HERBS
From: Martin
laksmi@datastar.net
Sent: 17 December 1999 02:02
Subject: Re: Dvibhuja Prabhu - Herb review in HKW
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I studied the commission E and it is a waste of money.
Kings is night and day for less money. It is not even a comparison. I had a
friend offer to buy the commission E if I wanted and after looking it over I
declined. I would like to be part of a program where devotees could come and
learn about devotee occupations such as the various healing arts, crafts
etc. Please let me know as your inspiration grows.
From: Hare Krsna dasi (Brunswick, Maine - USA)
Hare.Krsna.dasi@bbt.se
Sent: 16 December 1999 20:37
Subject: Re: Dvibhuja Prabhu - Herb review in HKW
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Dvibhuja Prabhu--
Thanks for the nice list of books. Maybe I can pick up a couple this spring
if the government still has its act together enough to send tax refunds.
Another similar book which I am hoping to get is the German Commission E
Monographs, which is a translation of scientific monographs on many
different herbs, commissions by the German government. Like the books you
describe, it appears to be a serious volume. I'm hoping I can understand it
if I get it.
The fact that you are getting some response from your classes and are able
to use them as a platform for introducing people to Krsna consciousness is
inspiring, as I said before. I hope that you are somehow able to add other
devotee experts and develop a broader range of offerings. That would expand
preaching opportunities and act as an inspiration to the rest of us who are
racking our brains as to how to start a varnasrama college.
your servant,
Hare Krsna dasi
From: Martin
laksmi@datastar.net
Sent: 15 December 1999 06:12
Subject: Re: Dvibhuja Prabhu - Herb review in HKW
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Dear Mother Hare Krsna Prabh
PAMHO AGTSP
Thank you for your encouragement.
The book in the picture is just a weed identification book. There are a
number of books that I use that a scholar such as yourself mind find very
helpful as well as Mother Carol and any other serious self sufficient
oriented personalities. That is if Mother Carol is still talking to me. I
really like to hear her comments, but sometimes on email we are put to task
for so many things because they are in print and so many people read them.
Somebody is bound to be having a trying day and so thus any controversial
remark is bound to be taken up. I pray I can possibly render her and your
good self some service by listing the books which I have found very helpful
even indispensable to really research the native herbs in ones environment.
Most of the books are reprints by Eclectic Medical Publications in Sandy
Oregon. The phone # for the company sponsoring their reprinting is
1-800-798-9951. The lady you need to talk with is Kathy or used to be at
least. Tell them Darrell Martin sent you, not that it really matters. The
books are expensive, but they are real herb books. The main ones listed
below were used by the physicians of the last century and I have found them
to be gold mines. They are very credible and offer all information about
even obscure plants which you will find very little info in other herb
books. Yes even castor bean.
Kings American Dispensatory is the cream of the crop. It is a two volume set
which is over 2000 pages of doctors uses of herbs, oils, etc. It was the
desk reference of all Eclectic Physicians. No other work exists to even come
close on American Medicinal Plants.
The next is called Ellingwoods American Meteria Medica Therapeutics and
Pharmacogonosy. It is very useful because it provides disease reference. I
have found valuable secrets that have made me look like a genius. It is less
expensive and a one volume. I use it a lot.
The next is Cooks dispensatory. He deals a lot with fresh or dried herbs
also. Such as teas. He is a different school of medicine but some tips are
in his book not in the others, for those who are looking to find reference
to that one plant it might be helpful although Kings and Ellingwoods just
about do it.
I also find A book called Indian Herbology of North America by alma hutchens
very useful for some plants. Of course there are many books, but these are
the most important starting from Kings. It is a must. It will change your
whole perspective on native plant research.
I hope this helps.
YS
Dvibhuja das
Just wanted to mention that there is a very nice
article about Dvibhuja Prabhu in the current issue of Hare Krsna World,
describing how he presents classes and workshops on herbology and uses
them as a practical means of attracting people to Krsna consciousness.
This is a very important part of Srila Prabhupada's intention in
establishing varnasrama colleges.
Dvibuja Prabhu presents a very practical step in developing Prabhupada's
varnasrama college, by simply developing the self-sufficient knowledge he
has and using that as a platform to attract others to Krsna consciousness.
It seems that if he could convince one or two other members of his
community to offer courses in sawyering or blacksmithing or preserving
foods, the beginning of a varnasrama college could be found.
Just wondering Prabhu -- what is the title of the book you are holding in
the photograph? I'm always looking for a new herb book!
your servant,
Hare Krsna dasi
From: Hare Krsna dasi (Brunswick, Maine - USA)
Hare.Krsna.dasi@bbt.se
Sent: 14 December 1999 23:11
Subject: Dvibhuja Prabhu - Herb review in HKW
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Just wanted to mention that there is a very nice
article about Dvibhuja Prabhu in the current issue of Hare Krsna World,
describing how he presents classes and workshops on herbology and uses
them as a practical means of attracting people to Krsna consciousness.
This is a very important part of Srila Prabhupada's intention in
establishing varnasrama colleges.
Dvibuja Prabhu presents a very practical step in developing Prabhupada's
varnasrama college, by simply developing the self-sufficient knowledge he
has and using that as a platform to attract others to Krsna consciousness.
It seems that if he could convince one or two other members of his
community to offer courses in sawyering or blacksmithing or preserving
foods, the beginning of a varnasrama college could be found.
Just wondering Prabhu -- what is the title of the book you are holding in
the photograph? I'm always looking for a new herb book!
your servant,
Hare Krsna dasi
