Herbal Education Catalog inside! 7 25274 81379 7 New Items in ABC's Herbal Education Catalog All items on page 2-5 ore nowavaila ble throug hou r 32-page catalog, wh ichis available followi ng page 82 of this issue of Herba/Gram. THE HEALING HERBS COOKBOOK by Pot Crocker. 1999. Information on preserving and cooking with herbs, plus o comprehensive reference on their medicinal properties. 115 vegetarian recipes incorporating whole, natural ingredients with o wide variety f of healing herbs. lists herbal organizations, moihnder sources, glossary, and herb-specific recipe index. t Softcover, 192 pp. $17.95 . #8400 r r HERBAL MEDICINE INTO THE NEW MILLENNIUM 1999 international conference on the science, regulation production and clinical application of medicinal plants ot Southern Cross University, New South Wales, Austrolio. View and hear from your computer the complete 18 hours of presentations from 27 of the world's most eminent medicinal plont experts from 9 countries together for the first time. CD ROM $150. SOUTHERN HERB GROWING #C009 by Modolene Hill and Gwen Barclay. 1987. Comprehensive guide to growing more than 130 herbs in the conditions peculiar to the American South. Propogotion, cultivation, harvesting, design ideas, usage, and history. 300 color photographs and 10 0 recipes. Softcover, 196 pp. $24.95. #B399 HEALING PLANTS 2000 16-MONTH CALENDAR by Steven Foster. Storts with September 1999. Includes traditional ond modern medicinal uses in addition to beautiful full color photographs. $11.99. #G016 AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN HERBAL by Use Monniche. 1989. 94 species of plants ond trees used from before the pharaohs to the Coptic period. Each plant is named in latin and English, and where known in ancient Egyptian, Greek and modern Arabic. An account is given of the plants' special properties, with authentic AMERICAN INDIAN HEALING ARTS: HERBS, RITUALS, recipes for cosmetics ond cures. Discusses the AND REMEDIES FOR EVERY SEASON OF LIFE mony uses the oncient Egyptians mode of by E. Borne Kovosch ond Koren Boor. 1999. Ablend of plant lore, herbs and flowers, and the importance of history, and living tradition including more than 60 eosy-t!Hlse herbal plants for funerary and festive occasions. remedies, many now being confirmed by modern research, and Softcover, 176 pp. $19.95. #8414 guidelines for assembling o basic American Indian medicine chest. Softcover, 309 pp. $17.95. #B411 Two New Videos From the South Pacific GUARDIANS OF EDEN by Boris Errson. The race to save the rarest plonts in the world is vividly portrayed in this footage from Kou' oi, Moui ond Somoo. Botanists rappel down cliffs, collect from helicopters, ond struggle to plant ot the lush Notional Tropical GUARDIANS Botanical Gardens in Hawaii and Florido the lost seeds of plant species !hot teeter on the edge of extinction. Ethnobotonicol interviews with indigenous healers save equa ll yendangered healing knowledge. Astunningly beautiful OF film . 25 min. $19.95. #821 NAFANUA: SAVING THE SAMOAN RAINFOREST EDEN As aired on the Discovery channel, this documentary recounts the heroic struggle of o Samoan village to protect their rainforest against loggers. It includes extensive footage of So moon healers demonstrating their skills for ethnobotonist Paul Cox, and Samoan chiefs who courageously stand up to the logging companies. by Boris Errson Follows the some story os Cox's poignant memoir of the some tirie. Won first prize ot the US Environmental Film Festival. 52 min. $24.95. #820 HERBALGRAM 47 1999 THE STRAIGHT PATH OF THE SPIRIT: ANCESTRAL WISDOM Three Perspectives AND HEALING TRADITIONS IN FIJI by Richard Katz. 1999. An illilepth study of the healing and spiritual aspects of kava in its original cultural context, as well as on engrossing story of on Treating Cancer indigenous healers and a dramatic account of cultures in collision. The straight path of the title is a journey through life whose truth is revealed only to the CANCER AND THE extent that it is searched for with honesty and faith, and it emphasizes the SEARCH FOR spiritual dimension of health and the ceremonial use of kava. Softcover, 411 SELECTIVE pp. $19.95. #8409 BIOCHEMICAL INHIBITORS by E. J. Hoffmann. 1999. Examines nonorthodox methods, particularly plant and herbal SHINNERS & MAHLER'S ILLUSTRATED FLORA OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS possibilities, for by George Diggs, Jr., Barney lipscomb, and Robert O'Kennon. 1999. Information on 2,223 treating cancer. species, nearly ho~ known for the entire state of Texas, line drawings for all species, 17 4 Includes o full account color photographs, and appendices covering botanically related internet addresses, of the main conservation organizations, native plants to use as ornamentals, phylogeny, and endemic conventional and alternative cancer treatments currently species make this book useful too wide audience. Hardcover, 1626 pp. $95. #8417 available. Provides detailed information about the biochemistry of cancer. Usts biooctive plant species, their chemical taxonomy and phytochemicals, notably those considered anticancer agents. Reports the latest findings on the genesis of cancer cells including the action of viruses. More Than Just a Coffee Table Book Hardcover, 560 pp. $139.95. #8410 C O NTEM P O RARY BOTANICAL NUTRITIONAL ARTISTS CONTEMPORARY ONCOLOGY Ed. by BOTANICAL David Heber, George ARTISTS: THE Blackburn, and Voy SHIRLEY Uong W. Go. 1999. SHERWOOD Addresses the COLLECTION principles of nutritional by Shirley Sherwood. oncology, including cell Ed. by Victoria biology, environmental Matthews. 1996. and chemical Assembled in just five years, the Sherwood collection is carcinogenesis, oxidant considered the finest of contemporary botanical art in private hands. This book contains stress, and elements of over 100 reproductions of paintings by as many artists from 17 countries, amazing in their human diet. Also, methods of clinical, nutritional, detail and delicateness, their intricacy and sheer beauty. Hardcover, 240 pp. $60. #8408 immunological, biochemical, and nutritional endocrine II assessment of the patient. Fields of nutritional intervention and chemoprevention of cancer ore included using on organ­ specific approach. Discusses the treatment of the malnourished patient usin g nutritional and pharmacological Available in the U.S. only through ABC approaches. Hardcover, 632 pp. $149.95. #8413 HERBS, HEALTH, HWERS: AFRICA AS ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL TREASURY by Peter De Smet. 1999. With more than 400 color photographs, many of CANCER SALVES African art from various collections including the Afrika Museum in Berg en by Ingrid Naiman. Do l, The Netherlands, this book addresses in ostunning and very accessible 1999. Different types way how sulrSohoron Africans use herbal drugs and poisons both medicinally of cancer solves and and religiously. Integrates the ethnophormocologicol perspective with other herbs ore discussed, biomedical methods that ore available to African healers and the diseases including pros and which must be treated. Softcover, 180 pp. $59. #B407 cons of solve use and the conditions under An excerpt from this book, including photos of the which they may be sole and appropriate. Case histories and art used in the exhibit, appears on page 52 of this issue. methods ore given. Major anti-cancer herbs ore described in considerable detail along with exact formulae used by famous physicians and practitioners of natural medicine See the Herbal Education Catalog following page 82 who developed poultices, pastes, and other herbal remedies of this issue for these and over SOO other titles! for cancer. Softcover, 235 pp. $27.50. #B415 Proceeds from the sale of catalog items fund non-profit education and research projects. 1999 HERBALGRAM 47 3 long Awaited Monographs from the World Health Organization Information that no industry or healthcare professional should be without WHO MONOGRAPHS ON SELEaED MEDICINAL PLANTS, VOL 1. by the World Health Organization. 1999. Collection of 28 monographs covering the quality control and traditional and clinical uses of medicinal plants selected for inclusion on the basis of their widespread use, particularly in countries that rely heavily on medicinal plants to meet primary health care needs. Aims to encourage standardized scientific approaches to ensuring the safety, quality, and efficacy of medicinal plants and their products. Softcover, 287 pp. $82.80. #428 For a list of monographs in this book, see the article on page 40 of this issue of Herba/Grom. Also Available from WHO QUALITY CONTROL METHODS FOR MEDICINAL PLANT MATERIALS by the World Health Organization. 1998. Acollection of recommended test procedures for assessing the identity, purity, and content of medicinal plant materials intended to support development of national standards based on local market conditions. Includes macroscopic and microscopic examination, thin-layer chromatography, and tests for determination of many factors. Softcover, 115 pp. $31 .50. #8406 New Monographs from the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia <..Astragalus 'J?.eot Hnwthom 'Berry Am•s-l_111 ~brruuunu tf ( '·"·'<'l:'"''PI' -;rr;;:/:CC'f#_,f,uuun.sm. ····· "···" NEW MONOGRAPHS $19~~ ASTRAGALUS- ROOT Item #431 HAWTHORN BERRY Item #430 • Comprehensive review of the therapeurtc uses • Complete safety and toxicology data Other Monographs Available from AHP • Crirtcal informarton on side effects, contraindicartons, all aspects of St. John's Wort (Item #5420-$4.95) quality control, historical use and more ValerianRoat (Item #427-$19. 95) • Fully referenced and peer reviewed by international