ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Lina Stenemo; Marco Anganaro; Józef Godlewski from Herbapol, Poland; Beata Palfalvy, St Steven University, Hungary; Cailleau Herboristerie, France; George Sfikas, Dimitris Loupis; Faruk Tuncay; A. Minardi & Figli, Italy, for help with herbal identification and to Panos, Natalie, Alexandra, Diana and Titi for translating ‘How to use the Lexicon’. I am very grateful to all for the help they gave me.