- ISBN: 9780849382024 | 0849382025
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 12/26/2007
Readers have come to depend on Jim Duke's comprehensive handbooks for their ease of use and artful presentation of scientific information. Following the successful format of his other CRC handbooks, Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of the Biblecontains 150 herbs listed alphabetically and by scientific name. Each entry provides illustrations of the plant, family line information, synonyms, notes, common names, activities, indications, dosages, downsides and interactions, natural history, and extracts. This comprehensive text also includes Biblical quotes from various translations, such as the King James version and Revised Standard edition, along with comments on points of interest.
| Acknowledgments | p. vii |
| Introduction | p. ix |
| Author | p. xi |
| Bibliographic Abbreviations | p. xiii |
| Chemical and Medical Abbreviations | p. xvii |
| Hushpuppy | p. xix |
| Format of This Book | p. xxi |
| Catalog of "Faith-Based" Farmaceuticals | p. 1 |
| Cilician Fir (Abies cilicica (Antoine & Kotschy) Carriere) ++ Abietaceae | p. 1 |
| Indian Gum Arabic Tree (Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile) ++ Fabaceae | p. 2 |
| Talh (Acacia seyal Delile.) ++ Fabaceae | p. 6 |
| Biblical Acacia (Acacia tortilis ssp. raddiana (Savi) Brenan) ++ Fabaceae | p. 7 |
| Corn Cockle (Agrostemma githago L.) + Caryophyllaceae | p. 8 |
| Hollyhock (Alcea rosea L.) + Malvaceae | p. 11 |
| Camel's Thorn (Alhagi maurorum Medik.) ++ Fabaceae | p. 13 |
| Onion (Allium cepa L.) +++ Liliaceae | p. 16 |
| Leek (Allium porrum L.) +++ Liliaceae | p. 21 |
| Garlic (Allium sativum L.) +++ Liliaceae | p. 23 |
| Aloe (Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f.) (Gel) ++ Aloeaceae (Liliaceae) | p. 30 |
| Jointed Anabasis (Anabasis articulata (Forssk.) Moq.) + Chenopodiaceae | p. 35 |
| Rose-of-Jericho (Anastatica hierochuntica L.) ++ Brassicaceae | p. 36 |
| Windflower (Anemone coronaria L.) + Ranunculaceae | p. 37 |
| Dill (Anethum graveolens L.) ++ Apiaceae | p. 39 |
| Mayweed (Anthemis cotula L.) + Asteraceae | p. 43 |
| Agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis Lam.) + Thymelaeaceae | p. 44 |
| Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana P. Gaertn. et al.)++ Brassicaceae | p. 47 |
| White Wormwood (Artemisia herba-alba Asso) ++ Asteraceae | p. 50 |
| Giant Reed (Arundo donax L.) + Poaceae | p. 52 |
| Tragacanth Milkvetch (Astragalus gummifer Labill.) +++ Fabaceae | p. 55 |
| Sea Orache (Atriplex halimus L.) + Chenopodiaceae | p. 57 |
| Desert Date (Balanites aegyptiacus (L.) Delile.) ++ Balanitaceae | p. 58 |
| Frankincense (Boswellia sacra Birdw.) ++ Burseraceae | p. 62 |
| Black Mustard (Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch ++ Brassicaceae | p. 65 |
| Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens L.) + Buxaceae | p. 69 |
| Giant Milkweed (Calotropis procera (Willd.) Ait. X Asclepiadaceae | p. 72 |
| Caper Bush (Capparis spinosa L.) +++ Capparaceae | p. 76 |
| Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) +++ Asteraceae | p. 80 |
| Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani A. Rich.) ++ Pinaceae | p. 84 |
| Purple Star Thistle (Centaurea calcitrapa L.) ++ Asteraceae | p. 86 |
| Spanish Thistle (Centaurea iberica Spreng.) ++ Asteraceae | p. 88 |
| Syrian Scabious (Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Roem. & Schult.) + Dipsacaceae | p. 89 |
| Carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) +++ Fabaceae (Caesalpiniaceae) | p. 90 |
| Judas Tree (Cercis siliquastrum L.) ++ Fabaceae | p. 93 |
| Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) +++ Fabaceae | p. 94 |
| Endive (Cichorium endivia L.) +++ Asteraceae | p. 97 |
| Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) +++ Asteraceae | p. 100 |
| Cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum Nees) +++ Lauraceae | p. 104 |
| Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum J. Presl) +++ Lauraceae | p. 108 |
| Ladanum (Cistus creticus L.) + Cistaceae | p. 113 |
| Colocynth (Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.) X Cucurbitaceae | p. 115 |
| Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai.) +++ Cucurbitaceae | p. 118 |
| Citron (Citrus medica L.) ++ Rutaceae | p. 121 |
| African Myrrh (Commiphora africana (A. Rich.) Engl. ++ Burseraceae | p. 126 |
| Balm of Gilead (Commiphora gileadensis (L.) C. Chr.) + Burseraceae | p. 128 |
| Abyssinian Myrrh (Commiphora habessinica (O. Berg) Engl.) + Burseraceae | p. 130 |
| Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl. and other spp.) ++ Burseraceae | p. 131 |
| Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum L.) X Apiaceae | p. 135 |
| Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) ++ Apiaceae | p. 138 |
| Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) ++ Iridaceae | p. 143 |
| Melon (Cucumis melo L.) +++ Cucurbitaceae | p. 148 |
| Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) ++ Cucurbitaceae | p. 151 |
| Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) +++ Apiaceae | p. 155 |
| Italian Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens L.) ++ Cupressaceae | p. 160 |
| Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) +++ Zingiberaceae | p. 162 |
| Palmarosa (Cymbopogon martini (Roxb.) J.F. Watson) ++ Poaceae | p. 168 |
| Maltese Mushroom (Cynomorium coccineum L.) ++ Balanophoraceae | p. 171 |
| Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus L.) ++ Cyperaceae | p. 172 |
| Ceylon Ebony (Diospyros ebenum Koenig.) + Ebenaceae | p. 174 |
| Coromandel (Diospyros melanoxylon Roxb.) + Ebenaceae | p. 176 |
| Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia L.) ++ Elaeagnaceae | p. 178 |
| Rocket (Eruca sativa Mill.) ++ Brassicaceae | p. 181 |
| Galbanum (Ferula gummosa Boiss.) + Apiaceae | p. 185 |
| Fig (Ficus carica L.) ++ Moraceae | p. 187 |
| Sycamore Fig (Ficus sycomorus L.) + Moraceae | p. 191 |
| Manna (from Fraxinus ornus L.) ++ Oleaceae | p. 194 |
| Levant Cotton (Gossypium herbaceum L.) + Malvaceae | p. 197 |
| Gundelia (Gundelia tournefortii L.) + Asteraceae | p. 201 |
| English Ivy (Hedera helix L.) + Araliaceae | p. 202 |
| Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) ++ Poaceae | p. 205 |
| Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis name L.) + Liliaceae | p. 210 |
| Golden Henbane (Hyoscyamus aureus L.) X Solanaceae | p. 212 |
| Egyptian Henbane (Hyoscyamus muticus L.) X Solanaceae | p. 213 |
| Yellow Flag (Iris Pseudacorus L.) + Iridaceae | p. 214 |
| English Walnut (Juglans regia L.) ++ Juglandaceae | p. 216 |
| Soft Rush (Juncus effusus L.) ++ Cyperaceae | p. 221 |
| Grecian Juniper (Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb) + Cupressaceae | p. 224 |
| Cade Juniper (Juniperus oxycedrus L.) + Cupressaceae | p. 226 |
| Phoenician Juniper (Juniperus phoenicia L.) + Cupressaceae | p. 228 |
| Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) ++ Asteraceae | p. 229 |
| Calabash Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.) ++ Cucurbitaceae | p. 233 |
| Bay (Laurus nobilis L.) ++ Lauraceae | p. 237 |
| Henna (Lawsonia inermis L.) ++ Lythraceae | p. 241 |
| Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) +++ Fabaceae | p. 245 |
| White Lily (Lilium candidum L.) + Liliaceae | p. 247 |
| Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) +++ Linaceae | p. 250 |
| Storax (Liquidambar orientalis Mill and L. styraciflua L.) ++ Hamamelidaceae | p. 256 |
| Darnel (Lolium temulentum L.) X Poaceae | p. 259 |
| Boxthorn (Lycium europaeum L.) + Solanaceae | p. 260 |
| Apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) +++ Rosaceae | p. 261 |
| High Mallow (Malva sylvestris L.) +++ Malvaceae | p. 266 |
| Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum L.) X Solanaceae | p. 269 |
| Wild Mint (Biblical Mint) (Mentha longifolia (L.) L.) +++ Lamiaceae | p. 273 |
| Black Mulberry (Morus nigra L.) +++ Moraceae | p. 276 |
| Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) ++ Myrtaceae | p. 279 |
| Daffodil (Narcissus tazetta L.) X Amaryllidaceae | p. 283 |
| Jatamansi (Nardostachys grandiflora DC.) ++ Valerianaceae | p. 285 |
| Watercress (Nasturtium officinale R. Brown) ++ Brassicaceae | p. 289 |
| Oleander (Nerium oleander L.) X Apocynaceae | p. 294 |
| Black Cumin (Nigella sativa L.) ++ Ranunculaceae | p. 298 |
| White Waterlily (Nymphaea alba L.) +++ Nymphaeaceae | p. 303 |
| Oliver (Olea europea L.) ++ Oleaceae | p. 306 |
| Olive Oil (Olea europea L.) +++ | p. 309 |
| Lebanese Oregano (Origanum syriacum L.) +++ Lamiaceae | p. 311 |
| Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogallum umbellatum L.) + Liliaceae | p. 312 |
| Christ's Thorn (Paliuris spina-christi Mill.) + Rhamnaceae | p. 315 |
| Sea Daffodil (Pancratium maritimum L.) + Amaryllidaceae | p. 316 |
| Millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) ++ Poaceae | p. 317 |
| Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) (+++ Seeds) (XXX Opium) Papaveraceae | p. 320 |
| Data Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) +++ Arecaceae | p. 325 |
| Common Reed (Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Stead.) ++ Poaceae | p. 329 |
| Calabrian Pine (Pinus brutia Ten.) +++ Pinaceae | p. 332 |
| Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis Mill.) ++ Abietaceae | p. 334 |
| Stone Pine (Pinus pinea L.) + Abietaceae | p. 335 |
| Mount Atlas Mastic (Pistacia atlantica Desf.) ++ Anacardiaceae | p. 337 |
| Mastic (Pistacia lentiscus L.) ++ Anacardiaceae | p. 339 |
| Terebinth (Pistacia terebinthus L.) ++ Anacardiaceae | p. 341 |
| Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) +++ Anacardiaceae | p. 343 |
| Oriental Plane Tree (Platanus orientalis L.) ++ Platanaceae | p. 345 |
| White Poplar (Populus alba L.) ++ Salicaceae | p. 348 |
| Euphrates Poplar (Populus euphratica Oliv.) ++ Salicaceae | p. 350 |
| Apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) ++ Rosaceae | p. 352 |
| Almond (Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb) ++ Rosaceae | p. 355 |
| Red Sandalwood (Pterocarpus santalinus L. F.) ++ Fabaceae | p. 360 |
| Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) +++ Punicaceae | p. 362 |
| Tabor Oak (Quercus ithaburensis Decne) ++ Fagaceae | p. 367 |
| Asian Buttercup (Ranunculus asiaticus Auth.) + Ranunculaceae | p. 369 |
| White Broom (Retama raetam Forssk.) Webb & Berthel.) + Fabaceae | p. 371 |
| Palestine Buckthorn (Rhamnus palaestinas Boiss.) + Rhamnaceae | p. 373 |
| Castor (Ricinus communis L.) + Euphorbiaceae | p. 374 |
| Dog Rose (Rosa canina L.) +++ Rosaceae | p. 380 |
| Madder (Rubia tinctorium L.) X Rubiaceae | p. 384 |
| Biblical Bramble (Rubus sanctus Schreb.) +++ Rosaceae | p. 386 |
| Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella L.) ++ Polygonaceae | p. 388 |
| Butcher's Broom (Ruscus aculeatus L.) ++ Ruscaceae | p. 391 |
| Fringed Rue (Ruta chalepensis L.) + Rutaceae | p. 394 |
| Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) +++ Poaceae | p. 397 |
| Glasswort (Salicornia europea L.) ++ Chenopodiaceae | p. 402 |
| Willow (Salix acmophylla Boiss.) ++ Salicaceae | p. 404 |
| Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica L.) + Salicaceae | p. 409 |
| Brittle Willow (Salix fragilis L.) + Salicaceae | p. 411 |
| Common Saltwort (Salsola kali L.) ++ Chenopodiaceae | p. 413 |
| Peelu (Salvadora persica L.) ++ Salvadoraceae | p. 415 |
| Thorny Burnet (Sarcopoterium spinosum (L.) Spach ++ Rosaceae | p. 418 |
| Costus (Saussurea costus (Falc.) Lipsch) ++ Asteraceae | p. 419 |
| Lake Rush (Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla.) + Cyperaceae | p. 422 |
| Golden Thistle (Scolymus hispanicus L.) ++ Asteraceae | p. 423 |
| Alexandrian Senna (Senna alexandrina Mill.) + Fabaceae (Caesalpiniaceae) | p. 424 |
| Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.) +++ Asteraceae | p. 428 |
| Charlock (Sinapis arvensis L.) + Brassicaceae | p. 433 |
| Vine of Sodom (Solanum anguivi Lam.) + Solanaceae | p. 436 |
| Bitter-apple (Solanum incanum L.) ++ Solanaceae | p. 438 |
| Broomcorn (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench.) ++ Poaceae | p. 440 |
| Benzoin (Styrax benzoin Dryander.) ++ Styracaceae | p. 444 |
| Storax (Styrax officinalis L.) ++ Styracaceae | p. 447 |
| Sea Blite (Suaeda spp.) ++ Chenopodiaceae | p. 449 |
| Salt Cedar (Tamarix aphylla (L.) H. Karst.) ++ Tamaricaceae | p. 451 |
| Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wigger f.) +++ Asteraceae | p. 453 |
| Sandarac (Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl) Mast.) + Cupressaceae | p. 459 |
| Bean Caper (Tetraena dumosa (Boiss.) Beier & Thulin) + Zygophyllaceae | p. 461 |
| Shaggy Sparrowwort (Thymelaea hirsuta (L.) Endl.) X Thymelaeaceae | p. 462 |
| Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) +++ Fabaceae | p. 463 |
| Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) +++ Poaceae | p. 468 |
| Tulip (Tulipa spp.) + Liliaceae | p. 472 |
| Cattail (Typha spp.) +++ Typhaceae | p. 474 |
| Hairy Elm (Ulmus canescens Melv.) ++ Ulmaceae | p. 478 |
| Nettle (Urtica dioica L.) +++ Urticaceae | p. 480 |
| Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash ex Small) +++ Poaceae | p. 485 |
| Laurestinus (Viburnum tinus L.) + Caprifoliaceae | p. 490 |
| Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) ++ Fabaceae | p. 491 |
| Grape (Vitis vinifera L.) +++ Vitaceae | p. 496 |
| Spiny Cocklebur (Xanthium spinosum L.) + Asteraceae | p. 502 |
| Spiny Zilla (Zilla spinosa (L.) Prantl.) ++ Brassicaceae | p. 505 |
| Syrian Christthorn (Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Willd. ++ Rhamnaceae | p. 506 |
| Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) + Zosteraceae | p. 508 |
| References | p. 511 |
| Common Name Index | p. 521 |
| Scientific Name Index | p. 523 |
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