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NYBG.org: Michael J. Balick Profile
... shared with local communities. Dr. Balick also conducts research in New York City, studying traditional healing practices in ethnic communities of the urban environment. In addition to ethnobotany, Dr. Balick ... co-founded the Ix Chel Tropical Research Foundation, a center in Belize devoted to traditional healing and cultural preservation. From 1986-1996 he helped lead the Garden‘s collaboration with ...
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The Arboretum of Los Angeles County
... or grilled, often over allspice wood. Also, soaking allspice berries in rum results in a traditional Jamaican liqueur called ``Pimento dram''. The Arawak Indians of the Caribbean used allspice to preserve ... on long voyages. Besides its value in in cooking, allspice berries have been used in traditional healing in the Caribbean. Allspice is said to promote digestion and alleviate muscle pain. The main ...
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Ix Chel Farms and the Don Eligio Panti Medicinal Trail
... For ten years, Dr. Rosita studied and learned from Don Eligio the art of traditional Mayan natural healing. She also studied and learned the Mayan spiritual traditions that are an integral ... used to make medicinal teas; the company shares its profits with its employees and the traditional healing cooperative. These remedies are derived from the plants that are "rescued" before the bulldozers can ...
www.belize.com

Amazon Conservation Team: Shaman
... and conservation of strategic ecosystems, Amerindian peoples can contribute valuable insights through their traditional health practices, their integrated vision of nature and sense of life, and the ... Tribal elders, with our active encouragement and assistance, are now teaching youngsters everything from traditional healing to legends, music and handicrafts. In the words of one of these apprentices: ...
www.ethnobotany.org

A Modern Herbal - Editor's Introduction
... medical books contained no plant lore. The essence of a herbal was the combination of traditional plant lore, the medicinal properties of the herbs, and their botanical classification. From the time ... the tradition which goes back to legendary times. For instance, Bellis Perennis chronicles the wound-healing properties of the Daisy. Tussilago Farfara is the botanical name for the Coltsfoot, which is ...
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Grifola frondosa, the hen of the woods, sheepshead or maitake-- Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month for November 2006
... here for "Fungal diseases that must be overcome to have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner." This month's fungus is one of my ... . Grifola frondosa is an apt example of a well-documented traditional Chinese medicine. The first record of its use comes from ... Acad. Sci. 768:243-245. Nanba H. 1997. Maitake D-fraction: healing and preventative potential for cancer. J. Orthomolecular Medicine 12:43-49 ...
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"Traditional Herbs for Winter Interest -- Books and Links"
... Traditional Herbs for Winter Interest -- Books and Links" Sources of Information on Herbology As newsletter editor ... . Natural Earth: The English Standard Reference on Herbal Substances -- Volume I: The Herbal Center of Healing. Anchorage, AK: Earthpulse Press, 1998. A detailed survey of the literature of herbology, from the ...
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The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs, By Leslie Taylor
... approaches to health and healing. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs is a valuable resource to these herbs and their uses. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs ... approximately 75 plants, describing scientific and common names, dosage and preparation methods, traditional and current usage, chemical composition, clinical research, and contraindication/interactions. Particularly interesting ...
www.rain-tree.com

Open Directory - Science: Biology: Botany: Ethnobotany
... Describes Dr. Rosita Arvigo's studies and work with tropical plants and traditional healing in Belize. Laboratory of Ethnobotany - Houses collections of domesticated plants from ... Research Department, Missouri Botanical Garden - Describes current research, including ethnobotany, medicinal botany, traditional uses of plants, and bioprospecting. Also: research policy, discoveries, DNA-banking, Chatham ...
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Open Directory - Health: Alternative: Herbs
... online text with chapters about history, harvesting, drying, horticulture, preparations, and therapeutic actions. Healing Herbs - An interactive community offering herbal information, recipes, chat, discussion groups, events, ... research and book references. Laurie Lacey's Wild World of Plants - Information about traditional use of plant and tree medicines. Also offers workshops, a blog, and links ...
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