Chapter 1Entering the World of Healing Plants 1 -- Relationship of People and Plants 3 -- Plant Personalities 10 -- Chapter 2 A History of Healing 25 -- Making Medicine 25 -- A Brief Historical Perspective 30 -- Chapter 3 Plants and Paradigms 41 -- Interdisciplinary Interest 41 -- Plants and the Biomedical Paradigm 44 -- Plants and the Traditional Paradigm 50 -- Plants and the Nursing Paradigm 53 -- An Integrative Paradigm for Plant Use 55 -- Chapter 4 Carefulness and Conservation 63 -- Safety Standards and Control 64 -- Plant Potency: Gentle Greens and Powerful Potions 73 -- Conservation: Safe Sampling versus Grazing with Gusto 84 -- Chapter 5 Nursing Care and Plants: Back to the Roots 87 -- Nature Care 88 -- Partnering with Plants 110 -- Chapter 6 Plant Profiles 111 -- Introduction to Profiles 114 -- Chapter 7 Comfort and Pain Relief 133 -- Feverfew 137 -- Lavender 147 -- Evening Primrose 157 -- Mustard 169 -- Chapter 8 Hormone Balance 179 -- Wild Yam 183 -- Fenugreek 195 -- Soy 205 -- Black Cohosh 217 -- Angelica 227 -- Kelp 239 -- Chapter 9 Immune Response 249 -- Goldenseal 253 -- Echinacea 263 -- Elder 275 -- Garlic 285 -- Sage 297 -- Thyme 307 -- Onion 317 -- Chapter 10 Skin Care 327 -- Calendula 331 -- Aloe 339 -- Yarrow 351 -- Rose 361 -- Witch Hazel 373 -- Chapter 11 Sleep and Rest 381 -- Valerian 385 -- German Chamomile 397 -- Hops 411 -- Lemon Balm 421 -- Oat 431 -- Chapter 12 Elimination 439 -- Cranberry 443 -- Psyllium 451 -- Cascara Sagrada 459 -- Saw Palmetto 467 -- Chapter 13 Digestion 477 -- Horseradish 481 -- Ginger 489 -- Lemon 503 -- Chapter 14 Energy 513 -- Ginseng 517 -- Coffee 527 -- Tea 539 -- Ephedra 549 -- Chapter 15 Emotions and Adaptation 559 -- St. John's Wort 563 -- Kava 577 -- Passion Flower 589 -- Siberian Ginseng 597 -- Chapter 16 Mobility 605 -- Cayenne 609 -- Rosemary 623 -- Arnica 635 -- Cinnamon 645 -- Wintergreen 655 -- Chapter 17 Lifestyle Choices 663 -- Milk Thistle 669 -- Tobacco 679 -- Kudzu 691 -- Marijuana 699 -- Chapter 18 Restoration 711 -- Red Clover 715 -- Reishi 725 -- Turmeric 733 -- Mistletoe 743 -- Greater Celandine 755 -- Ginkgo 763 -- Bilberry 773 -- Nature Care Education 784 -- Reasonable Research 786 -- Medicinal Plants and the Law 791 -- Resources for Further Learning 795 -- Chapter 20 Staying in Contact with the Garden 801 -- Sowing the Seeds 803 -- Weeding 808 -- Enjoying the Beautiful Harvest 812 -- Conclusion: Lessons from Lemon Balm and Cues from Cranberry 814.