Herbal Links

These links apply to the more medicinally related and traditional herbal properties of plants.

http://www.med.yale.edu/library/historical/culpeper/culpeper.htm: We simply must begin with

Nicholas Culpeper himself: the so-called Herbal is on-line.

http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/plants.html: Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical

Databases. This page allows the user to query the database for phytochemicals in one or several

chosen plants. These plants can be chosen via scrollbar or entering the first several letters of the

name.

http://www.plantea.com/planting-moon-phases.htm: Planting by the Moon

http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/index.html: Gernot Katzer’s Spice Pages. Emphasis is on

their usage in ethnic cuisines, particularly in Asia; also their history, chemical constituents, and the

etymology of their names.

http://www.pfaf.org/index.php: Plants For A Future is a resource center for rare and unusual

plants, particularly those which have edible, medicinal or other uses.

http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/mgmh.html:  A Modern Herbal, first published in

1931, by Mrs. M. Grieve, contains Medicinal, Culinary, Cosmetic and Economic Properties,

Cultivation and Folk-Lore of Herbs. This work is considered s standard in the field.

http://www.christopherhobbs.com/: Christopher Hobbs is one of the acknowledged masters in

herbalism today. His site  is devoted to honoring the plants, the spirit and traditions of herbal

medicine, and to the celebration of health-your health, and the health of all life on Earth. Especially

the health of mother Earth herself, the physical source of our life and health.

http://www.matthewwoodherbs.com/index.html: Matthew Woods is another modern herbal

master: I have found his works personally inspirational, and I have some of them required reading

at Kepler College. He has also written extensively on the history of herbalism and related medicinal

arts.

http://www.henriettesherbal.com/: This should be credited as the grandmother of Internet herbal

sites: it’s been around for years, and has been a source of excellent information.

http://www.herbs.org/:  The Herb Research Foundation is the world's first and foremost source of

accurate, science-based information on the health benefits and safety of herbs---and expertise in

sustainable botanical resource development. It’s been another long-term Internet player.

http://www.herbsociety.org.uk/:  The Herb Society is an internationally-renowned educational

charity dedicated to encouraging the appreciation and use of herbs, bringing together those

interested in herbs whether they are professionals or amateurs.

http://nnlm.gov/pnr/uwmhg/: This is the website for the University of Washington Medicinal Herb

Garden, which has excellent photographs, and cross-referencing of medicinal properties of the

herbs planted there.