Medicinal Plants
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What Will I Find in This Book?
Herbal medicine - the oldest form of treatment in the world
Natural remedies, especially medicinal plants, have long been the only remedy for doctors and pharmacists. Medicinal plants also served as important raw materials for the production of medicines.
Determine, collect and dry medicinal plants
Medicinal plants can be found almost everywhere in nature - on meadows, in the forest, on the wayside. This book explains how to collect medicinal plants and determine which plant parts to use, whether it’s the flowers, leaves, fruits, roots or bark.
Herbal preparations - medicinal plants can be used in a variety of ways
The simplest usage form of medicinal herbs is tea. However, there is a far greater range of uses of medicinal plants. Known medicinal herb preparations include e.g. tinctures, ointments, creams; they can also be used in baths. The book provides an overview of the preparation and use of the individual dosage forms.
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Medicinal Plants - Dr. Angela Fetzner
Medicinal Plants
Dr. Angela Fetzner
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Translated by GN Olsen
Medicinal Plants
Written By Dr. Angela Fetzner
Copyright © 2019 Dr. Angela Raab née Fetzner
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Contents
What will I find in this book? 6
Prologue 8
Appropriate Collection of Medicinal Herbs 10
Identify the Plants Immediately 11
Only Collect on Dry Days 13
What is the Appropriate Time for the Collection of Plant Parts? 14
The Following Tools Are Required for the Harvesting of Medicinal Plants 15
Tie Bouquets Together Immediately 15
Properly Dry Medicinal Plants 16
Loosely Spread Flowers and Other Plant Parts 17
Thoroughly Clean Roots before Drying 17
Hang Plant Bunches with the Top Parts Facing Downwards 18
For How Long Should Medicinal Herbs Dry? 18
Proper Storage of Dried Medicinal Herbs 20
Suitable Containers for Storage 20
The Right Place for Storage 21
Note 22
Preparation of Medicinal Herbs 23
Plant Powder 23
Tea (Infusion) 24
Fatty Oils from Seeds and Fruits 24
Oil Extract 25
Cold Water Extracts (macerate) 25
Decoction 26
Tinctures 26
Extracts 27
Beverages with Herbs 27
Ointments 28
Baths 31
Important Medicinal Herbs and Their Use 32
Savory (Satureja species) 32
Borage (Borago officinalis) 39
Nettle (Urtica dioica) 42
Dill (Anethum graveolens) 48
Daisies (Bellis perennis) 53
Ground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea) 58
Elder (Sambucus nigra) 63
True Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) 71
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) 80
Marigold (Calendula officinalis) 87
True Sage (Salvia officinalis) 94
Epilogue 100
Literature (selection) 102
About the Author 103
A Heartfelt Thank You 104
Books by Dr. Angela Fetzner 104
Excerpt - Aromatherapy - The Healing Power of Essential Oils 105
End of Excerpt 119
The trees, the shrubs, the plants are the adornment and the garment of the earth.
(Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1712-1778, philosopher, writer and state theorist)
What Will I Find in This Book?
Herbal medicine - the oldest form of treatment in the world
Natural remedies, especially medicinal plants, have long been the only remedy for doctors and pharmacists. Medicinal plants also served as important raw materials for the production of medicines.
Determine, collect and dry medicinal plants
Medicinal plants can be found almost everywhere in nature - on meadows, in the forest, on the wayside. This book explains how to collect medicinal plants and determine which plant parts to use, whether it’s the flowers, leaves, fruits, roots or bark.
Herbal preparations - medicinal plants can be used in a variety of ways
The simplest usage form of medicinal herbs is tea. However, there is a far greater range of uses of medicinal plants. Known medicinal herb preparations include e.g. tinctures, ointments, creams; they can also be used in baths. The book provides an overview of the preparation and use of the individual dosage forms.
The book has detailed descriptions of the mechanism of action and application of the most important medicinal plants
The most well-known and important medicinal plants are described in detail in this guide. It explains the diseases remedied by the individual plants and provides exciting information about old customs, forgotten applications and scientific findings.
Recipes - ointments, baths, oils, marmalade, etc.
Numerous recipes give you ideas and suggestions for the production of ointments, baths, cooking, and health and beauty care products.
I would like to invite you to join me on a journey into the exciting world of medicinal plants.
As a Doctor of Pharmacy, the author has been advising and informing numerous clients over the past two decades. As an independent author and pharmacist, the author of this book is committed to the health and well-being of human beings.
Sincerely, your pharmacist,
Angela Fetzner
Prologue
Medicinal herbs have been used for millennia and are used in all cultures around the world. Already in antiquity, healers described the multifaceted effects of tinctures, infusions and ointments made from healing plants. In Europe, the ancient Greeks were the first to cultivate the art of healing with herbs. The experiences with medicinal herbs are mainly based on the practices of Dioscorides and Theophrastus.
The Romans also brought many plants, along with knowledge of their uses, to Central Europe. In the Middle Ages, it was the monasteries that provided for the continued cultivation and distribution of medicinal herbs from the 8th century onwards.
In the Renaissance period, the fathers of botany
- including Leonhart Fuchs, Hieronymus Bock, and Otto Brunfels - created richly illustrated herbal books that were widely spread through the invention of book printing.
Many findings