Larousse Des Plantes Médicinales

by Andrew Chevallier

Un ouvrage en trois parties :

1/ Une histoire de la phytothérapie

Les utilisations traditionnelles des plantes dans le monde entier, des origines à nos jours

2/ Une encyclopédie illustrée des plantes médicinales

plus de 550 plantes médicinales avec, pour chacune d’elles :

Les critères pour l’identifier (description, habitat et culture) :
Les conseils pour la préparer, avec des photographies des parties à utiliser et des différentes préparations obtenues (décoctions, teintures, poudres, infusions…)
Ses usages traditionnels et courants, ainsi que des précisions sur les recherches en cours.

3/ Un guide pratique

Avec de nombreux conseils :

Pour cultiver au jardin ou en serre les principales plantes médicinales (consoude, romarin, mélisse, millepertuis…)
Pour préparer soi-même des remèdes naturels (onguents, sirops, décoctions, cataplasmes, huiles médicinales), sous forme de pas à pas illustrés
Pour se soigner au quotidien et prévenir les dangers de l’automédication (toxicité de certaines plantes, contre-indications…)
Et un catalogue des remèdes contre les affections courantes. Une ou plusieurs recettes sont proposées
pour chaque affection (piqûre d’insecte, maux de tête, insomnie, problèmes de peau, douleurs musculaires, problèmes liés à la ménopause…)

Genres: Nonfiction, Health, Herbs, Food, Plants, Gardening, Reference

336 pages, Hardcover

Published March 5, 2015

Reviews

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

great full color photos, adn pictures of plant parts. recipes, histories. Lotions & soaps, too.

[Darren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good source for beginners to learn about medicinal uses of plants and herbs, as well as how to distill your own teas, tinctures, essential oils, etc. I would have liked to have seen more focus on certain, more common plants (such as Oregano), instead of a tiny snippet. But, overall, it makes a good reference book.

[LanAnh Hoang · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cuốn sách rất hay và giá trị, nhưng sẽ hoàn hảo hơn nếu như NXB Tổng Hợp TMHCM không lược bỏ phần Index so với nguyên bản. Cuốn sách này có lẽ cũng được dùng làm tài liệu tra cứu đối với nhiều người, trong đó có mình, và khi không có Index thì không còn cách nào khác là phải làm sticker&labelling, kèm theo đánh máy và in cái index tự tạo rồi kẹp vào sách. Việc này thực sự là tốn khá khá công sức, mà lại không thể làm indexing cho tất cả mấy trăm vị được. Mình rất hy vọng phần Index sẽ được đưa vào trong những lần tái bản sau, và mình xin hứa sẽ mua bản có Index, mặc dù mình đã có 1 cuốn (chưa Index) rồi.

[Kai · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely brilliant if you're interested in herbology, gardening, cooking or anything to do with plants!

Not only is it highly informative of their uses, but it also provides plenty of other information: clear depictions, cultural, historical and spiritual links, references to how the plants are to be harvested, the folklore behind them, how to turn it into a usable product and the dosage.
(For e.g. tinctures, ointments, essential oil, tea leaves, salad, creams and more!)

[Alisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have checked out dozens of herbal medicine books over the years and this is one of the rare few I actually bought and own. It includes sections on herb cultivation and preservation, and how to make various remedies, including oils and salves. Spectacular resource.

[Carlo Cormier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un livre amusant et intelligent. Tout ce que vous pouvez savoir des plantes medecinales primaires et secondaires. A amusing yet intelligent book. Everything you need to know about primary and secondary medecinale plants (the book is in French).

[Electric-guitar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable. Reminds me when my grandmother use to give me old Dutch remedies when I was like under 7 years old.
Though the book I ordered via Amazon.co.uk used books. And it did not have a nice smell.

[Agata Maluhina · Rating 5 out of 5]

i never even wrote a review for a book before and today i came here specifically to do just that, it's an absolutely great, approachable source that gives so much uselful info on medicinal plants, their cultivation and the making of medicines. i couldn't be happier with a piece, thank you!

[Alvaro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sin duda merece la pena, tanto por la información que viene con cada planta, como por las explicaciones para preparar diferentes remedios así como las tablas con las diferentes dolencias y plantas que pueden ayudar

[Grandma Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good reference book.

[Miko Lovette · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such an amazing resource that is full of helpful information that is provided in a succinct manor