The Healing Power of Celtic Plants Their History, Their Use, and the Scientific Evidence That They Work Men

by Paine, Angela
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-09-18
Publisher(s): Moon Books
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Summary

The Celts were a successful and vigorous people who spread all over Europe a few thousand years ago. They practiced what many in the medical profession today say is crucial to good health- drinking copious quantities of pure spring water, eating fresh vegetables, fruit and grains, and taking plenty of exercise. They were also a shamanic people, treating their environment with respect.

Table of Contents

Part 1
Introduction
1(6)
Who were the ancient Celts of Britain?
7(3)
The healthy lifestyle of the ancient Celts
10(1)
The role of the Druid
11(10)
Celtic medicine
21(11)
Part 2
The Plants How to recognize, find, grow, preserve, and use them
32(9)
Medicinal Plants in the US and the UK
41(3)
Bilberry
44(8)
Burdock
52(8)
Clivers
60(6)
Coltsfoot
66(8)
Comfrey
74(6)
Dandelion
80(10)
Elder
90(14)
Flax
104(8)
Fumitory
112(6)
Ground ivy
118(4)
Guelder rose
122(6)
Hawthorn
128(12)
Meadowsweet
140(4)
Mistletoe
144(12)
Motherwort
156(8)
Nettle
164(8)
Plantain
172(8)
Roseroots
180(8)
Silver birch
188(6)
St John's wort
194(12)
Thyme
206(6)
Valerian
212(6)
Vervain
218(6)
Willow
224(6)
Yellow dock
230(5)
Part 3
Poisonous plants used by the Celts
235(4)
Celtic medicinal plants which could still be used today
239(6)
Lessons to be learned from the ancient Celts
245(4)
References 249

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