Medicinal Lichens
Indigenous Wisdom and Modern Pharmacology
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2025
Healing Arts Press (Verlag)
9798888500248 (ISBN)
Healing Arts Press (Verlag)
9798888500248 (ISBN)
A comprehensive illustrated guide to the lichens of North America
• Explores more than 400 species of lichens, alongside full-color photos
• Shows the ways that indigenous peoples of North America have traditionally used lichens for food, clothing, dye, paint, and medicine
• Explains in detail the scientific research behind the potency of lichen chemicals to heal many human conditions
Lichens—a symbiosis of fungi, algae, bacteria, and yeast—can grow on nearly any surface and thrive in an extremely wide range of environments, including on the International Space Station. Used for millennia by Indigenous people, lichens are now being recognized by modern science for their unique medicinal potential, particularly against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, viruses, cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
In Medicinal Lichens, Robert Dale Rogers explores more than 400 species of North American lichens, including full-color photographic examples. He explains how lichens are members of the Fungi kingdom and, surprisingly, more biologically related to humans than to plants. He looks at what types of lichens we can find in geographic regions and habitats and shows how lichens are an indicator species, revealing the health of the environment and neighboring life forms, including that of humans. Rogers also explores each lichen chemical’s healing properties, showing how pharmacological researchers are rediscovering the ancient wisdom of lichens long known by Indigenous peoples.
Showcasing the benefits as well as the beauty of lichens, this book demonstrates how lichens are the perfect example of strength, cooperation, and harmonious living—Indigenous wisdom with the power to inform our modern way of life.
• Explores more than 400 species of lichens, alongside full-color photos
• Shows the ways that indigenous peoples of North America have traditionally used lichens for food, clothing, dye, paint, and medicine
• Explains in detail the scientific research behind the potency of lichen chemicals to heal many human conditions
Lichens—a symbiosis of fungi, algae, bacteria, and yeast—can grow on nearly any surface and thrive in an extremely wide range of environments, including on the International Space Station. Used for millennia by Indigenous people, lichens are now being recognized by modern science for their unique medicinal potential, particularly against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, viruses, cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
In Medicinal Lichens, Robert Dale Rogers explores more than 400 species of North American lichens, including full-color photographic examples. He explains how lichens are members of the Fungi kingdom and, surprisingly, more biologically related to humans than to plants. He looks at what types of lichens we can find in geographic regions and habitats and shows how lichens are an indicator species, revealing the health of the environment and neighboring life forms, including that of humans. Rogers also explores each lichen chemical’s healing properties, showing how pharmacological researchers are rediscovering the ancient wisdom of lichens long known by Indigenous peoples.
Showcasing the benefits as well as the beauty of lichens, this book demonstrates how lichens are the perfect example of strength, cooperation, and harmonious living—Indigenous wisdom with the power to inform our modern way of life.
Robert Dale Rogers is an herbalist with more than 50 years of experience in clinical practice and the classroom. He is the author of more than 60 books and is a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms. A former clinical professor in family medicine at the University of Alberta, he lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Foreword by David Young, Ph.D.
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Medicinal Lichens
of North America
Medicinal Lichens
Acarospora to Xylopsora
Lichen Chemistry
Atranorin to Zeorin
Resources
Bibliography
Directory of Common Names
Index of Lichens and
Medicinal Applications
| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.10.2024 |
|---|---|
| Illustrationen | Jason Hollinger |
| Zusatzinfo | Full-color throughout |
| Verlagsort | Rochester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 168 x 241 mm |
| Gewicht | 814 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Alternative Heilverfahren |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde ► Phytotherapie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-13 | 9798888500248 / 9798888500248 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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