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Acknowledgements

Writing involves spending a surprisingly large amount of time alone in a room with stacks of books and a computer monitor. These acknowledgements are mostly of those people who were always there when I poked my nose out from my cave.

First—always first—is Gary, my husband. Without his steady support for the last twenty-nine years, I could not do what I do and probably would not be who I am.

Thanks also to: Laura Westbrooks, friend, helping hand, and moral support; the brains behind the dojo, and a good part of its heart as well. I’m glad our paths have crossed. My life is much richer because they have. Shawn Koons, friend and fix-it guy, always generous with time and resources. My mom and dad, Don and Shirley Johnson, for growing a few of the herbs for me to photograph (and for everything else as well). The folks at KoSho Karate Pantano—students and parents. You’ve been great company along the way. David Price, who opened my eyes to the possibilities of Chinese herbalism, and who helped patch me together after too many hours of sitting in one place looking at a computer screen. Don Brandenburgh, whose career advice and guidance have always gone above and beyond the call of duty. Krista Goering, my literary agent, for heart and head both offered in service of the project. The generous folks of Wikimedia Commons and Flickr, especially Renate Eder. Many of the illustrations in this book are available thanks to these good citizens of cyberspace.

Acknowledgements for Herbal Illustrations. Thanks to those who let me use the following illustrations in Chapter 2. I have also included the illustrations I provided.

Alan Cressler (Goldenseal, Hydrastis candensis); Anne-Miek Bibbe (Fenugreek, Trigonella foenum-graecum): Badagnani (Turmeric root, Curcuma longa); Barbara Studer (Arnica, Arnica montana); Björgvin Steindórsson (Rhodiola rosea); FloraFarm GmbH Katharina Lohrie (Ginseng, Panax ginseng); Foodista (Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare); Forest and Kim Starr (Gotu Kola, Centella asiatica), (Shepherd’s Purse, Capsella bursa pastoris); Hans-Joachim Fitting (Flax, Linum usitatissimum); Henri Pidoux (Devil’s Claw, Harpagophyum procumbens); Jappe Cost Budde (Tea tree, Meleuca genus); Joan Simon (Agrimony, Agrimonia eupatoria); Johannes Keplinger (Cat’s Claw, Uncaria tomentosa); Karduelis (Coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara); Karel Jakubec (Evening Primrose, Oenothera biennis); Laura Westbrooks (Echinacea purpurea), (Horsetail, Equisetum arvense), (Valerian, Valeriana officinalis), (Yarrow, Achillea millefolium); Love Krittaya (Ginkgo biloba); LuckyStarr (A hops cone, Humulus lupulus); Marcia Martínez Carvajal (Rosa Mosqueta, Rosa affinis rubiginosa); Michael Thompson (Peppermint, Mentha piperita); Ohio Department of Natural Resources (Slippery elm bark, Ulmus rubra); PDPhoto.org (Catnip blossom, Nepeta catarica); Piouswatson (Ashwagandha, Withania somnifera); Renate Eder (European Elder, Sambucus nigra), (Feverfew, Tanacetum parthenium); (Goldenrod, Solidago virgaurea) (The leaves and nut of a horse chestnut, Aesculus hippocastanum), (Marshmallow, Althaea officinalis); (Witch Hazel, Hamamelis virginiana); Rob Hille (German Chamomile, Matricaria recutita); Stanislav Doronenko (Astragalus, Astragalus membranaceus); Stanislav Doronenko (Leaves of the Eleuthero plant, Eleutherococcus senticosus), (St. John’s wort, Hypericum perforatum); Steve Hammonds (Bilberry, Vaccinium myrtillus); the author Susan Lynn Peterson (Aloe Vera), (Anise, Pimpinella anisum); (Commercially prepared bromelain tablets); (An assortment of peppers of the Capsicum genus); (Caraway “seeds,” Carum carvi); (True Cinnamon, Cinnamomum zeylanicum (left) and Cassia Cinnmon, C. aromaticum), (Cloves, Syzygium aromaticum), (Comfrey, Symphytum officinales), (Leaves and bark from on the 733 species of Eucalyptus), (Commercially encapsulated fish oil), (Whole flax seeds), (Garlic, Allium sativum), (Ginger rhizome, Zingiber officinalis), (Horseradish root, Armoracia rusticana), (Lavender, Lavandula augustifolia), (Dried licorice root, Glycyrrhiza glabra), (Myrrh, Commiphora molmol), (Nettles, Urtica dioica), (Rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis), (Sage, Salvia officinalis), (Thyme, Thymus vulgaris); Teo Siyang (Andrographis, Andrographis paniculata); U.S. Department of Agriculture (Willow bark, Salix alba).