Herbal medicine books

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Medical Herbalism
David Hoffmann
A detailed clinical reference organised by body system, covering the actions, preparations and safety considerations of herbs used by Western herbalists.
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The Green Pharmacy
James A. Duke
A popular survey of medicinal plants that draws on botanical and pharmacological research and includes notes on uses that have been studied.
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A Modern Herbal
M. Grieve
An influential alphabetical encyclopedia of plants with their folklore, medicinal uses and cultivation, widely reprinted and still a common historical reference.
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Culpeper's Complete Herbal.
Nicholas Culpeper
A 17th-century herbal, first published as The English Physitian, that set plant uses within astrological and humoral theory and was reprinted for centuries.
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Herbal Healing for Women
Rosemary Gladstar
A women's health guide organised around life stages and common complaints, reflecting the 1970s–90s women's herbalism movement.
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