxglove.  It is NOT sold over
the counter in herb stores.  However, the toxicity of dried foxglove leaf is
far less than that of digoxin, the synthetic drug made from foxglove.  That
is, a German herbalist would know that when his/her patient started feeling
nauseous to cut down on the dosage.  There is a big difference between this
dosage (causing nausea) and that causing death.  Not so with digoxin.  In
any case, the FDA is not playing fair, and is in fact, looking to dissaude
the public from using herbal products.  They will publish information which
is not complete.  The herbal product industry has willingly complied with them
when possible toxic reactions have occurred.  They have willingly taken several
products off the market including comfrey and now, chaparral.  These are both
under investigation by both sides until they can be proven "safe" to use.

Senate Bill 784 would give the American citizen access to herbal products and
dietary supplements.  But, if this bill is not passed, the public will have 
to go to physicians to get a prescription for peppermint tea!  The FDA treats
herbal products as if they are either a food or a drug.  There is no category
for herb.  Thus, if it has clinical activity, it is a drug and must be treated
as if it were, ie. drug testing costs 3.5 million per drug and takes 10 years
to pass.  I don't think peppermint and garlic should be considered "drugs".

By the way, according to the FDA, prunes are not laxative.  I think someone
should tell them....

Robyn Klein, Herbalist
Bozeman, MT



 


From london@calypso Wed Feb 16 22:36:35 1994
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:26:20 -0500
From: Larry London 
To: london@sunsite.unc.edu
Subject: herbs.books-schools-journals

Article 935 of alt.folklore.herbs:
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Here is some information for those interested:

Robyn Klein, Herbalist
Bozeman, Montana


Magazines, Newsletters & Organizations

Herbalgram     (published by the American Botanical Council and 
P.O. Box 201660     Herb Research Foundation)
Austin, TX 78720
Subscription $25/yr

Business of Herbs     (for herb businesses)
Rt 2  Box 246
Shevlin, MN 56676
Subscript. $20/yr 

Foster's Botanical & Herb Reviews   (book reviews of botanical and
P.O. Box 106                               herb books)
Eureka Springs, AR  72632     
Subscription $10/yr 

American Herb Association   (quarterly newsletter - 20 pages)
P.O. Box 1673
Nevada City, CA  95959  Subscription $25/yr

American Herbalists Guild  (quarterly newsletter & yearly symposium)
P.O. Box 1683
Soquel, CA  95073  Membership $35-$50/yr

North East Herbal Association  (quarterly newsletter and conference)
P.O. Box 146
Marshfield, VT 05658-0146

Medical Herbalism      (quarterly newsletter for herbalists and 
P.O. Box 33080               naturapathic physicians)
Portland, OR 97233
$18/yr 


Wild Rose College of Natural Healing  (3 yr program w/300 hour
1745 West 4th Ave.                         clinical practicum)
Vancouver, BC  Canada V6J 1M2      

The Southwest School of Botanical  Medicine 
122 Tulane S.E.                     (4 month residential school)
Albuquerque, NM  87106

================================
Suggested reading:

W.H. Blackwell, 1990. Poisonous and Medicinal Plants, Prentice Hall. 
J.K. Crellin and J. Philpott, Herbal Medicine Past and Present, Duke
University Press, 1990.  
J.A. Duke, 1985. CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, CRC Press. 
J.A. Duke, 1986.  Handbook of Northeastern Indian Medicinal Plants,
Quarterman Publications, Inc. 
S. Foster, 1991. Echinacea: Nature's Immune Enhancer, Healing Arts
Press. 
S. Foster, 1992.  Herbal Emissaries: Bringing Chinese Herbs to the
West, Healing Arts Press.
M.R. Gilmore, 1977. Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region, Univ. of Nebraska Press.
J. Green, 1991.  The Male Herbal: health care for men and boys, The
Crossing Press.
Barbara Griggs, Green Pharmacy: A History of Herbal Medicine, New
York: Viking Press, 1982.
C. Hobbs, (many booklets). Topics: Echinacea, Usnea, Medicinal
Mushrooms, Natural Liver Therapy, Vitex, Milk Thistle, Immune
Therapy. Botanica Press, Box 742, Capitola, CA  95010.  (Most are $5-
$10).
D. Hoffmann, 1988. The Herbal Handbook: A User's Guide to Medical
Herbalism, Healing Arts Press. 
S. Mills, 1992.  Out of the Earth: The Essential Book of Herbalism,
Viking Press.
M. Moore, 1979. Medicinal Plants of the Mountains West, Uof NM
Press.
M. Moore, 1990. Medicinal Plants of the Desert West, U of NM Press. 
M. Moore, 1993. Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West, Red Crane
Press.
A.W. Priest and L.R. Priest, Herbal Medication: A Clinical and
Dispensary Handbook, London: L.N. Fowler & Co., Ltd., 1982.  
J. Schofield, 1989. Discovering Wild Plants: Alaska, Western Canada,
the Northwest, Alaska Northwest Books. 
M. Tierra, 1992. American Herbalism: essays on herbs & herbalism by
the members of the American Herbalists Guild. 
S. Weed, 1992.   Menopausal Years, Ash Tree Publishing. 
R.F. Weiss, 1988. Herbal Medicine, (U.S. Distributor: Medicina
Biologica, 4830 N.E. 32nd Avenue, Portland, OR  97211.)
T. Willard, 1992.  Textbook of Advanced Herbology, Wild Rose
College. 
T. Willard, 1992.  Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Rocky Mountains
and Neighboring Territories, Wild Rose College.

SUGGESTED JOURNALS:
Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Indica Medica

SUGGESTED JOURNAL ARTICLES:

Journal of Ethnopharmacology
 "Mucilaginous plants and their uses in medicine," 29, 245 (1990).
 "Legal requirements for the use of phytopharmaceutical drugs in the
Federal Republic of Germany," 32, 225 (1991).
 "Contemporary use of bark for medicine by two Salishan native elders
of southeast Vancouver Island, Canada," 29, 59 (1990).
 "Similarities between various systems of traditional medicine:
considerations for the future of ethnopharmacology," 35, 179 (1991).

Social Science & Medicine
 "The holistic heresy: strategies of ideological challenge in the medical
profession," 31, 913 (1990).

Medical Anthropology Quarterly
 "W.H.R. Rivers Prize Essay (1986): Western minds, foreign bodies,"
(Volume not given), pg. 59.

Arnoldia
 "Ginkgos and people - a thousand years of interaction," Summer
issue, pg. 3 (1991).

Herbalgram
 "Plant drugs in the 21st century," reprint, 8pp., $3.00.
 "Conservation, ethnobotany, and the search for new jungle medicines:
pharmacognosy comes of age...again," reprint, 8pp. 

Bulletin of the World Health Organization
 "Medicinal plants in therapy," 63, 965 (1985).




 


From london@calypso Wed Feb 16 22:36:42 1994
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:28:32 -0500
From: Larry London 
To: london@sunsite.unc.edu
Subject: herb.journals 


American Herb Association - Qtrly. newsletter
American Herb Assn.
14648 Pear Tree Lane
Nevada City, CA  95959
(916)626-5046
Information on the many uses of herbs.
Quarterly, individual subscriptions $20.00

American Journal of Chinese Medicine
Institute for Advanced Research in Asian Science & Medicine
Box 124
450 Clarkson Ave.
Brooklyn, NY  11203
Tel # (718)270-1629
Basic scientific and clinical research in indigenous medical
techniques, theraputic procedures, medicinal plants, medical
theories and concepts.
Quarterly, Individual subscription, $50.00

Coltsfoot
Coltsfoot
Route 1
Box 313A
Shipman, VA  22971
(804)263-4817
In appreciation of wild plants with focus on reader
contributions.
Bimonthly, individual subscriptions, $10.00


Herb Companion
Interweave Press, Inc.
201 E. Fourth St.
Loveland, CO  80537
(303)669-7672
Addresses the varied interests of herb enthusiasts, from
horticulture and history to cooking and crafting.  In-depth
articles, recipes, and craft how-to's are enhanced with full
color photography.
Bimonthly, Individual subscriptions $21.00

Herb Quarterly
Long Mountain Press, Inc.
1271 Kuhn Rd.
Boiling Springs, PA  17007
(717)245-2764
A magazine for herb enthusiasts covering all aspects of herbuses.  Turn fennel
into a face mask, use ginger in a cold remedy,cold violets into an ome
Quarterly, Individual subscriptions $24.00

Herbal Connection
Herb Growing and Marketing Network
3343 Nolt Rd.
Lancaster, PA  17601
(717)898-3017
Trade journal for herb businesses and for serious hobbyists.
Growing, marketing, medicinal uses, book reviews, calendar of
events.
Bimonthly, individual subscriptions $24.00

Herbal Green Pages
Herb Growing and Marketing Network
3343 Nolt Rd.
Lancaster, PA  17601
(717)898-3017
Directory of Herb industry, including manufacturers, retailers,wholesalers,
associations, periodicals and educational programs.
Annual.  Individual subscriptions $15.00

Herbarist
Herb Society of America, Inc.
2 Independence Ct.
Vineyard House
Kirtland, OH  44094
(617)371-1486
To further the knowledge of useful plants, notably herbs.
Annual, individual subscriptions $5.00

New England Wild Flower Society Newsletter
(Wild Flower Notes)
New England Wild Flower Society
Garden in the Woods
Hemenway Rd.
Framingham, MA  01701
(508)877-7630
Contains information about native plants, botany, conservation,
horticulture.
Annual, individual subscriptions, $30.00

North American Flora
New York Botanical Garden
Scientific Publications Dept.
Bronx, NY  10458
(212)220-8721
Monographic treatment of plants native to North America.
(unsure of frequency or price)

Organic Gardening
Rodale Press
33 E. Minor
Emmaus, PA  18098
(215)967-3144
A handbook on how to grow food, flowers and landscaping with
great success, without chemicals.
Monthly, Individual subscriptions, $25.00.

Organic World
Lott Publishing Co
Box 710
Santa Monica, CA  90406
(213)397-4217
Covers the news of organic gardening.
Quarterly, Individual subscription $15.00.

Over the Garden Fence
Box 386
Lake Dallas, TX  75065  (this may be just a misprint and it's
really just Dallas, TX)
(817)497-4634
Organic gardening, natural foods, dairy goats, herbs.
Bimonthly, individual subscriptions, $10.00

The Palmetto
Florida Native Plant Society
Box 680008
Orlando, FL  32868
(305)647-8839
Articles on florida's native plants and habitats.
Quarterly, individual subscriptions $20.00

Seed Savers Exchange
(True Seed Exhange)
Kent Whealy
RR3
Box 239
Decorah, IA  52101
(319) 382-5990
A grass-roots genetic preservation project whose members worktogether to save
our vanishing vegetable heritage.
(not sure of the frequency of issue)
individual subscriptions $25.00

Western Canadian Society for Horticulture Report of Proceedingsof Annual
Meetings
University of Saskatchewan
272 Administration Bldg.
Saskatoon, SK S7N OWO
Canada
(403)422-1789
Papers on horticulture topics; councils and reports.
annual, $10.00 a copy

Wildflower
Canadian Wildflower Society
90 Wolfrey Ave.
Toronto, ON  M4K 1K8
Canada
(416)466-6428
Dedicated to the study, conservation and cultivation of North
America's wild flora; includes material from Central America
and coast to coast.  The use of native plants in the garden is
a secondary focus.
Individual subscription, quarterly, $25.00.


 To find a practioner (naturopathic):
 ------------------------------------
 
 American Holistic Medical Association
 2002 Eastlake Ave E
 Seattle, WA 98102
 206-322-6842

 American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
 P.O. Box 20386
 Seattle, WA 98102
 206-323-7610

 Herbal medicine information:
 ----------------------------
 
 The American Botanical Council
 P.O. Box 201660
 Austin, Texas 78720

 The Herbal Reseach Foundation
 1007 Pearl Street
 Suite 200
 Boulder, Colorado  80302

 Both of these organizations publish the Herbalgram, they have a 1-800 #
 for subscriptions:  1-800-748-2617


 


From london@calypso Wed Feb 16 22:36:48 1994
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:31:22 -0500
From: Larry London 
To: london@sunsite.unc.edu
Subject: herb.essential.oil.extraction

Article 1350 of alt.folklore.herbs:
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From: klier@cobra.uni.edu
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.herbs
Subject: Re: extraction of essential oils
Message-ID: <1993Nov22.183428.19743@cobra.uni.edu>
Date: 22 Nov 93 18:34:28 -0500
References: 
Organization: University of Northern Iowa
Lines: 14

In article , Josh@flux.demon.co.uk (Joshua Portway) write
s:
> Could anyone offer any help or advise about any good books, about how
> to extract essential oils from herbs and plants please ? Is there any
> info on-line anywhere ?

Enfleurage, extraction with cold fats, is easy.  Take a glass sheet
smeared with a thin film of fat (hydrogenated vegetable oil works fine)
and place it in a covered container with the flowers (leaves, etc.) you
want to extract.  Replace plants daily.  When the fat is scented
strongly enough to suit, you can use as is, distill, solvent extract,
or steam distill.

Kay Klier   Biology Dept  UNI




 


From london@calypso Wed Feb 16 22:36:53 1994
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:31:48 -0500
From: Larry London 
To: london@sunsite.unc.edu
Subject: chinese.medicinal.herbs

Article 2257 of bionet.plants:
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From: richardk@indirect.com (Richard Keightley)
Subject: Re: Chinese Medicinal Herbs
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chozinsa@ava.bcc.orst.edu (Ann Chozinski) writes:
>I am looking for resources that describe the culture of Chinese herbs.
>does anyone know of an English-written source, or english speaking resource
>who would know the specifics on culture and production of these herbs?
>a book?  a person?  a university that deals with this?

The University of California Botanical Garden, above the UC Berkley
Stadium has a Chinese Medicinal Herb Garden. The phone number of the book
and plant store there is 415-642-3343.

Chinese Herbal Medicine by Daniel Reid, 1986, 1992 Shambala Publications
Boston, MA 02116. ISBN 0-87773-398-8 has many illustrations but little on
cultivation.

Please post the results of your search


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I am looking for resources that describe the culture of Chinese herbs.
does anyone know of an English-written source, or english speaking resource
who would know the specifics on culture and production of these herbs?

a book?  a person?  a university that deals with this?

any help would be appreciated!

thanks

annie



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chozinsa@ava.bcc.orst.edu (Ann Chozinski) writes:
>I am looking for resources that describe the culture of Chinese herbs.
>does anyone know of an English-written source, or english speaking resource
>who would know the specifics on culture and production of these herbs?
>a book?  a person?  a university that deals with this?

The University of California Botanical Garden, above the UC Berkley
Stadium has a Chinese Medicinal Herb Garden. The phone number of the book
and plant store there is 415-642-3343.

Chinese Herbal Medicine by Daniel Reid, 1986, 1992 Shambala Publications
Boston, MA 02116. ISBN 0-87773-398-8 has many illustrations but little on
cultivation.

Please post the results of your search


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  Scottsdale, Arizona                    fax: (602) 443-8196
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From london@calypso Wed Feb 16 22:37:01 1994
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:31:56 -0500
From: Larry London 
To: london@sunsite.unc.edu
Subject: chinese.herbs.m-o

Article 1622 of alt.folklore.herbs:
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From: ghusic@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.herbs
Subject: Sources for Chinese herbs
Message-ID: <1994Jan15.131813.57240@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
Date: 15 Jan 94 13:18:13 CST
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services
Lines: 17

These companies are listed on page 245 of Herbs of life, by Lesley
Tierra, c1992:

Great China Herb Company
857 Washington St.
San Francisco, CA 94108 (415)-982-2195

East West Herb Products
317 W. 100th St.
New York, NY 10025 (800)-542-6544

May Way Trading Corp.
622 Broadway
San Francisco, CA 94133

Tai Sang Trading Chinese Herb Co.
1018 Stockton, CA 94108



 

From london@calypso Wed Feb 16 22:35:28 1994
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:04:55 -0500
From: Larry London 
To: london@sunsite.unc.edu
Subject: Recent Book of Medicinal Plants

This section is from the document '/../.pub/academic/medicine/alternative-health
care/general/medicinal.plants.ecuador'.

>From pdh@U.WASHINGTON.EDU Thu Feb 10 12:13:18 1994
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 1994 07:40:50 -0800
From: Preston Hardison 
To: Multiple recipients of list INDKNOW 
Subject: Recent Book of Medicinal Plants

Date: Thu, 10 Feb 1994
From: Brij Kothari 
To: Multiple recipients of list ECOLOG-L 
Subject: Recent Book of Medicinal Plants

Keywords: Ethnobotany; Medicinal Plants; Indigenous Knowledge;
Participatory Action Research; Ecuador;

        "Nucanchic Panpa Janpicuna" or "Plantas Medicinales del Campo" is
the name of a bilingual (Quichua-Spanish) book that documents more than 120
medicinal plants used in the indigenous communities of La Esperanza,
Angochagua, and Caranqui, Imbabura, Ecuador.  The investigation for this
project was undertaken primarily by two campesino volunteers from every
participating community, under the auspices of the Union de Organizaciones
y Comunidades Indigenas de Angochagua, La Esperanza, y Caranqui
(UNOCIAE-C).

        The illustrated bilingual edition was developed primarily for the
campesinos of the region.  It includes drawings and latin names of most of
the plants and icons to pictorially represent methods of remedy preparation
and use.  An attempt was made to maintain the flavor of the languages, as
spoken and understood by the campesinos concerned.

        Future extensions of the project include the creation of a garden
of medicinal plants in each community.  Funding for the creation and
maintenance of the gardens is expected to be generated by proceeds from the
sale of this book.  The book will be sold within the communities, below
printing cost.

        The book was published jointly by ABYA-YALA and colegio
SINT-TRUIDEN (Belgium).  If anyone is interested in more info or a copy
($10.00), please contact Brij Kothari at (607) 255-0504; 277-3761, or
e-mail: bk19@cornell.edu

        All proceeds go to the communities.

 


From london@calypso Wed Feb 16 22:35:35 1994
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:21:07 -0500
From: Larry London 
To: london@sunsite.unc.edu
Subject: Richters.herb.m-o

Article 25709 of rec.gardens:
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From: richter@gpu.utcc.utoronto.ca (C. Richter)
Subject: Re: Where to Buy Herb Seeds
Message-ID: 
Keywords: Mint, Coriander
Organization: UTCC Public Access
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Date: Mon, 24 Jan 1994 02:32:12 GMT
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In article , Lily Pond  wrote:
>
>
>Does anyone have a good address for a place to buy good coriander and mint
>seeds? Thanks.

May I humbly suggest our company?  We carry hundreds of herbs including 
dozens of mints and several types of coriander.  Below I reproduce some 
info on our catalogue that we send to netters who request our catalogue.

Conrad Richter
Richters

------------------
Dear Netter, 

Thank you for requesting the Richters herb catalogue by electronic mail.  

Richters is perhaps the only mailorder herb company that is open for 
business by email.  You can order seeds, plants, dried herbs, books, videos,
posters and accessories relating to herbs quickly by email.  You can also 
make inquiries about orders or about the products that we carry.  

The 1994 catalogue lists 40 new herb varieties, some of which are exclusive   
to Richters.  The 100 page colour catalogue describes over 700 herb seeds, 
plants and dried herbs.  The catalogue is packed with so much information, 
we cannot distribute it electronically; it is only available by mail.  If 
your request included your mailing address, you will be receiving a copy 
within the next two to three weeks.  If you did not send your complete 
mailing address, please resend your request with the address.

Normally we charge $2 for the catalogue ($4 outside North America).  
Unfortunately this charge is not always mentioned in articles about 
Richters.  In the interest of getting the catalogue out to you as 
quickly as possible, we are sending it without prepayment.  If you feel 
particularly moved by the catalogue and you want to pay the charge, you 
can include it with your first order.  Otherwise, please keep the 
catalogue as a gift from us.

In the meantime, if there are any specific questions about herbs that you 
are looking for, I will be happy to answer your questions by email.  

With best wishes, 

Conrad Richter
Vice-President
Richters
Goodwood, ON 
L0C 1A0  Canada

P.S.  We ship most items to the U.S.A. with few problems to our American 
customers.  Plants, by the way, are shipped duty-free from Buffalo, NY, 
by UPS.  




 


From hunn@U.WASHINGTON.EDU Thu Feb 17 10:25:54 1994
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 17:42:28 -0800
From: Eugene Hunn 
To: Multiple recipients of list INDKNOW 
Subject: Re: Curriculum Information

Dear M. E. Swisher,

You should contact Gary J. Martin, Co-ordinator, "People and Plants: the
WWF/UNESCO/KEW Initiative on Ethnobotany and Sustainable Use of Plant
Resources," at 3, rue Chaptal, 75009 Paris, FRANCE, Te. 33/1/45960412;
fax 33/1/47550625.  He is in the process of writing & editing a manual
for the conduct of ethnobiological research.

E. Hunn

On Wed, 16 Feb 1994, M. E. Swisher wrote:

> Does anyone have examples of undergraduate curricula and/or descriptions of
> undergraduate educational programs in the areas of ethnobotany, ethnozoology,
> and/or ethnobiology?  Thank you.
>
> Mickie Swisher
>

From BCARLIN@chall.mhs.compuserve.com Thu Feb 17 10:33:32 1994
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 1994 06:07:27 EST
From: Bob Carling 
To: Multiple recipients of list INDKNOW 
Subject: Ethnobiology etc. Curriculum

To: INDKNOW

Following on from Mickie Swisher's request for info on curricula and/or
educational programs in ethnobiology, ethnobotany, etc., and from replies
from Brian Compton and E. Hunn, this is the very latest lowdown from Gary
Martin's Publisher Bob Carling at Chapman & Hall UK!

Gary's book will be published later this year as part of a series of five
plant conservation handbooks coming out of the People and Plants Initiative
(co-partnered by WWF, UNESCO and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew - and supported
with some funding from the Darwin Initiative of the UK).  They will all be
relevant to courses, which are beginning to grow, on this important
subject.

The five handbooks will be:

1. Gary Martin.  Ethnobotany - A Methods Manual. Chapman & Hall ISBN
0-412-48370-X. Due for publication late 1994.

2. Quentin Cronk & J. Fuller. Plant Invaders - the Threat to Natural
Ecosystems. Chapman & Hall ISBN 0-412-49380-7.  Also due for publication
late 1994.

3. A.B. Cunningham. People and Wild Plant Use. Chapman & Hall. ISBN to be
allocated.  Due for publication spring 1995.

4. Peggy Stern & Peter Ashton. Botanical Surveys for Conservation.
Publication also early 1995.

5. Botanical Databases for Conservation and Development.  Author to be
decided. Publication 1995.

Also check out the excellent WWF booklets:

1. Tony Cunningham "Ethics, Ethnobiological Research, and Biodiversity"
2. Martin Walters and Alan Hamilton. "The Vital Wealth of Plants." (both
available from WWF in Godalming, Surrey, U.K.).

Also there is Lisa Famolare and Mark Plotkin's excellent book published by
Island Press for Conservation International "Sustainable Harvest and
Marketing of Rainforest Products" which has relevant chapters.  There is
also an excellent book called "Biodiversity Prospecting" published by World
Resources Institute.

Also you should consult the Plants and People newsletter edited by Trish
Flaster of the Society for Economic Botany which has a ongoing column on
ethnobotany and economic botany courses.

Dr R C J Carling
Senior Editor, Life Sciences
Chapman & Hall
2-6 Boundary Row
London
SE1 8HN  United Kingdom

Tel: +44-(0)71-865-0066
Fax: +44-(0)71-522-9623/4
email: BCARLIN@CHALL.MHS.COMPUSERVE.COM