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title	:	Botany and Healing : Medicinal Plants of New Jersey and the Region
author	:	Still, Cecil C.
publisher	:	Rutgers University Press
isbn10 | asin	:	081352508X
print isbn13	:	9780813525082
ebook isbn13	:	9780585048291
language	:	English
subject	Medicinal plants--Northeastern States, Materia medica, Vegetable--Northeastern States.
publication date	:	1998
lcc	:	RS172.N67S75 1998eb
ddc	:	615/.32/0974
subject	:	Medicinal plants--Northeastern States, Materia medica, Vegetable--Northeastern States.

Page iii Botany and Healing Medicinal Plants of New Jersey and the Region Cecil C. Still Rutgers University Press New Brunswick, New Jersey, and London

Page iv Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Still, Cecil C., 1931 Botany and healing: medicinal plants of New Jersey and the region / Cecil C. Still. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-8135-2507-1 (cloth).ISBN 0-8135-2508-X (pbk.) 1. Medicinal plantsNortheastern States. 2. Materia medica, VegetableNortheastern States. I. Title. RS172.N67S751998 615'.32'0974DC2197-45725 CIP British Cataloging-in-Publication data for this book is available from the British Library Copyright 1998 by Cecil C. Still All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Please contact Rutgers University Press, Livingston Campus, Bldg. 4161, P.O. Box 5062, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903. The only exception to this prohibition is "fair use" as defined by U.S. copyright law. Manufactured in the United States of America

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Page vii CONTENTS Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction A Historical Sketch of the Use of Medicinal Plants 1 How to Use This Book 7 PART I Medicinal Plants and Their Preparation 11 What Makes a Plant Medicinal? 11 Effects of Context on Plant Efficacy 12 Preparation of Plants for Medicinal Uses 13 Cautionary Note 16 PART II Medicinal Plants of New Jersey and the Region 19 Appendix Uses of Medical Plants by Category 215 Glossary 239 Sources 243 Index 247

Page ix PREFACE Plants have always been important in medicine, but with the development of "modern" medicine and the then new chemotherapeutic agents such as the sulfa drugs and penicillin, public perception of the value of medicinal plants diminished. The pharmaceutical industry's renewed interest in medicinal plants can be attributed to the costs associated with the development and marketing of new synthetic drugs and with meeting the regulatory demands of governmental agencies. Current regulations permit the approval of a new drug from a natural source in much less time, saving millions of dollars. The current popular interest in medicinal plants for personal use and in alternative medicine can be viewed as a desire to return to aspects of the medicine of earlier times. This renewed interest has also led to an increasing regard for wild plants as positive contributors to the environment. My interest in the medicinal plants of northeastern America, especially those of my home state of New Jersey, stems from both my family heritage in herbal medicine and my work as a plant scientist. In the nineteenth century, one of my ancestors, James Still (1812-1885), a self-taught healer, traveled the New Jersey pinelands and practiced what was, in its time, an alternative to the accepted modern medical practice. People from all over southern New Jersey and Philadelphia sought out his herbal preparations and medical advice. Although Still's direct descendants did not carry on his herbal medical practice, I feel that knowing about his achievements stimulated my own early interests in looking for local medicinal plants and growing them myself.

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