Historical Roots Alternative Healing
HERBAL MANUAL
The Medicinal, Toilet, Culinary and other Uses of 130 of the
most Commonly Used Herbs
By
HAROLD WARD
1936
L. N. Fowler & Co. Ltd.
15 New Bridge Street London, E.C.4
FORWARD
PART I
I—HISTORY OF HERBALISM
2—HERBALISM TO-DAY
PART II
MEDICINAL AND OTHER HERBS
ADONIS
AGRIMONY
ANGELICA
AVENS
BALM
BALMONY
BARBERRY
BAYBERRY
BISTORT
BITTER ROOT
BLACK HAW
BLOOD ROOT
BLUE FLAG
BLUE MALLOW
BONESET
BROOM
BRYONY
BUCHU
BUCKBEAN
BUGLEWEED
BUGLOSS
BURDOCK
BURR MARIGOLD
BUTTER-BUR
CALUMBA
CARDAMOMS
CASCARA SAGRADA
CATNEP
CAYENNE
CELANDINE
CELERY
CENTAURY
CHAMOMILE
CHICKWEED
CHICORY
CHIRETTA
CINQUEFOIL
CLEAVERS
CLOVES
COHOSH, BLACK
COLTSFOOT
COMFREY
COWSLIP
CRAMP BARK
CRANESBILL
CUDWEED
DAMIANA
DANDELION
DEVIL'S BIT
DILL
ELDER
ELECAMPANE
ERYNGO
EYEBRIGHT
FENNEL
FEVERFEW
FRINGE-TREE
FUMITORY
GENTIAN
GINGER, WILD
GOLDEN SEAL
GRAVEL ROOT
GRINDELIA
GROUND IVY
GROUNDSEL
HEARTSEASE
HOLY THISTLE
HOPS
HOREHOUND
HOREHOUND, BLACK
HORSERADISH
HYSSOP
ICELAND MOSS
JUNIPER
KNAPWEED
LADIES' MANTLE
LADIES' SLIPPER
LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY
LIME FLOWERS
LIQUORICE
LOBELIA
MANDRAKE, AMERICAN
MARIGOLD
MARSHMALLOW
MEADOWSWEET
MELILOT
MISTLETOE
MOUNTAIN FLAX
MOUSEEAR
MUGWORT
MULLEIN
OATS
ORRIS
OX-EYE DAISY
PARSLEY PIERT
PELLITORY-OF-THE-WALL
PENNYROYAL
PEONY
PEPPERMINT
PERIWINKLE
PILEWORT
PIMPERNEL, SCARLET
PINKROOT
PLANTAIN
PLEURISY ROOT
POKE ROOT
PRICKLY ASH
PSYLLIUM
PULSATILLA
PURPLE LOOSE-STRIFE
QUASSIA
RAGWORT
RASPBERRY
RED CLOVER
RED SAGE
RHUBARB, TURKEY
ST. JOHN'S WORT
SANICLE
SARSAPARILLA, JAMAICA
SASSAFRAS
SCULLCAP
SCURVYGRASS
SEA LAVENDER
SELF-HEAL
SENNA
SHEPHERD'S PURSE
SLIPPERY ELM
SOAPWORT
SOLOMON'S SEAL
SOUTHERNWOOD
SPEEDWELL
SPIKENARD
SQUILL
SUNDEW
TANSY
TOAD FLAX
TORMENTIL
VALERIAN
VERVAIN
VIOLET
WATER DOCK
WILD CARROT
WITCH HAZEL
WOOD BETONY
WOOD SAGE
WOOD SORREL
WOODRUFF
WORMWOOD
YARROW
YERBA SANTA
PART III