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Contents
Acknowledgments ..........................................................................................................................vii
Introduction .....................................................................................................................................ix
Author ..............................................................................................................................................xi
Bibliographic Abbreviations ....................................................................................................... xiii
Chemical and Medical Abbreviations ........................................................................................xvii
Hushpuppy .....................................................................................................................................xix
Format of This Book .....................................................................................................................xxi
Catalog of “Faith-Based” Farmaceuticals .....................................................................................1
Cilician Fir (Abies cilicica (Antoine & Kotschy) Carrière) ++ Abietaceae.......................................1
Indian Gum Arabic Tree (Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile) ++ Fabaceae.................................2
Talh (Acacia seyal Delile.) ++ Fabaceae ...........................................................................................6
Biblical Acacia (Acacia tortilis ssp. raddiana (Savi) Brenan) ++ Fabaceae .....................................7
Corn Cockle (Agrostemma githago L.) + Caryophyllaceae ..............................................................8
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea L.) + Malvaceae ........................................................................................ 11
Camel’s Thorn (Alhagi maurorum Medik.) ++ Fabaceae ............................................................... 13
Onion (Allium cepa L.) +++ Liliaceae............................................................................................. 16
Leek (Allium porrum L.) +++ Liliaceae.......................................................................................... 21
Garlic (Allium sativum L.) +++ Liliaceae .......................................................................................23
Aloe (Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f.) (Gel) ++ Aloeaceae (Liliaceae).......................................................30
Jointed Anabasis (Anabasis articulata (Forssk.) Moq.) + Chenopodiaceae ................................... 35
Rose-of-Jericho (Anastatica hierochuntica L.) ++ Brassicaceae....................................................36
Windflower (Anemone coronaria L.) + Ranunculaceae..................................................................37
Dill (Anethum graveolens L.) ++ Apiaceae.....................................................................................39
Mayweed (Anthemis cotula L.) + Asteraceae ................................................................................. 43
Agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis Lam.) + Thymelaeaceae..........................................................44
Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana P. Gaertn. et al.)++ Brassicaceae............................................. 47
White Wormwood (Artemisia herba-alba Asso) ++ Asteraceae ....................................................50
Giant Reed (Arundo donax L.) + Poaceae....................................................................................... 52
Tragacanth Milkvetch (Astragalus gummifer Labill.) +++ Fabaceae ............................................. 55
Sea Orache (Atriplex halimus L.) + Chenopodiaceae ..................................................................... 57
Desert Date (Balanites aegyptiacus (L.) Delile.) ++ Balanitaceae .................................................58
Frankincense (Boswellia sacra Birdw.) ++ Burseraceae................................................................. 62
Black Mustard (Brassica nigra (L.) W. D. J. Koch ++ Brassicaceae...............................................65
Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens L.) + Buxaceae..............................................................................69
Giant Milkweed (Calotropis procera (Willd.) Ait. X Asclepiadaceae............................................72
Caper Bush (Capparis spinosa L.) +++ Capparaceae..................................................................... 76
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) +++ Asteraceae .....................................................................80
Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani A. Rich.) ++ Pinaceae................................................................84
Purple Star Thistle (Centaurea calcitrapa L.) + + Asteraceae .......................................................86
Spanish Thistle (Centaurea iberica Spreng.) ++ Asteraceae ..........................................................88
Syrian Scabious (Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Roem. & Schult.) + Dipsacaceae..................................89
Carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) +++ Fabaceae (Caesalpiniaceae).......................................................90
Judas Tree (Cercis siliquastrum L.) ++ Fabaceae............................................................................93
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) +++ Fabaceae .................................................................................94