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by Svetlana Konnikova

Primrose – Primula officinalis

  Mint – Mentha

  (* Primrose should not be confused

  Mistletoe – Viscum album

  with Evening primrose – Oenothera

  Motherwort – Leonurus cardiaca

  biennis)

  Nettle – Urtica dionica

  Raspberry – Rubus idaeus

  Oat –Avena sativa

  Red bell pepper – Capsicum frutescens

  Orange – Citrus aurantium

  St. John’s Wort – Hypericum perforatum

  Passionflower – Passiflora incarnata

  Strawberry – Fragaria vesca

  Peppermint – Mentha piperita

  Tangerine – Citrus reticulata

  Pine – Pinus sylvestris

  Thyme – Thymus

  Rose hips – Rosa canina

  Tomato – Solanum lycopersicum

  Rosemary – Rosmarinus officinalis

  Valerian – Valeriana officinalis

  Rue – Ruta graveolens

  (* Caution: It is a good circulatory

  Chapter 8: Sleeping Beauty

  tonic and antispasmodic, but avoid

  Almond – Amygdalis dulcis

  using rue during pregnancy.)

  Apple – Malus domestica

  St. John’s Wort – Hypericum perforatum

  Birch – Betula alba

  Sweet clover – ( Melilotus officinalis)

  Black currant – Ribes nigrum

  Thyme – Thymus serpyllum

  Bogbean, marsh trefoil – Menyanthes

  Tomato – Solanum tuberosum

  trifoliata

  Turnip – Brassica rapa

  Buckthorn – Rhamnus frangula

  Valerian –Valeriana officinalis

  Caraway – Carum carvi

  Vanilla – Vanilla plantifolia

  Carrot – Daucus carota

  Wild lettuce – Lactuca virosa

  Celery – Apium graveolens

  Wild marjoram – Origanum vulgare

  Chamomile – Matricaria chamomilla

  Yarrow – Achillea millefolium

  Nature’s Green Clinic: Useful Herbs, Plants, Fruits and Vegetables @ 279

  Chapter 9: When Your

  Sage – Salvia officinalis

  Head Is Swimming

  Strawberry – Fragaria vesca

  Thyme – Thymus vulgaris

  Blackberry – Rubus fructicosus

  Walnut – Juglans regia

  Buckwheat – Polygonum fagopyrum

  Watermelon – Citrullus lanatus

  Calendula – Calendula officinalis

  Chamomile – Matricaria chamomilla

  Stimulating aromas:

  Cinnamon – Cinnamomum verum

  Anise – Pimpinella anisum

  Cucumber – Cucumus sativus

  Camphor – Cinnamomum camphora

  Dill – Anethum graveolens

  Cardamom – Elettaria cardamomum

  Green peas – Pisum sativum

  Cinnamon – Cinnamomum zeylanicum

  Hawthorn – Crataegus oxyacantha

  Eucalyptus – Eucalyptus globulus

  Mint – Mentha

  Lemon – Citrus limon

  Onion – Allium cepa

  Nutmeg – Myristica fragrans

  Paprika – Capsicum frutescens varieties

  Peppermint – Mentha piperita

  Parsley – Petroselinium sativum

  Pine – Pinus nigra

  Peppermint – Mentha piperita

  Rosemary – Rosemarinus officinalis

  Potato – Solanum tuberosum

  Relaxing aromas:

  Radish – Raphanus sativis

  Bergamot – Citrus bergamia

  Sage – Salvia officinalis

  Chamomile –Matricaria chamomilla

  Walnut – Juglans regia

  Cypress – Cupressus spp.

  Honeysuckle – Lonicera periclymenum

  Chapter 10: Don’t Be

  Jasmine – Jasminum officinale

  Afraid of Good Stress

  Juniper – Juniperus communis

  Apple – Malus domestica

  Lavender – Lavandula officinalis

  Apricot – Prunus armeniaca

  Lemon balm – Melissa officinalis

  Black currant – Ribes nigrum

  Orange – Citrus aurantium

  Carrot – Daucus carota

  Periwinkle – Vinca major

  Cherry – Prunus cerasus

  Rose – Rosa centifolia, Rosa damascena

  Cranberry – Vaccinium oxycoccus

  Sandalwood – Santalum album

  Gooseberry – Ribes grossularia

  Chapter: 11: Trips to the Fairyland

  Grape – Vitis vinifera

  Lemon – Citrus limon

  Aloe – Aloe vera

  Linden – Tilia europea

  Anise – Pimpinella anisum

  Onion – Allium cepa

  Barley – Hordeum vulgare

  Peach – Prunus persica

  Black tea – Camellia sinensis

  Pear – Pyrus communis

  Calendula – Calendula officinalis

  Plum – Prunus domestica

  Chamomile – Matricaria chamomilla

  Pumpkin – Cucurbita pepo

  Coltsfoot – Tussilago farfara

  Raspberry – Rubus idaeus

  Elder – Sambucus nigra

  Red currant – Ribes rubrum

  Eucalyptus – Eucalyptus globulus

  Rose hips – Rosa canina

  Fennel – Foeniculum vulgare

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  Fennel – Foeniculum vulgare

  Valerian – Valeriana officinalis

  Garlic – Allium sativum

  Walnut – Juglans regia

  Geranium – Pelargonium

  Wild marjoram – Origanum vulgare

  Ginger – Zingiber officinale

  Wild strawberry – Fragaria vesca

  Grape – Vitis vinifera

  Willow – Salix spp.

  Grapefruit – Citrus paradisi

  Green tea – Camellia sinensis

  Chapter 12: Dialogue with

  Hawthorn – Crataegus laevigata

  the Trees of Strength

  Hawthorn – Crataegus oxyacantha

  and Everlasting Life

  Hawthorn – Crataegus oxyacantha

  To admire:

  Heartsease – Viola tricolor

  Cyclamen flowers – Cyclamen

  Heartsease – Viola tricolor

  europaeum

  Hops – Humulus lupulus

  Magnolia flowers – Magnolia glauca

  Horseradish – Armoracia rusticana

  Jasmine – Jasminum officinale

  Essential oils:

  Laurel – Laurus nobilis

  Birch oil – Betula

  Lavender – Lavandula officinalis

  Eucalyptus oil – Eucalyptus globulus

  Lemon – Citrus limon

  Lavender oil – Lavandula officinalis

  Licorice – Glycyrrhiza glabra

  Linden oil – Tilia

  Lilac – Syringia vulgaris

  Peppermint oil – Mentha piperita

  Lily – Lilium candidum

  Pine oil – Pinus

  Linden – Tilia europea

  Aloe – Aloe vera

  Mint – Mentha

  Apple – Malus domestica

  Mustard – Sinapsis hirta

  Beech – Fagus sylvatica

  Oak – Quercus

  Birch – Betula

  Onion – Allium cepa

  Black currant – Ribes nigrum

  Oregano – Origanum vulgare

  Black Mulberry – Morus nigra

  Pine – Pinus

  Cedar – Cedrus

  Pine – Pinus sylvestris

  Chestnut – Castana vesca

  Plantain – Plantago lanceolata

  Cranberry –Vaccini
um oxycoccus

  Pomegranate – Punica granatum

  Cypress – Cupressus

  Poplar – Populus tremula

  Elm – Ulmus

  Potato – Solanum tuberosum

  European Ash – Fraxinus excelsior

  Raspberry – Rubus idaeus

  Fig – Ficus carica

  Red bilberry – Vaccinium myrtillis

  Fir – Abies alba

  Rose – Rosa centifolia

  Geranium – Pelargonium

  Rose – Rosa centifolia, damascena

  Hazelnut – Corylus avellana

  Rose hips – Rosa canina

  Hornbeam – Carpinus Americana

  Rosemary – Rosmarinus officinalis

  Laurel – Laurus nobilis

  Sundew – Drosera rotundifolia

  Lemon – Citrus limon

  Thyme – Thymus spp.

  Linden – Tilia

  Turnip – Brassica rapa

  Maple – Acer

  Nature’s Green Clinic: Useful Herbs, Plants, Fruits and Vegetables @ 281

  Mountain Ash – Sorbus

  Poplar – Populus

  Mountain Cranberry Tree –

  Red Mulberry – Morus rubra

  Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

  Rose hips – Rosa canina

  Nettle – Urtica dionica

  Rowan – Sorbus aucuparia

  Oak – Quercus

  Walnut – Juglans regia

  Olive – Olea europaea

  Wild marjoram – Origanum vulgare

  Pine – Pinus

  Willow – Salix

  Plantain – Plantago lanceolata

  Yew – Taxus baccata

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  Endnotes

  1. Center for Disease Control National Center for Health Statistics, May 27, 2004

  (20-page full-text PDF report)

  2. Leningrad: “Children’s Literature,” 1974, 163.

  3. Health, United States, 2002 with Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans, National Center for Health Statistics Report, September 12, 2002. 4. http://www.hhs.gov

  5. http://health.gov

  6. http://health.gov/healthypeople.

  7. JAMA, July 26, 2000, 284 (4), 483-485

  8. http://www.mercola.com

  9. http://www.healthorg.com

  10. Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. (New York, 2000). 11. Express Scripts, Inc. www.drugdigest.org

  12. www.healthdiscovery.com

  13. www.bodybuildingforyou.com

  14. http://lungusa.org

  15. http://www.health.uab.edu ( U.S. News & World Report ranked UAB University of Alabama at Birmingham among “America’s Best Hospitals”)

  16. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 103:559-62, 1999

  17. Advance Data 328

  18. Allergy Prevention Center, an in-depth educational and informational online resource for allergy sufferers, www.allergypreventioncenter.com 19. Penelope Ody, (New York: Dorling Kindersley, Inc.), 1993

  20. www.eczema.org, reviewed by Dermatologists of the Society Scientific Committee. The National Eczema Society: A Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in England. Registration No. 2685083.

  Endnotes @ 283

  21. Allergy Prevention Center, www.allergypreventioncenter.com 22. www.headache-helper.com

  23. American Council for Headache Education (ACHE), www.achenet.org 24. American Council for Headache Education (ACHE), www.achenet.org 25. The National Migraine Association (MAGNUM), www.migraines.org 26. The National Migraine Association (MAGNUM), www.migraines.org 27. www.headache-helper.com

  28. American Council for Headache Education (ACHE), www.achenet.org 29. National Sleep Foundation, www.usdmc.ucdavis.edu

  30. www.doctoryourself.com the world’s largest health homesteading Web site 31. E. Cheraskin, M.D., D.M.D., Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, 9:1, first quarter 1994, 39-45. 32. Stress Directions, Inc., the Stress Knowledge Company, www.stressdirections.com 33. National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Data release for World Asthma Day, May 2001.

  34. President’s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children. Asthma and the Environment: A Strategy to Protect Children. Revised May 2000.

  35. National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2001 Summary. 36. National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Emergency Department Summary.

  37. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, “Tracking Healthy People 2010. Section 24–Respiratory Diseases,” November 2000, http://www.cdc.gov The national data system is the National Hospital Discharge Survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics.

  38. http://www.forestinformation.com

  39. Research an essential foundation: chapter 14 – Outdoor Recreation in America Parks and Recreation, August 2002. http://uuufindarticles.com 40. If you are interested in yoga, you can read The Teachings of Integral Yoga by Sri Swani Satchidananda at www.yogaville.org

  41. Henry David Thoreau’s first book, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, 1849, written during his stay at Walden Pond.

  42. From John Muir The Mountains of California, New York, The Century Co. 1894. 284 ^ Mama’s Home Remedies

  Appendix

  Natural Health Resources

  Allergy Health Online Treatment and

  American Botanical Council

  Prevention

  P.O. Box 144345

  http://allergy.healthcenteronline.com

  Austin, TX 78714

  tel: 512.926.4900 M fax:512.916.2245

  American Academy of Environmental

  http://www.herbalgram.org

  Medicine

  7701 E Kellogg Dr., Ste. 625

  American Herbal Products Association

  Wichita, KS 67207

  8484 Georgia Ave., Ste.370

  tel: 316.684.5500

  Silver Springs, MD 20910

  http://www.aaem.com

  tel: 301.588.1171 M fax: 301.588.1174

  http://www.ahpa.org

  All Natural Health

  A compilation of the best web sites that

  American Herbalists’ Guild

  cater to health-conscious consumers and

  141 Nob Hill Road

  health-care professionals.

  Cheshire, CT 06410

  http://allnaturalhealth.us

  tel: 203.272.6731 M fax: 203.272.8550

  American Association of Naturopathic

  American Holistic Medical Association

  Physicians (AANP)

  P.O. Box 2016, Edmonds, WA 98020

  4435 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Ste. 403

  tel: 425.967.0737 M fax: 425.771.9588

  Washington, DC 20016

  http://www.holisticmedicine.org

  tel: 866.538.2267 M fax: 202.237.8152

  http://www.naturopathic.com

  Association of Natural Medicine

  Pharmacists

  P.O. Box 150727

  San Rafael, CA 94915

  tel: 415.479.1512 M fax: 415.472.2559

  http://www.anmp.org

  Natural Health Resources @ 285

  Bastyr Center for Natural Health

  Green People

  The largest natural health clinic in the

  World’s largest directory of eco-friendly

  State of Washington.

  and holistic health products.

  3670 Stone Way N

  http://www.greenpeople.com

  Seattle, WA 98103

  tel: 206.834.4100 M fax: 206.834.4107

  Greenpeace USA

  http://bastyrcenter.org

  702 H Street, NW

  Washington, DC 20001

  Botanical Society of America

  tel: 202.462.1177

  P.O. Box 299

  — and —

  St. Louis, MO 63166

  75 Arkansas St.

  tel: 314.577.9566 M fax: 314.577.9515

  San Francisco,
CA 94107

  http://www.botany.org

  tel: 415.255.9221

  http://www.greenpeace.org

  Centers for Disease Control and

  Prevention

  Herb Research Foundation

  Public Health Service

  4140 15th St.

  US Department of Health and Human

  Boulder, CO 80304

  Services

  tel: 303.449.2265 M fax: 303.449.7849

  1600 Clifton Rd. NE

  http://www.herbs.org

  Atlanta, GA 30333

  tel: 404.639.3534 or 800.311.3435

  National Center for Complementary

  (public inquiries)

  and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

  http://www.cdc.gov

  National Institutes of Health

  NCCAM Clearinghouse

  Citizens for Health

  P.O. Box 7923

  P.O. Box 2260

  Gaithersburg, MD 20898

  Boulder, CO 80306

  tel: 888.644.6266 M fax: 866.464.3616

  tel: 303.417.0722 or 800.357.2211

  http://nccam.nih.gov

  fax: 303.417.9378

  http://www.citizens.org

  National Center for Homeopathy (NCN)

  801 North Fairfax St. Ste. 306

  Children’s Center

  Alexandria, VA 22314

  www.hopkinschildrens.org

  tel: 703.548.7790 M fax: 703.548.7792

  www.homeopathic.org

  Complementary & Alternative

  Medicines Institute (CAMI)

  National Choice Directory

  University of the Sciences at

  4957 Lakemont Blvd SE, Ste. C4-20

  Philadelphia

  Bellevue, WA 98006

  600 S. 43rd St.

  tel: 425.375.1987 or 800.465.0595

  Philadelphia, PA 19104

  fax: 425.988.0160

  tel: 215.596.7598

  www.naturalchoice.com

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  National Council for Reliable Health

  U.S. Food and Drug Administration

  Information

  Center for Food Safety and Applied

  300 East Pink Hill Rd.

  Nutrition

  Independence, MO 64057

  5600 Fishers Lane

  tel: 816.228.4595

  Rockville, MD 20857

  http://ncahf.org

  Toll free information line:

  888.463.6332

  National Institutes of Health

  http://www.fda.gov

  Office of Dietary Supplements

  Building 21, Room 1825

  Women to Women Personal Program

  31 Center Dr., MSC 2086

  Helping a million women a year with a

  Bethesda, MD 20892

  natural approach to health.

  tel: 301.435.2920 M fax: 301.480.1945

  P.O. Box 306

  http://www.nlm.nih.gov

  Portland, ME 04112

  tel: 800.207.8193 (the Personal Program)

  Sage Mountain Herbal Retreat Center

  tel: 800.340.5382 (the Healthcare Center)

  and Botanical Sanctuary

 

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