The Herbal Lore of Wise Women and Wortcunners by Storl, Wolf D. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Other Books by This Author Title Page Copyright Acknowledgments Epigraph Contents Illustrations Key to Planetary and: Zodiacal Symbols Foreword by Rosemary Gladstar Introduction Preface to the New Edition Chapter One • The Story of Herb Lore

Wortcunning The Roots of Herbalism Holy Men from the East Mesopotamia The Egyptian Tradition Greek and Roman Medicine The Arabs Monasteries of the Middle Ages The Heathen Tradition Some Modern Herbalists Celtic Roots The Renaissance Post-Renaissance Period Trouble with Modern Pharmaceuticals The Hazard of Herbs

Chapter Two • Medical Models

Chinese Medicine Indian Ayurveda Buddhist Medicine Primitive Medicine and Shamanism The “Third Eye” American Indian Herbalism African Medicine Homeopathy Reflexology Marijuana Therapy Conclusion

Chapter Three • Philosophy of Western Herbalism

Planets and Plants Some Other Planetary Relations The Elements in Relation to the Planets Relation of the Planets to the Zodiac Planetary Rules of Herbal Medicine The Right Times to Gather and Prepare Herbs

Chapter Four • The Nature of Plants and Plant Medicines

Human Illness and Corresponding Plants Anthroposophic Medicine

Chapter Five • How to Become an Herbalist

Collecting Skills How to Administer Herbal Medicine Alchemical Distillations The Cure

Chapter Six • From Staples to Poisons

The “Active Ingredients” Glucosides Ethereal Oils Alkaloids Tannins Bitters Mucilaginous Substances

Chapter Seven • Vegetables as Medicines and Wild Foods

Spinach Garlic Onion Cabbage Carrot Lettuce Cucumber Artichoke and Cardoon Asparagus Green Beans Picking the Right Food the Right Way Planetary Cooking Wild Foods

Chapter Eight • Herbs in Cooking and Beauty Care

Spices Herbal Baths Culinary Herbs Herbs for Vinegars, Butters, and Salts

Chapter Nine • Raising Herbs in the Garden

Soil and Fertilizer Companion Herbs Herb Propagation

Chapter Ten • The Garden of Hecate

Shiva The Concept of Poisonous Plants What to Do When Poisoned Understanding Poisonous Plants The Most Common Poisonous Plants

Chapter Eleven • Women’s Culture and Witches’ Craft

Sex Magic Women’s Lore and Life-Crisis Situations Herbal Dyes The Darker Side

Chapter Twelve • Consciousness, Society, and Drugs

Cultural History of Drugs

Chapter Thirteen • The Third Eye and Magic Flight

Witches’ Salves The Nightshades Fly Agaric Hemp Ololiuqui

Chapter Fourteen • Talking to the Plants Chapter Fifteen • Family Portraits

Spurge Family (Euphorbiaceae) Poppy Family (Papaveraceae) The Pulses, or Pea Family (Papilionaceae or Leguminosae) Nettle Family (Urticaceae) Madder Family (Rubiaceae) Crowfoot or Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae)

Appendix Notes Bibliography About the Author

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