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Five sets present more than 100 plants of healing, poisoning, religious, and other
uses, both historic and modern. Includes keys to identification in the wild, preservation
instructions, suggestions for use, recipes and projects.

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PLANTS OF MODERN MEDICINE Slides order #238...........$42.50

Plant sources of some of our most important modern medicines, and some
controversial medicinal plants: castor bean, witch hazel, aloe, jewelweed, mustard,
nightshade, pitcher plant, wormwood, rhubarb, rose, algae, willow, moss, juniper, pine,
cherry, papaya, dogbane, marijuana and ginseng. 20 slides and guide.

CONTENT SAMPLE: 24275 Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) is the only eastern
shrub that blooms in the winter. From November to May, gathering the twigs and branches of
witch hazel is a profitable industry in Connecticut and other areas, where the bark is made into
witch hazel extract. This preparation is a staple in most American pharmacies. It is used for all
kinds of minor skin irritations, insect bites, swellings and as a soothing rub.

Witch hazel was first used by the Nipmuc Indians, who shared it with the New England
colonists. It was occasionally brewed into tea and used internally to treat bleeding and stomach
disorders; today, however, it is mainly used externally.

REVIEWS: "...interesting information.... Most of the plants portrayed are currently being
used for medical purposes or are undergoing extensive pharmaceutical research." Library Journal.
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HERBS OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN Slides order #240 ...........$42.50

Plants used by the Eastern and Western tribes for remedies, flavorings, social
and religious purposes: tobacco, cattail, arrowhead, goldenrod, sumac, dogwood,
milkweed, partridgeberry, Indian pipe, true and false Solomon's seal, bearberry, Jack-in-
the-pulpit, sacred datura, pokeweed, bloodroot, baneberries, yucca, cacti and Indian
healers and ceremonies. History of use and modern applications. 20 slides and guide.

CONTENT SAMPLE: 24236 Perhaps the Indian herb that became most popular with
the Europeans was tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). Indians used the dried leaves of this native herb
both recreationally and medicinally, and the Europeans adopted their practices. Tobacco leaves
were smoked, chewed and ground for use as snuff. It was thought to be effective for respiratory
disease and as an emetic. It was applied externally for wounds, ulcers, tumors and hemorrhoids.

Nicotine, the principal active component of tobacco, is a deadly poison. Recreational
smoking, still widespread in the United States, has been found to cause a variety of diseases
including cancer and emphysema. Nicotine still has limited use in some medicinal preparations,
as well as in pesticides.
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HERBS OF THE AMERICAN COLONIES AND PIONEER Slides order #241...........$42.50

Plants the Eastern and Western settlers used for curing disease, flavoring food,
making textiles and other everyday necessities: trilliums, boneset, clover, butterfly weed,
Mormon tea, Joe Pye weed, cranesbill, cowslip, mullein, sassafras, coltsfoot, skunk
cabbage, ginger, viburnum, flax, teasel, bayberry, lobella, vervain, sarsaparilla,
Jimsonweed. 20 slides and guide.

CONTENT SAMPLE: 24218 Mormon tea (Ephedra nevadensis) was probably named
for its use by the early Mormon settlers in a beverage substituted for the proscribed tea and
coffee. It apparently had been used medicinally from the time of the Aztecs, and the southwestern
Indians first introduced the settlers to the properties of this unlikely-looking leafless plant. Besides
making a refreshing drink, it was used for colds, kidney disorders and as a spring tonic. Spring
tonics were of real value: in desert lands or in winter when fresh vegetables were not available, the
meager diet of meat and dried food often resulted in scurvy. Its painful symptoms were quickly
alleviated by tonics rich in vitamin C, such as that made from this plant. Its availability in dry
wastelands made it a popular cure for settlers of these rugged areas.
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CULINARY HERBS Slides order #237 ...........$42.50

Includes favorite kitchen herbs (basil, thyme, sage, parsley, marjoram, rosemary,
chives, tarragon, fennel, mints, oregano) and some unusual and unfamiliar ones
(nasturtium, calendula, lemon balm, bergamot, catnip, summer savory, wintergreen,
chicory, dandelion and pelargoniums). 20 slides and guide.

CONTENT SAMPLE: 24197 Parsley has been called the most thrown-out vegetable
in the world, because it is commonly used to garnish food and many people consider it an
inedible decoration. Two kinds are in common use: flat-leafed Italian parsley (Petroselinum
hortense) (left) and the less hardy curly-leafed parsley (P. crispum) (right). It is usually used fresh.
A good method of preserving a bumper crop of parsley is to strip off the leaves and freeze them
into ice cubes in a standard tray with a little water added to cover them. The cubes can be added
to cooking easily, and the fresh flavor remains. Parsley is also used dried, but is not as flavorful.

Parsley has long been used as a diuretic and calmative. The fresh leaves are
tremendously rich in calcium, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and vitamins A and C; some consider it
good for relieving arthritis pain. Its ability to sweeten the breath has made it a cliché decoration of
restaurant meals.

Parsley is a biennial, but readily reseeds itself and can be treated as a perennial. It is
difficult to transplant and the seeds are slow to germinate, but once established, a patch will
perpetuate itself for years.
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HERBS OF THE MIDDLE AGES Slides order #239 ...........$42.50

From the medieval herbals come legendary plants for the kitchen, healing,
poisoning pests and perfuming your castle: rose, rue, tansy, yarrow, southernwood,
ground ivy, columbine, mandrake, meadowsweet, iris, lavender, celandine, sweet
woodruff, primrose, costmary, lily-of-the-valley, St. Johnswort, violet, mistletoe and
periwinkle. 20 slides and guide.

CONTENT SAMPLE: 24256 Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) is seldom grown now
except by herbalists; it is too bitter for most modern tastes. But in medieval times a "tansy" was
a popular dish made from tansy leaves, eggs and sugar. At Easter tansy was eaten in
remembrance of the bitter herbs eaten by the Hebrews at Passover. Tansy cakes were also
served as a spring tonic, to rejuvenate people after the Lenten diet of salted fish.

Tansy was widely used to preserve meat and also in embalming. Its effectiveness may
be because it repels flies. For this reason it was used as a strewing herb and hung in houses in
the summer.

Tansy’s bitter flavor was used in winemaking and is one of the herbs used in the
liqueur Chartreuse. Its medicinal uses were few but varied: It was a remedy for worms, hysteria,
gout, digestive problems, epilepsy and sprains.
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~0203-029~ Indian pipe (Monotropa uniflora). photo by Charles R. Belinky, Ph.D.

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