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Edible and medicinal plants of Canada

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MacKinnon, Andrew. Edmonton, AB: Partners Publishing | Lone Pine Publishing, Inc. , 2014.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QV766 M158 2014

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: MacKinnon, Andrew

Place of Publication: Edmonton, AB

Publisher: Partners Publishing; Lone Pine Publishing, Inc.

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 448 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Plants, Edible; Plants, Medicinal; Medicine, Traditional; Canada; Handbook

ISBN: 9781772130027

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Victoria Library; Vancouver Library

Call Number: QV766 M158 2014

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Held by the land: a guide to indigenous plants for wellness

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Joseph, Leigh. New York: Wellfleet Press , 2023.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB55 J83 203

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Joseph, Leigh

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Wellfleet Press

Publication Date: 2023

Physical Description: 192 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Indigenous Peoples; Plants; Plant Preparations; Ethnobotany; Medicine, Traditional; Popular Work

Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN: 9781577152941

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Status: Processing

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WB55 J83 203

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WHO monographs on selected medicinal plants

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World Health Organization. Geneva: World Health Organization , 2002.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QV766 W628 2002

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Alternate Title: Selected medicinal plants

Corporate Author: World Health Organization

Place of Publication: Geneva

Publisher: World Health Organization

Publication Date: 2002

Physical Description: 2 volumes

Subjects: Plants, Medicinal; Medicine, Herbal; Medicine, Traditional

ISBN: 9241545178 (v.1); 9241545372 (v.2)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QV766 W628 2002

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Plants used against cancer : a survey

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Hartwell, Jonathan L. Lawrence, Ma.: Quarterman Pub , 1982.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ267 H337 1982

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Hartwell, Jonathan L

Place of Publication: Lawrence, Ma.

Publisher: Quarterman Pub

Publication Date: 1982

Subjects: Neoplasms - drug therapy - handbooks; Plants - therapeutic use - handbooks

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ267 H337 1982

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Braiding sweetgrass for young adults : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants

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Kimmerer, Robin Wall, Gray Smith, Monique, Neidhardt, Nicole (ill.). Minneapolis, MN: Zest Books , 2022.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB55 K49 2022

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

"Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer's best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass is adapted for a young adult audience by children's author Monique Gray Smith, bringing Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation" -- Provided by publisher

Author: Kimmerer, Robin Wall; Gray Smith, Monique; Neidhardt, Nicole (ill.)

Place of Publication: Minneapolis, MN

Publisher: Zest Books

Publication Date: 2022

Physical Description: 304 pages : illustrations; 21 cm

Subjects: First Nations; Plants; Plant Preparations; Ethnobotany; Medicine, Traditional; Nature; Ecology; Popular Work

Abstract: "Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer's best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass is adapted for a young adult audience by children's author Monique Gray Smith, bringing Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation" -- Provided by publisher

Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN: 9781728458991

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Prince George Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WB55 K49 2022

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Luschiim's plants : traditional Indigenous foods, materials and medicines

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Charlie, Luschiim Arvid, Turner, Nancy J. Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB55 C478l 2021

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

"In this unprecedented collection of botanical information, over 140 plants are categorized within their broad botanical groupings: algae and seaweeds, lichens, fungi and mushrooms, mosses and liverworts, ferns and fern-allies, coniferous trees, deciduous trees, shrubs and vines, and herbaceous flo…

Author: Charlie, Luschiim Arvid; Turner, Nancy J.

Place of Publication: Madeira Park, BC

Publisher: Harbour Publishing

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: xiii, 274 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Ethnobotany; Plants, Medicinal; Medicine, Traditional; Indigenous Canadians; First Nations; British Columbia; Popular Work

Abstract: "In this unprecedented collection of botanical information, over 140 plants are categorized within their broad botanical groupings: algae and seaweeds, lichens, fungi and mushrooms, mosses and liverworts, ferns and fern-allies, coniferous trees, deciduous trees, shrubs and vines, and herbaceous flowering plants. Each entry is illustrated with a colour photo and includes the plant?s common, scientific and Hul'q'umi'num'; names; a short description; where to find it; and cultural knowledge related to the plant. Additional notes encompass plant use, safety and conservation; the linguistic writing system used for Hul'q'umi'num'; plant names; as well as miscellaneous notes from interviews with Luschiim." - Back cover

Notes: A Hul'q'umi'num' (Cowichan) Ethnobotany - Top of cover

ISBN: 9781550179453

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WB55 C478l 2021

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Plants that fight cancer

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Boca Raton: CRC Press , 2004.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ267 P714 2004

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Kintzios, Spiridon E; Baberaki, Maria G

Place of Publication: Boca Raton

Publisher: CRC Press

Publication Date: 2004

Physical Description: xi, 296 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - drug therapy; Phytotherapy; Plant Extracts - therapeutic use

ISBN: 0415298539 (hbk. : alk. paper)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ267 P714 2004

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Herbal supplements : efficacy, toxicity, interactions with western drugs, and effects on clinical laboratory tests

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Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley , 2011.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QV766 D229 2011

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Dasgupta, Amitava; Hammett-Stabler, Catherine A

Place of Publication: Hoboken, N.J.

Publisher: Wiley

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: xiv, 470 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Plants, Medicinal - toxicity; Plants, Medicinal - chemistry; Dietary Supplements - toxicity; Herb-Drug Interactions; Phytotherapy - adverse effects; Pathology, Clinical - methods

ISBN: 9780470433508; 0470433507

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QV766 D229 2011

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Medicines to help us : traditional Métis plant use : study prints & resource guide

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Belcourt, Christi, Flamand, Rita (translator), Burnouf, Laura (translator), Richardson, Rose. Saskatoon, SK: Gabriel Dumont Institute , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB55 B427 2007

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Author: Belcourt, Christi; Flamand, Rita (translator); Burnouf, Laura (translator); Richardson, Rose

Place of Publication: Saskatoon, SK

Publisher: Gabriel Dumont Institute

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: xv, 80 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps ; 23 cm

Subjects: Ethnobotany; Plants, Medicinal; Medicine, Traditional; Indigenous Canadians; First Nations; Popular Work; Pictorial Works

ISBN: 9780920915790

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WB55 B427 2007

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Canadian medicinal crops

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Small, Ernest, Catling, Paul M. [Ottawa, ON]: NRC Research Press , 1999.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QV770 DC2 S635 1999

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Small, Ernest; Catling, Paul M

Corporate Author: National Research Council of Canada

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: NRC Research Press

Publication Date: 1999

Physical Description: x, 240 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Plants, Medicinal; Medicine, Herbal; Crops, Agricultural; Drug Industry; Canada

ISBN: 9780660175348; 0660175347

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QV770 DC2 S635 1999

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Betel-quid and areca-nut chewing and some areca-nut-derived nitrosamines

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International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization. Lyon, France : Geneva: IARC Press ; Distributed by IARC Press and the World Health Organization Marketing and Dissemination , 2004.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ202 I585 2003 v.85

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

2 read online

Corporate Author: International Agency for Research on Cancer; World Health Organization

Place of Publication: Lyon, France : Geneva

Publisher: IARC Press ; Distributed by IARC Press and the World Health Organization Marketing and Dissemination

Publication Date: 2004

Physical Description: x, 334 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series: IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans 85

Subjects: Areca - toxicity; Carcinogens - toxicity; Nitrosamines - toxicity; Neoplasms - chemically induced; Mouth Neoplasms - epidemiology; Plants, Medicinal; Tobacco, Smokeless - adverse effects

ISBN: 9283212851

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: QZ202 I585 2003 v.85

Read Online

http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol85/index.php

http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol85/mono85.pdf

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Eat more plants : anti-inflammatory, plant-based recipes for vibrant living

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Nielsen, Desiree. [Toronto, ON]: Penguin , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 N9 N669 2019

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Nielsen, Desiree

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Penguin

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: 297 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm

Subjects: Nutrition Therapy; Diet, Vegetarian; Diet, Healthy; Cookbook; Popular Work

Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN: 9780735235717

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 N9 N669 2019

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Wisdom engaged : traditional knowledge for Northern Community well-Being

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Edmonton, AB: Polynya Press , 2019. 1st ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WA300 J67 2019

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Editor: Johnson, Leslie Main

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: Edmonton, AB

Publisher: Polynya Press

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: xiv, 402 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Patterns of Northern Traditional Healing; v. 3

Subjects: First Nations; Indigenous Canadians; Healthy Lifestyle; Medicine, Traditional; Plants, Medicinal; Spiritual Therapies; Canada; Popular Work

Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN: 9781772124101

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WA300 J67 2019

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Herbal drugs and phytopharmaceuticals : a handbook for practice on a scientific basis

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Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, Inc. , 1995.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QV767 H534 1994

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Bisset, Norman Grainger; Wichtl, Max

Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.

Publisher: CRC Press, Inc.

Publication Date: 1995

Subjects: Herbs; Plants, Medicinal

ISBN: 0849371929

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QV767 H534 1994

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Tyler's honest herbal : a sensible guide to the use of herbs and related remedies

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Foster, Steven, Tyler, Varro E. New York, NY: Haworth Herbal Press , 1999. 4th ed.

Audience: Patient or Public; Professional

Call Number: QV767 F757 1999

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Foster, Steven; Tyler, Varro E

Edition: 4th ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Haworth Herbal Press

Publication Date: 1999

Subjects: Herbs; Plants, Medicinal

ISBN: 9780789007056; 0789007053

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public; Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Library

Call Number: QV767 F757 1999

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Herbal products : toxicology and clinical pharmacology

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Totowa, NJ: Humana Press , 2007. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QV766 H534 2007

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Ma huang and the ephedra alkaloids / Steven B. Karch.; Kava / Douglas D. Glover.; Ginkgo biloba / Timothy S. Tracy.; Valerian / Brian J. Isetts.; St. John’s wort / Dean Filandrinos, Thomas R. Yentsch, and Katie L. Myers.; Echinacea / Daniel Berkner and Leo Sioris.; Feverfew / Richard L. Kingston.; …

Editor: Tracy, Timothy S; Kingston, Richard L

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Totowa, NJ

Publisher: Humana Press

Publication Date: 2007

Series: Forensic science and medicine

Subjects: Plants, Medicinal - adverse effects; Phytotherapy - adverse effects; Plant Extracts - pharmacology

Abstract: Ma huang and the ephedra alkaloids / Steven B. Karch.; Kava / Douglas D. Glover.; Ginkgo biloba / Timothy S. Tracy.; Valerian / Brian J. Isetts.; St. John’s wort / Dean Filandrinos, Thomas R. Yentsch, and Katie L. Myers.; Echinacea / Daniel Berkner and Leo Sioris.; Feverfew / Richard L. Kingston.; Garlic / Leslie Helou and Ila M. Harris.; Ginger/ Douglas D. Glover.; Saw palmetto / Timothy S. Tracy.; Panax ginseng / Timothy S. Tracy.; Cranberry / Timothy S. Tracy.; Hawthorn / Timothy S. Tracy.; Evening primrose / Margaret B. Artz.; Citrus aurantium / Anders Westanmo.; Vitex agnus-castus / Margaret B. Artz.; Bilberry / Timothy S. Tracy.