The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook: Your Comprehensive Reference to the Best Herbs for Healing

We are trying to find alternatives to some medications which cause side effects. This handbook has been very helpful, and we always check with our doctor before adding any herb to our regimen. Our 9-year old granddaughter gets very car sick, and we read about ginger for motion sickness. Her doctor OK'd it, we bought some chewable "Ginger Trips" for her, and it worked like a charm. Please read the cautions for each herb, though, as some can be dangerous when combined with certain prescription meds such as blood thinners etc. Our pharmacist has also been very helpful in guiding us. Sure wish American medicine practiced more herbal treatments instead of prescriptions with sometimes very bad side effects.

Easy to read and use. I use 2 of the herbs this book recommended. One of the herbs helped with my heart issues.

James Duke's book "The Green Pharmacy" was one of the first few I read about herbs used for healing. It still has a place in my bookcase. This book has much more complete information about the plants included, and seems more geared for the level at which I practice now. As a nurse and now a trained herbalist, I like the mention of pharmaceuticals used for the same treatment goals. The last 14 years, I have studied both herbs and prescription drugs extensively. Dr. Duke's scientific yet down to earth approach is greatly appreciated. This book will find use as a reference for both the pharmacology lectures I present, as well as those about healing with botanicals. My thanks to Dr. Duke for another winner.

I am working with a Master Herbalist who is training me and this is one of several books recommended to me that I have purchased. The art of herbal remedies is a whole new world that is essential for anyone considering or now living off grid. I have gained so much knowledge in such a short time, and I have connected with local dealers that are purchasing bulk products that grow wild on my property. This same review applies to all of the herbal books I have purchased, I don't just recommend one but all of them for your library as a serious or novice herbalist!!!!

Concise, easy to use reference. The Prescription Counterparts, Dosage Options, Safety Ratings and Precautions listed for each herb provide insight not usually found in A to Z type herbal reference books. Part Three, Guide to Conditions, offers an extensive list of health problems that benefit from specific herbs covered in Part Two. Each herb is discussed in a page or less, but Dr. Duke's decades of herbal research are shared generously in each herb's commentary. This is not a book that teaches how to grow herbs or make herbal preparations, but it's perfect for those who want to put together a personal supply of the most effective herbs and their doses for a wide range of conditions. Using this book is like having the great James Duke as your personal herbal mentor.

The format of the physical book is not my favorite---the Mass Market paperback is not my favorite. Gives good background for the herbs, not for things outside of that (Kelp, sea salt, calcium sources, etc)---so that's what the title is and doesn't disappoint. Practical application (e.g. Take 1/4 cup of yellow dock and 1 cup of water....) is not present, but that is not the purpose of the book.---good reference book!

This is a well-written reference for the serious herbalist. Unlike "The Green Pharmacy", this book tends to discuss the herbs, rather than the problems that need them. There is a table at the end of the book that references the herbs to the malady, so all is not lost. I would recommend this book as a desk reference for the herb-savvy physician or the ND, or even a well-read herbalist. I have already recommended this book to several of my herbalist friends. It belongs in any herbal library!

I like all the info this book gives me. Easy to use and invaluable for my use as a relative beginner. As a person who looks for alternative healing ways.. it’s Really Great as it explains quite well.

Great book backed up with scientific facts and written in a very accessible way.

I really was looking forward to this book from the information I read about it and was not disappointed. The most phenominal aspect to the book was not only the safety ratings plus the number of actual herbs presented but the dosage options. This has been a feature lacking in many books through out the past. I have looked for a comprehensive herbal book for years and this was well done. The design in which this author presented each herb was easy to read and follow. A must have for any serious herbalists library.

organized is a good manner easy to read and has information easy to digest

This is a book that should be in everyones hands.A very good resource and handy to refer too.A must have.

It does not explain how to use the herbs