From: camilla@primenet.com (Camilla Cracchiolo)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.herbs
Subject: Re: *************COULD ANY ONE RECOMMEND A GOOD BOOK********
Date: 2 Jan 1995 20:35:12 GMT

I'm not a fan of most herbal books.  I've found that they don't
distinguish between stuff that's been studied scientifically and
legend, folklore or anecdotes.

I strongly recommend _The Honest Herbal_ by Varro Tyler to anyone
who is considering or using herbal medicines.  It is the one herb
book that I have every found that relies solely on scientific studies
instead of folklore *and* which provides references.  Tyler himself
has impressive credentials, being a tenured professor of pharmacognosy
(the branch of pharmacy that deals with herbal medicine) in the
school of pharmacy at Purdue University.  The ISBN # is 1-56024-287-6
and it is published by the Haworth Press, 10 Alice Street, Binghamton
NY 13904-1580.  It is in print, costs about $20 and I got mine through
a regular bookstore which special ordered it for me.

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