PANUPS: Resource Pointer #365 (Plants as Medicine)

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PANUPS: Resource Pointer #365 (Plants as Medicine)

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Resource Pointer #365 (Plants as Medicine)

 

May 26, 2004

 

For copies of the following resources, please contact the appropriate publishers

or organizations directly.

 

*Ecological Medicine: Healing the Earth, Healing Ourselves, 2004* Kenny Ausubel

and J.P. Harpignies (editors). A compilation of presentations from the annual

Bioneers conference examining the intrinsic link between human health and

environmental health. Proposes a wide variety of solutions to reconnect the

diverging fields of conventional medicine and plant conservation and examines

Ecological Medicine, an emerging field seeking to re-integrate holistic and

ancient healing practices. 248 pages. $16.95. Contact Sierra Club Books, 85

Second Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105; phone (415) 977-5500; fax

(415) 977-5799; email store; Web site

http://www.sierraclub.org/books/.

 

*Battling Resistance to Antibiotics and Pesticides: An Economic Approach, 2003*

Ramanan Laxminarayan (editor). Examines the growing resistance of pests to

pesticides and bacteria to antibiotics that threaten human and environmental

health throughout the world. Proposes an economic framework to develop policies

and regulations limiting pesticide and antibiotic applications to ensure maximum

benefit for society and suggests strategies to confront the increasingly

dangerous levels of resistance. Attempts to connect the seemingly disparate

economic, biological, and medicinal aspects of resistance issues. 377 pages.

Contact Resources for the Future, 1616 P. Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036;

phone (202) 328-5000; fax (202) 939-3460; Web site http://www.rff.org.

 

*The Lost Language of Plants: The Ecological Importance of Plant Medicines to

Life on Earth, 2002* Stephan Harrod Buhner. Recounts the long history of human

dependence on plant medicines and spiritual interaction with the natural world.

Examines the effects of the reliance of Western culture on chemical

pharmaceuticals and technologies that threaten plant health. Calls for increased

respect of the plants and the healing power of plant medicines. 325 pages.

$19.95. Contact Chelsea Green Publishers, c/o Resolution, Inc., P.O. Bos 2284,

South Burlington, VT 05407; phone (800) 639-4099; Web site

http://www.chelseagreen.com/.

 

*Conservation Medicine: Ecological Health in Practice, 2002* A. Alonso Aguirre,

Richard S. Ostfeld, Gary M. Tabor, Carol House, Mary C. Pearl (editors).

Presents theories from an emerging discipline known as conservation medicine

which seeks to restore and protect biodiversity and gain new understanding of

the links between ecosystem, animal, and human health. Discusses potential

threats to biodiversity and strategies for increasing conservation efforts. 407

pages. $49.50. Contact Oxford University Press, 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY

10016; Web site http://www.us.oup.com/.

 

*The Herbal Medicine Maker’s Handbook: A Home Manual, 2000* James Green and

Ajana Green. Covers the cultivation, preparation, and usage of various herbal

remedies. Also includes scientific explanations for positive health responses to

herbal medicines and anecdotes demonstrating the varied history and application

of herbalism. 384 pages. $22.95. Contact The Crossing Press, P.O. Box 7123,

Berkeley, CA 94707; phone (800) 841-2265; fax (510) 559-1629; email

order; Web site http://www.crossingpress.com/.

 

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Pointer to send review copies of publications, videos or other resources to our

office.

 

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