Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of the BibleCRC Press, 2007 M12 26 - 552 pages Readers have come to depend on Jim Duke's comprehensive handbooks for their ease of use and artful presentation of scientific information. Following the successful format of his other CRC handbooks, Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of the Bible contains 150 herbs listed alphabetically and by scientific name. Each entry provides illustrations of the plant, synonyms, notes, common names, activities, indications, dosages, downsides and interactions, natural history, and extracts. It includes Biblical quotes as well as comments on points of interest. |
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... diarrhea and dysentery, anally or orally (NAD). • Ayurvedics consider the bark alexipharmic, anthelmintic, astringent, and use it for asci- tes, biliousness, bronchosis, burning sensations, cough, diarrhea, dysentery, dysuria ...
... diarrhea and dysentery, anally or orally (NAD). • Ayurvedics consider the bark alexipharmic, anthelmintic, astringent, and use it for asci- tes, biliousness, bronchosis, burning sensations, cough, diarrhea, dysentery, dysuria ...
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... diarrhea , dysentery , and tooth- ache ( UPW ) . Unani consider the leaves astringent , cerebrotonic , febrifuge , hepatotonic , and useful for gonorrhea , leukoderma , and strangury ( KAB ) . • Unani consider all parts of the plant ...
... diarrhea , dysentery , and tooth- ache ( UPW ) . Unani consider the leaves astringent , cerebrotonic , febrifuge , hepatotonic , and useful for gonorrhea , leukoderma , and strangury ( KAB ) . • Unani consider all parts of the plant ...
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... diarrhea , hemorrhage , and ophthalmia ( WBB ) . so suitable for construction . According to Zohary , A. Sudanese direct smoke from the heartwood toward rheumatic pain ; the women appreciat- ing the aroma and reddish color it imparts to ...
... diarrhea , hemorrhage , and ophthalmia ( WBB ) . so suitable for construction . According to Zohary , A. Sudanese direct smoke from the heartwood toward rheumatic pain ; the women appreciat- ing the aroma and reddish color it imparts to ...
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ACTIVITIES Antiinflammatory Antioxidant Antiseptic aphrodisiac Arab Asian Indians Astringent bark Beng biblical boiled Bronchosis Cancer Cancer f China COMMON NAMES Cough f decoction Dermatosis f diarrhea Diuretic Diuretic f DOSAGES DOWNSIDES Dutch Dyspepsia Dysuria eaten Emmenagogue Enterosis f EXTRACTS Fever f flowers FNFF fruit garlic Gastrosis f Hemorrhoid Hepatosis f herb Hindi India Induration f Inflammation Inhibitor Iran juice leaf leaves Lebanese Malaya myrrh Nepal Nephrosis Numbers Ophthalmia plant Rheumatism f root Sanskrit seed Sore f Sore Throat species Splenosis Splenosis f Syria Tonic f tree Tumor Vulnerary Wound f Zohary
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