Michael Moore (herbalist)
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Michael Moore was a medicinal herbalist
, author of several reference works on botanical medicine, and founder of the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine (SWSBM). Before he was an herbalist Michael Moore was a musician and a composer. He operated the SWSBM as a residency program for 28 years, first in Albuquerque, New Mexico
and later in Bisbee, Arizona
For decades, Moore influenced, impacted, taught, reached one way or another more practicing herbalists than any other living herbalist in the United States. His books put the previously unknown materia medica of the southwest into mainstream botanical medicine.
in Cincinnati, Ohio, where, in the basement, he found the accumulated libraries of all of the Eclectic medical schools, shipped off to the Eclectic Medical College as they closed. Finally, even the E.M.C. died (closed in 1939 leaving only the writings of a discipline of medicine that survived for a century, known for its vast plant materia medica, and a vitalist theory that treated the patient and NOT the pathology. The material he published from the eclectics, Thomsonian medicalists and physiomedicalists includes
in an abridged form (botanicals only).
A 1942 British Columbian Government. publication discusses how to and not to harvest the overpicked Cascara Sagrada.
Monographs and formularies on Eclectic Medicine, Naturopathy, Thomsonian Medicine, pharmacy, and pharmacognosy, which include John Uri Lloyd
's Herb Drug pamphlets, Elixirs and Flavoring Extracts, Quantity Versus Quality, Otto Mausert's formulas and Samuel Thomson
's 19th century classic "Guide To Health"
by John William Fyfe
, M.D. (Eclectic Manual #6, 1903)
by John William Fyfe, M.D. (Eclectic Manual #6, 1903)
New York physician, Fyfe bridged the gap between the charismatic Ellingwood and the careful and sometimes arcane Felter in this handbook, intended for the physician in practice
by David M.R. Culbreth, Ph.G., M.D. (7th edition, 1927)
A classic work, with over 300 illustrations, deals with ALL the medicinal plants that were, or had ever been, official drug plants in the history of the United States Pharmacopoeia and the National Formulary, up until the publication date in 1927.
Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West (2nd Edition)
Medicinal Plants of the Desert and Canyon West
Los Remedios
Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West
Healing Herbs of the Upper Rio Grande (Edited and Revised)
Herbs for the Urinary Tract
SWSBM Clinical Manuals in hard copy
VIDEOS:
MEDICINAL PLANTS: in the field with MICHAEL MOORE
Volume 1. RIO GRANDE GORGE
Volume 2. THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES
SOFTWARE:
Herbal Resource Guide for Windows or Mac
LECTURES ON CD:
Botanical Materia Medica course by Michael Moore
Herbalism
Herbalism is a traditional medicinal or folk medicine practice based on the use of plants and plant extracts. Herbalism is also known as botanical medicine, medical herbalism, herbal medicine, herbology, herblore, and phytotherapy...
, author of several reference works on botanical medicine, and founder of the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine (SWSBM). Before he was an herbalist Michael Moore was a musician and a composer. He operated the SWSBM as a residency program for 28 years, first in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
and later in Bisbee, Arizona
Bisbee, Arizona
Bisbee is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States, 82 miles southeast of Tucson. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 6,177...
For decades, Moore influenced, impacted, taught, reached one way or another more practicing herbalists than any other living herbalist in the United States. His books put the previously unknown materia medica of the southwest into mainstream botanical medicine.
Resources Revived By Moore
Michael Moore's web site is a major resource of historical material from the eclectics and physiomedicalists, of hundreds of plant images and data as well as SWSBM teaching materials. Moore was a major contributor in the revival of many historical texts of botanical medicine which had been lost to the general public. In 1990 Moore visited the Lloyd Library and MuseumLloyd Library and Museum
The Lloyd Library and Museum is a collection in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, covering medical botany, pharmacy, eclectic medicine, and horticulture. It was initially started from the personal collection of the pharmacist John Uri Lloyd in 1864. In 1919, John Uri Lloyd and his two brothers, Nelson Ashley...
in Cincinnati, Ohio, where, in the basement, he found the accumulated libraries of all of the Eclectic medical schools, shipped off to the Eclectic Medical College as they closed. Finally, even the E.M.C. died (closed in 1939 leaving only the writings of a discipline of medicine that survived for a century, known for its vast plant materia medica, and a vitalist theory that treated the patient and NOT the pathology. The material he published from the eclectics, Thomsonian medicalists and physiomedicalists includes
- The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics by Harvey Wickes FelterHarvey Wickes FelterHarvey Wickes Felter was an eclectic medicine doctor and co-author with John Uri Lloyd of King's American Dispensatory and Felter's Eclectic Materia Medica.-External links:* @ Henriette Kress's Herbal website....
, M.D. The classic text from 1922
in an abridged form (botanicals only).
- American Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacognosy by Finley EllingwoodFinley EllingwoodFinley Ellingwood, MD was a doctor of Eclectic Medicine who is the author of the influential The American Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacognosy in 1919. Ellingwood was an active Chicago physician with many years experience, and an acknowledged expert in obstetrical/gynecological medicine...
, M.D. The classic Eclectic medical text from 1919, by chapter and group or as an alphabetical botanical-only version.
- The Cascara Tree in British Columbia by John Davidson.
A 1942 British Columbian Government. publication discusses how to and not to harvest the overpicked Cascara Sagrada.
- Classic Works in Botanical medicine
Monographs and formularies on Eclectic Medicine, Naturopathy, Thomsonian Medicine, pharmacy, and pharmacognosy, which include John Uri Lloyd
John Uri Lloyd
John Uri Lloyd was an American pharmacist influential to the development of pharmacognosy, ethnobotany, economic botany, and herbalism.He also wrote novels set in northern Kentucky...
's Herb Drug pamphlets, Elixirs and Flavoring Extracts, Quantity Versus Quality, Otto Mausert's formulas and Samuel Thomson
Samuel Thomson
Samuel Thomson was a self-taught American herbalist and founder of the alternative system of medicine known as "Thomsonian Medicine", which enjoyed wide popularity in the United States during the 19th century.-Early life:...
's 19th century classic "Guide To Health"
- Fyfe's Materia Medica
by John William Fyfe
John William Fyfe
John William Fyfe was a teaching physician in New York in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was a physician of the Eclectic School and author of herbal manuals for physicians...
, M.D. (Eclectic Manual #6, 1903)
- The Essentials of Modern Materia Medica and Therapeutics
by John William Fyfe, M.D. (Eclectic Manual #6, 1903)
New York physician, Fyfe bridged the gap between the charismatic Ellingwood and the careful and sometimes arcane Felter in this handbook, intended for the physician in practice
- A Manual of Materia Medica and Pharmacology,
by David M.R. Culbreth, Ph.G., M.D. (7th edition, 1927)
A classic work, with over 300 illustrations, deals with ALL the medicinal plants that were, or had ever been, official drug plants in the history of the United States Pharmacopoeia and the National Formulary, up until the publication date in 1927.
- Lloyd Brothers Plant Drug Pamphlets (1897 to 1915). Pamphlets and folios on Aloes, Belladonna, Fringetree, Turkey Corn, Wild Yam, Gelsemium, Hydrastis, Alfalfa, Nux Vomica, Pomegranate Night-Blooming Cereus, Damiana, Colocynth, Copaiba, Croton Oil, Calabar Bean, Strophanthus
Publications
BOOKS:Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West (2nd Edition)
Medicinal Plants of the Desert and Canyon West
Los Remedios
Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West
Healing Herbs of the Upper Rio Grande (Edited and Revised)
Herbs for the Urinary Tract
SWSBM Clinical Manuals in hard copy
VIDEOS:
MEDICINAL PLANTS: in the field with MICHAEL MOORE
Volume 1. RIO GRANDE GORGE
Volume 2. THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES
SOFTWARE:
Herbal Resource Guide for Windows or Mac
LECTURES ON CD:
Botanical Materia Medica course by Michael Moore
External links
See also
- Eclectic medicineEclectic medicineEclectic medicine was a branch of American medicine which made use of botanical remedies along with other substances and physical therapy practices, popular in the latter half of the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries....
- HerbalismHerbalismHerbalism is a traditional medicinal or folk medicine practice based on the use of plants and plant extracts. Herbalism is also known as botanical medicine, medical herbalism, herbal medicine, herbology, herblore, and phytotherapy...
- PharmacognosyPharmacognosyPharmacognosy is the study of medicines derived from natural sources. The American Society of Pharmacognosy defines pharmacognosy as "the study of the physical, chemical, biochemical and biological properties of drugs, drug substances or potential drugs or drug substances of natural origin as well...
- BotanyBotanyBotany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
- EthnobotanyEthnobotanyEthnobotany is the scientific study of the relationships that exist between people and plants....