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Atwood, M.D. 1991 Spirit Healing, Sterling Publishing, New York.

Anderson, E.T. 1996 (2nd edn.) Peyote: the divine cactus, University of Arizona Press, Tucson.

Bach, E. 1931 Heal Thyself , C.W. Daniel, Saffron Walden.

Bartram, T. 1995 Bartram's Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine, 1st edn., Grace Publishers, Bournemouth.

Beinfield, H. and Korngold, E. 1991 Between Heaven and Earth : A Guide to Chinese Medicine., Ballantine Books, New York.

Bellamy, D. 1993 Blooming Bellamy : Herbs & Herbal Healing, BBC Books, London.

Bindon, P. 1996 Useful Bush Plants, Western Australian Museum, Perth.

Black, M. 1985 Food and Cooking in Medieval Britain, English Heritage, London.

Bishop, C. 1979 Home Remedies and Herbal Cures, Octopus, London.

Blumenthal, M. (ed) 1998 The Complete German Commission E Monographs, American Botanical Council, Austin, Texas.

Bonar, A. 1981 The 'How To' Book of Herbs and Herb Gardening, Blandford Press, Poole.

Bone, K. 1996 Clinical Applications of Ayurvedic and Chinese Herbs, Phytotherapy Press, Warwick, Queensland.

Bourke, J.G. 1892 Apache Medicine-Men, republished by Dover Publications, New York (1993)

Bowman, W.C. and Rand, M.J. 1980 Textbook of Pharmacology, Second edition, Blackwell, Oxford.

Bown, D. 1995 RHS Encyclopedia of Herbs and Their Uses, Dorling Kindersley, London.

Boxer, A. and Back, P. 1980 The Herb Book, Octopus, London.

Bradley, P.R. (ed.) 1992 British Herbal Compendium : Volume 1, BHMA, Bournemouth.

Bremness, L. 1994 DK Handbook: Herbs, Dorling Kindersley, London.

Brickell, C. (ed) 1987 The Royal Horticultural Society’s Gardener’s Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers, Dorling Kindersley, London.

Brickell, C. (ed) 1992 The Royal Horticultural Society’s Encyclopedia of Gardening, Dorling Kindersley, London.

BHMA 1983 British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, BHMA, Bournemouth.

Bruneteau, J-P, 1996 Tukka – Real Australian Food, Angus and Robertson, Sydney.

Buhner, S.H. 1996 Sacred Plant Medicine, Roberts Rinehart, Boulder, Colorado.

Burgen, A.S.V. and Mitchell, J.F. 1978 (8th edn) Gaddum's Pharmacology, Oxford University Press.

Burnie, D. 1995 DK Handbook: Wildflowers of the Mediterranean, Dorling Kindersley, London.

Caduto, J. and Bruchac, J. 1998 Keepers of Life, Fulcrum, Golden, Colorado.

Cannon, J. and Cannon, M. 1997 Dye Plants and Dyeing, The Herbert Press, London.

Carter, G. 1997 Gardening With Herbs, Ryland, Peters and Small, London.

Chevallier, A. 1993 Natural Medicine - Herbal First Aid, Amberwood, Christchurch.

Chevallier, A. 1996 The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants, Dorling Kindersley, London.

Corrigan, D. 1993 Ginkgo Biloba - Ancient Medicine Ancient Medicine: Ginkgo biloba, Amberwood Publishing, Christchurch.

Corrigan, D. 1994 Echinacea - Indian Medicine for the Immune System, Amberwood, Christchurch.

Couplan, F. 1998 The Encyclopedia of Edible Plants of North America, Keats, New Canaan, Connecticut.

Craig, C.R. and Stitzel, R.E. 1994 (4th edn) Modern Pharmacology, Little Brown, London.

Culpeper, N. 1649 Culpeper's Complete Herbal and English Physician, 1990 reprint of the 1814 London edition of Culpeper’s Complete Herbal, Meyer, Illinois.

Curtin, L.S.M. 1947 Healing Herbs of the Upper Rio Grande, revised and edited by M.Moore (1997), Western Edge Press, Santa Fe.

Curtis, S. 1996 Neal's Yard Remedies: Essential Oils, Aurum, London.

Curtis, S. and Fraser, R. 1991 Natural Healing for Women, Pandora Press, London

D'Andrea, J. 1989 Ancient Herbs, J.Paul Getty Museum, Malibu.

Davidow, J. 1999 Infusions of Healing : A Treasury ofMexican-American Herbal Remedies, Simon and Schuster, New York.

Densmore, F. 1928 How Indians Use Wild Plants for Food, Medicine and Crafts, republished by Dover, New York (1974).

Drummond, T.C. and Wilbraham, A. 1957 (2nd edn.) The Englishman’s Food, Pimlico, London.

Duff, G. 1987 A Book of Herbs and Spices: Recipes, Remedies and Lore, Guild Publishing, London.

Duin, N. and Sutcliffe, J. 1992 The History of Medicine from Prehistory to the Year 2020, Simon & Schuster, London.

Dunmire, W.W. and Tierney, G.D. 1995 Wild Plants of the Pueblo Province, University of New Mexico Press, Santa Fe.

Dunmire, W.W. and Tierney, G.D. 1997 Wild Plants and Native Peoples of the Four Corners, University of New Mexico Press, Santa Fe.

Dyer, A. 1981 Dyes from Natural Sources, Bell & Hyman, London.

Elias, T.S. and Dykeman, P.A. 1990 Edible Wild Plants : A North American Field Guide, Sterling Publishing, New York.

Elliot, R. and de Paoli, C. 1994 Kitchen Pharmacy, Tiger Books, London.

Enschen-Brown, C. 1989 Medicinal and Other Uses of North American Plants, Dover, New York.

ESCOP Monograph 1996 Althaeae radix European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1996 Betulae folium European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1996 Boldo folium European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1996 Calendulae flos European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1996 Foeniculi fructus European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1996 Hyperici herba European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1996 Lini semen European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1996 Orthosiphonis folium European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1996 Thymi herba European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1996 Zingiberis rhizoma European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1996 Harpagophyti radix European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1996 Melissae folium European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1996 Plantaginis ovatae semen European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1996 Plantaginis ovatae testa European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1996 Salviae folium European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1996 Solidaginis virgaureae herba European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1996 Tanaceti parthenii herba/folium European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1996 Taraxaci folium European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1996 Taraxaci radix European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1996 Urticae radix European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Allii sativi bulbus European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Anisi fructus European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Carvi fructus European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Juniperi fructus European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Lichen islandicus European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Menthae piperatae aetheroleum European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Menthae piperatae folium European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Polygalae radix European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Primulae radix European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Rosmarinae folium cum flore European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Absinthii herba European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Arnicae flos European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Gentianae radix European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Lupuli flos European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Meliloti herba European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Passiflorae herba European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Ribis nigri folium European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Salicis cortex European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Urticae folium/herba European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Valerianae radix European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Aloe capensis European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Frangulae cortex European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Hamamelidis folium European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Ononidis radix European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Psyllii semen European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Rhamni purshiani cortex European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Sennae folium European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Sennae fructus acutifoliae European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Sennae fructus angustifoliae European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

ESCOP Monograph 1997 Uvae ursi folium European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy

Evans, M. 1991 Herbal Plants, Studio Editions, London.

Evans, W.C. 1992 Trease and Evans' Pharmacognosy, 13th edition, Balliere Tindall, London.

Fitter, A. 1987 Collins Pocket Guide: Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe, London.

Forey, P. 1985 Funghi, Shire, Princes Risborough.

Foster, S. 1998 101 Medicinal Herbs: an Illustrated Guide, Interweave Press, Loveland, Colorado.

Garrard, I. and Streeter, D. 1983 The Wild Flowers of the British Isles, Macmillan, London.

Garvie, E. 1999 Gaelic Names of Plants, Funghi and Animals, Sabhal Màr Ostaig, Skye.

Gerard, J. 1633 The Herbal or General History of Plants, Facsimile Edition (1975), Dover Publications, New York.

Graves, G. 1990, Medicinal Plants, Studio Editions, London. (an abridged version of Hortus Medicus, published in 1834).

Grieve, M. 1931 A Modern Herbal: Vol. I,  A Modern Herbal: Vol II,  (ed. C.F. Leyel 1985), London.

Griggs, B. 1982 The Home Herbal, Pan, London.

Griggs, B. 1997 (2nd edn.) New Green Pharmacy, Vermillion, London.

Grigson, G. 1996 (2nd.edn.) The Englishman’s Flora, Helicon Publishing, Oxford.

Gursch, S. 1993 Healing with Herbal Juices, Alive Books, Vancouver.

H¬nsel, R. and Haas, H. 1997 Therapy with Phyto-pharmaceuticals, School of Phytotherapy, Hailsham.

Hatfield, G. 1999 Memory, Wisdom and Healing – The History of Domestic Plant Medicine, Sutton, Stroud.

Hillier, M. 1991 Container Gardening, Dorling Kindersley, London.

Hmamouchi, M. 1999 Les Plantes Medicinales et Aromatiques Marocaines, Imprimerie de F¾ dala, Morocco.

Hoadley, M. 1991 Roman Herbal: Herbs used in Roman Britain for Cooking and Medicines, Frank Graham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Hobbs, C. 1992 (2nd edn.) Milk Thistle, Botanica Press, Capitola, California.

Hobbs, C. 1993 Valerian: the Relaxing and Sleeping Herb, Botanica Press, Capitola, California.

Hoffmann, D. 1990 The New Holistic Herbal, Second Edition, Element, Shaftesbury.

Holder, K. and Duff, G. 1996 A Clove of Garlic, Reader’s Digest, London.

Hott, G. 1990 The Gourmet Garden, Pavilion, London.

Hyperhealth 1996 Natural Health and Nutrition Databank, v.96.1 CD-ROM, ©In-Tele-Health.

Isaacs, J. 1987 Bush Food – Aboriginal Food and Medicine, Lansdowne, Sydney.

Jones, K. 1995 Pau D'Arco : Immune Power from the Rainforest, Healing Arts Press, Rochester, Vermont.

Kavasch, E.B. and Baar, K. 1999 American Indian Healing Arts, Harper Collins, London.

Kay, M.A. 1996 Healing With Plants in the American and Mexican West, University of Arizona Press, Tucson.

Launert, E. 1981 The Hamlyn Guide to Edible and Medicinal Plants, London.

Lewington, A. 1990 Plants For People, Nat. History Museum, London.

Lininger, S.W. (ed) 1998 The Natural Pharmacy, Prima Health, Rocklin, California.

Lust, J. 1990 The Herb Book, Bantam, London.

Lyon, W.S. 1996 Encyclopedia of Native American Healing, ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara.

Mabey, R. (ed.) 1991 The Complete New Herbal, Penguin, London.

Mabey, R. 1996 Flora Britannica, Sinclair-Stevenson, London.

McIntyre, A. 1987 Alternatives: Herbal Medicine, Optima, London.

McIntyre, A. 1992 Herbs for Common Ailments, Gaia, London.

McIntyre, A. 1994 The Complete Woman's Herbal, Gaia, London.

MacSween, R.N.M. and Whaley, K. 1992 Muir's Textbook of Pathology, 13th edition, Edward Arnold, London.

Mann, J. 1992 Murder, Magic, and Medicine, Oxford University Press.

Mars, B. 1997 Elder, Keats, New Canaan, Connecticut.

Mason, C. 1997 The Ornamental Herb Garden, Conran Octopus, London.

Mayes, V.O. and Lacy, B.B. 1989 Nanise' : A Navajo Herbal, Navajo Community College Press, Tsaile, Arizona.

Metcalfe, M. 1993 Culpeper Guides: Herbs and Aromatherapy, Bloomsbury, London.

Meyer, J.E. 1918 The Herbalist, revised and enlarged by C and D Meyer (1986), Meyerbooks, Illinois.

Mills, S.Y. 1993 The Essential Book of Herbal Medicine, Penguin, London (First published in 1991 as Out of the Earth, Arkana)

Mills, S.Y. 1993 The A-Z of Modern Herbalism, Diamond Books, London.

Mitchell, A. and Wilkinson, J. 1988 (2nd edn.) Collins Field Guide: Trees of Britain and North Europe, Collins, London.

Moerman, D. 1998 Native American Ethnobotany, Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.

Moore, M. 1979 Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West, Museum of New Mexico Press, Santa Fe.

Moore, M. 1989 Medicinal Plants of the Desert and Canyon West, Museum of New Mexico Press, Santa Fe.

Moore, M. 1990 Los Remedios : Traditional Herbal Remedies of the Southwest, Red Crane, Santa Fe.

Moore, M. 1993 Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West, Red Crane, Santa Fe.

Moore, P.D. 1980 Mitchell Beazley Pocket Guide: Wild Flowers, London.

Mowrey, D.B. 1986 Proven Herbal Blends : A rational approach to prevention and remedy, Cormorant Books, Connecticut.

Murray, F. 1993 Ginkgo biloba, Keats, New Canaan, Connecticut.

Murray, M. and Pizzorno, J. 1990 Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, Macdonald Optima, London.

Nahmad, C. 1993 Earth Magic, Rider, London.

Neal, W. 1993 Gardener's Latin, Robert Hale, London.

Neal’s Yard Remedies 1997 Make Your Own Cosmetics, Aurum, London.

Newall, C.A., Anderson, L.A., & Phillipson, J.D. 1996 Herbal Medicines, The Pharmaceutical Press, London.

Newdick, J. 1993 Sloe Gin and Beeswax, Letts, London.

Ody, P. 1993 The Herb society's Complete Medicinal Herbal, Dorling Kindersley, London.

Ody, P. 1996 Handbook of Over-the-Counter Herbal Medicines, Kyle Cathie, London.

Ody, P. 1997 100 Great Natural Remedies, Kyle Cathie, London.

Ortiz, G.L. 1992 The Encyclopedia of Herbs, Spices and Flavourings, Dorling Kindersley, London.

Pengelly, A. 1997 (2nd edn) The Constituents of Medicinal Plants, Sunflower Herbals, Merriwa, NSW.

Peredo, M.G. 1985 Medical Practices in Ancient America, Ediciones Euroamericanes, Apartado, Mexico.

Perrone, B., Stockel, H.H. and Krueger, V. 1989 Medicine Women, Curanderas, and Women Doctors, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman.

Peterson, N. 1992 Culpeper Guides: Herbs and Health, Bloomsbury Books, London.

Phillips, R. 1986 The Photographic Guide to Identify Garden and Field Weeds, Elm Tree Books, London.

Phillips, R. and Foy, N. 1990 Herbs, Pan Books, London.

Pietroni, P.C. (ed.) 1991 The Reader's Digest Family Guide to Alternative Medicine, Readers Digest Association, London.

Polunin, M. and Robbins, C. 1992 The Natural Pharmacy, Dorling Kindersley, London.

Potterton, D. (ed.) 1983 Culpeper's Colour Herbal, Foulsham, London.

Press, B. & Gibbons, B. 1993 Wild Flowers of Britain and Europe: a photographic field guide, New Holland Publishers, London.

Priest, A.W. and Priest, L.R. 2000 (2nd edn) Herbal Medication – a Clinical and Dispensary Handbook, C.W.Daniel, Saffron Walden.

Prihoda, A. 1989 The Healing Powers of Nature, Octopus, London.

Renfrew, J. 1985 Food and Cooking in Prehistoric Britain, English Heritage, London.

Renfrew, J. 1985 Food and Cooking in Roman Britain, English Heritage, London.

Reeves, C. 1992 Egyptian Medicine, Shire, Risborough.

Richardson, R. 1982 The Little Garlic Book, Piatkus, Loughton.

Richardson, R. 1988 The Little Spice Book, Piatkus, Loughton.

Rieske, B 1990, Navajo and Hopi Dyes, Historic Indian Publishers, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Robbins, C. 1995 Herbalism: an Introductory Guide, Parrallel, Bristol.

Rogers, S.K. 1995 British and Chinese Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Healthlink Software Systems, Australia

Savinelli, A. 1997 Plants of Power, Savinelli, Taos, New Mexico.

Scott, M. (ed) 1986 An Irish Herbal, Anna Livia Press, Co. Dublin.

Scott, M.K. and Beazley, M. 1983 Pressed Flowers through the Seasons, Batsford, London.

Segall, B. 1994 The Herb Garden Month-by-month, David and Charles, Newton Abbott.

Sharp, D.W.A. (ed.) 1990 The Penguin Dictionary of Chemistry, London.

Slavik, B. 1993 Wild Flowers, Ferns and Grasses, Chancellor Press, London.

Stevenson, V. 1978 Flowercraft, Hamlyn, London.

Stockoe, W.J. 1965 The Observer’s Book of Wild Flowers, Frederick Warne, London.

Stockwell, C. 1989 Nature's Pharmacy: a History of Plants and Healing, Arrow, London.

Stuart, M. (ed.) 1984 The Encyclopedia of Herbs and Herbalism, Orbis, London.

Swerdlow, J. 2000 Nature's Medicine, National Geographic, Washington D.C.

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Tisserand, R. 1992 The Art of Aromatherapy, C.W.Daniel, Saffron Walden.

Tyler, V., Brady, L.R., and Robbers, J.E. 1981 (8th edn) Pharmacognosy, Lea and Febiger, Malvern, Pennsylvania.

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Whistler, W.A. 1992 Polynesian Herbal Medicine, National Tropical Garden, Kauai, Hawaii.

Whiston, C. 1992 Pressing Flowers, Bloomsbury Books, London.

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