In Medicinal Plants of the Borderlands: A Bilingual Resource Guide, anthropologist Dr. Antonio "Tony" Zavaleta shares medicinal plant information from his lifetime of experiences with Mexican folk healers known as curandero/a(s). Consulting with their patients, healers issue recetas, handwritten prescribed orders for medicinal plants to be filled at hierberías, herb stores. While many of the more popular plants are well known to patient and healer, many hundreds are less known. Additionally, patients and shop attendants know little or nothing about the wide variety of plants they sell. Zavaleta searched for specific English translations of plant names in order to better understand their respective characteristics as they correspond with various ailments with limited success. Bilingual material on medicinal plants is simply not readily available. Over the years he compiled an impressive list of medicinal plants including English and Spanish names. That list forms the basis for this book. In a semi-bilingual format, five primary cross-referenced categories of medicinal plant information are provided: 1) English Name; 2) Spanish Name; 3) Botanical Name; 4) Properties (of pharmacognosy) which lists their uses; and finally, 5) Used to Treat, which lists a variety of conditions they are believed to or used to treat. Uniquely informative, this resource guide catalogues more than 600 medicinal plants which are either native to the border or traditionally used by curandero/a(s) and draws from the highly informative formularies and pharmacopoeias of the United States and Mexico and other primary sources. Previously not-readily-available data are compiled here to supplement the work of practitioners and researchers as well as serving as an invaluable tool for students of complementary and alternative medicine, botanists, home gardeners and native-plant enthusiasts.
MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE BORDERLANDS
A Bilingual Resource GuideBy Antonio Noé ZavaletaAuthorHouse
Copyright © 2012 Antonio Noé Zavaleta
All right reserved.ISBN: 978-1-4685-4727-6Contents
Artist And Cover Art....................................................vDedication..............................................................viiAcknowledgements........................................................ixImportant Message For Readers...........................................xiHow to Use this Semi-Bilingual Resource Guide...........................xviiPart 1 Common Ailments and Plants Used to Treat.........................1Part 2 Pharmacognosy Properties English and Spanish.....................49Part 3 Medicinal Plants—English Names.............................67Part 4 Medicinal Plants—Spanish Names.............................187
Chapter One
PART TWO PHARMACOGNOSY PROPERTIES ENGLISH—SPANISH
Pharmacognosy Properties English and Spanish
Abortifacient: A chemical agent that induces abortion
Abortivo: Agente químico que causa el aborto
Alternative: The practice of non-allopathic medicine
Alternativo: La práctica de la medicina sin el uso de drogas; puede ser con las hierbas medicinales o conocimiento de biorritmo, alimentación o acupuntura
Analgesic: A substance or medicine used to relieve pain
Analgésico: Una sustancia o medicamento utilizado para aliviar el dolor
Anodyne: Relieves pain, milder than an analgesic
Anodina: Alivia el dolor, más que un analgésico
Antiarthritic: A drug or substance used to treat arthritis
Antiartrítico: Un medicamento o sustancia usada para tratar artritis
Antiasthmatic: A drug or substance used to treat asthma
Antiasmático: Un medicamento o sustancia para tratar asma
Pharmacognosy Properties English and Spanish
Antibacterial: A drug or substance that inhibits the growth of bacteria
Antibacteriana: Fármaco o sustancia que destruye las bacterias e inhibe sus crecimientos
Antibilious: Eases stomach stress
Antibilioso: Alivia el estrés del estómago
Antibiotic: A drug used to treat infections caused by bacteria
Antibiótico: Un medicamento usado para tratar infecciones causadas por bacterias
Anticholesterol: A substance which lowers the level of cholesterol
Anticolesterol: Evita la acumulación de colesterol
Anticoagulant: Removes blood clots
Anticoagulante: Elimina los coágulos de sangre
Antidandruff: Treats dandruff and the scalp
Anticaspa: Combate la caspa y trata el cuero cabelludo
Antidermatosic: Treats various skin conditions
Antidermatosis: Evita o cura condiciones dermatológicas
Pharmacognosy Properties English and Spanish
Antidote: A substance that counteracts toxins
Antídoto: Medicamento o agente contra el veneno
Antiecchymotic: Treats bruising
Antiequimosis: Evita o trata moretones
Antiemetic: Prevents and/or controls vomiting
Antiemético: Impide el vómito
Anthelmintic: A plant containing chemical agents which expels intestinal parasites
Antihelmíntico: Un medicamento o sustancia capaz de causar la evacuación de los parásitos intestinales
Antihemorrhoidal: Treats hemorrhoids
Antihemorroidal: Trata las hemorroides
Antihalitosis: Treats halitosis/bad breath
Antihalitosis: Trata el mal aliento
Antihydrotic: Reduces perspiration
Antihidrosis: Reduce evaporación de agua en ser vivo
Pharmacognosy Properties English and Spanish
Anti-inflammatory: Reduces inflammation of joints
Antiinflamatorio: Reduce la inflamación de las coyunturas y heridas
Antiperiodic: Counteracts recurring illnesses
Antiperiodico: Agente contra enfermadades
Antiphlogistic: Reduces inflammation
Antiflogístico: Reduce la inflamación
Antipruritic: Treats irritated, itchy skin
Antiprurito: Tratamiento para comezón de la piel
Antipyretic: Treats fevers
Antipirético: Cura fiebres
Antirheumatic: Treats rheumatism
Antireumático: Trata el reumatismo
Antiscorbutic: A plant rich in vitamin C
Antiescorbútica: Una planta rica en vitamina C que se utiliza para neutralizar el escorbuto
Antiscrophulatic: Counteracts scurvy
Antiescorbútica: Contrarresta escorbuto
Pharmacognosy Properties English and Spanish
Antiseptic: Prevents sepsis, decay or putrefaction and retards bacterial growth
Antiséptico: Evita sepsis, la decadencia y la putrefacción y destruye el crecimiento de microorganismos
Antispasmodic: Relaxes muscular spasms and cramps
Antiespasmódico: Relaja espasmos musculares y calambres; calma los calambres y irritación nerviosa
Antitumor: An agent used against tumors
Antitusivo: Previene o alivia la tos
Antivinous: Treats addiction to alcohol
Antialcoholismo: Trata la adicción al alcohol
Antiviral: Treats viral diseases
Antiviral: Trata las enfermedades víricas
Aperient: A mild laxative
Aperiente: Estimula deposiciones de manera suave
Aphrodisiac: Increases sex drive
Afrodisíaco: Aumenta el apetito sexual
Pharmacognosy Properties English and Spanish
Appetite Stimulant: Improves the appetite
Aperitivo: Estimula el apetito
Aromatherapy: Plants whose essential oils are used in therapy sessions to soothe, relax and rejuvenate
Aromaterapia: Plantas que tienen aceites esenciales se utilizan en las sesiones de terapia para calmar, relajar y rejuvenecer
Aromatic: Having fragrant smell
Aromático: Olor agradable y cualidades de estimulantes
Astringent: A substance that brings tissue together to promote healing
Astringente: Produce la contracción en la herida y reducir el flujo de sangre, mucosidad
Balsamic: A healing and calming agent
Balsámico: Agente curativo y calmante
Blood Purifier: Purifies the blood
Purificador de Sangre: Purifica la sangre
Pharmacognosy Properties English and Spanish
Bitter: Increases appetite and stimulates digestion by acting on the mucous membranes of the mouth; increases the flow of bile
Amarga: Aumenta el apetito y estimula la digestión, actuando en las membranas mucosas de...