| BOOKS AND ARTICLES WRITTEN BY KATHY ABASCAL |
BOOKS
Herbs and Influenza: how herbs used in the 1918 flu pandemic may be effective in the next. Vashon, WA
Tigana Press 2006.
Clinical Botanical Medicine New York, NY Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2003 with Eric Yarnell ND, RH and Carol G.
Hooper MD, MPH
Contributing author, Textbook of Natural Medicine 3rd ed (Edinburgh: Churchhill Livingston, 2006).
Monographs on Artemisia absinthium (wormwood), Artemesia annua (sweet wormwood), Croton lechleri
(dragon’s blood), Epilobium spp. (small-flowered willow herb), Melissa officinalis (lemon balm), Opuntia spp.
(prickly pear), Phytolacca americana (poke), Ruscus aculeatus (butcher’s broom), Urtica dioica (stinging
nettle) with Eric Yarnell ND RH.
ARTICLES
Botanical medicine for thyroid regulation. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2006; 12(3):107-113
with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Taking the whoop out of whooping cough. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2006; 12(2):93-97 with
Eric Yarnell ND RH
Herbs for curbing inflammation. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2006; 12(1):22-28 with Eric Yarnell
ND RH
Botanical treatments for hemorrhoids. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2005; 11(6):285-289.
Natural approaches to treating chronic prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain syndromes. Alternative &
Complementary Therapies 2005; 11(5):246-251 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
The effect of freeze-drying and its implications for botanical medicine: a review. Phytotherapy Research
2005; 19(8):655-660; with Lisa Ganora, RH and Eric Yarnell ND RH
Using bitter melon to treat diabetes. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2005; 11(4):179-184 with Eric
Yarnell ND RH
A natural approach to heroin addiction. Natural Pharmacy 2005; 9(3):1, 16-17 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Herbs for treating Herpes Zoster infections. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2005; 11(3):131-134
with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Herbs for treating Herpes simplex infections. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2005; 11(2):83-88
with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Combining herbs in a formula for irritable bowel syndrome. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2005;
11(1):17-23 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Nervine herbs for treating anxiety. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2004; 10(6):309-315 with Eric
Yarnell ND RH
A botanical approach to Alzheimer’s disease. Natural Pharmacy 2004; 8(5):1, 17 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Botanical Treatment and prevention of Malaria: Part 2 – Selected botanicals. Alternative & Complementary
Therapies 2004; 10(5): with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Botanical prevention and treatment of malaria: Part 1 Herbal mosquito repellants. Alternative &
Complementary Therapies 2004; 10(4):206-210 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Herbal medicine in Korea: ‘Alternative’ is mainstream. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2004; 10(3):
161-166 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Alzheimer’s disease: Part 2 – A botanical treatment plan. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2004; 10
(2):67-72 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Should botanicals be marketed for weight-loss products? A comment. Alternative & Complementary
Therapies 2004; 10(2):60 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Alzheimer’s disease: Part 1 – Biology and botanicals. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2004; 10(1):
18-21 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Herbal medicine for treating menopausal symptoms. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2003; 9(6):
299-306 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Eryngium yuccifolium (Button eryngo): Case study, research & clinical use. Integrative Medicine 2003; 2(4):
28-30 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
The many faces of Silybum marianum (milk thistle), part 2. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2003; 9
(5): 251-256 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
The many faces of Silybum marianum (milk thistle), part 1. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2003; 9
(4):170-175 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Botanicals for regulating heart rhythms. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2003; 9(3):125-129 with
Eric Yarnell ND RH
Adaptogens. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2003; 9(2)54-60 with Eric Yarnell ND RH.
The complicated web of toxins, drug resistance, and herbs. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2003; 9
(1):16-18 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Chronic sinusitis. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2003; 9(1):16-18 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
and Carol G. Hooper, MD, MPH.
A naturopathic approach to cystitis. Natural Pharmacy 2002; 6(8):13,16, 18 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Herbs and drug resistance, Part 3 – botanical correction of multi-drug resistance in cancer. Alternative &
Complementary Therapies 2002; 8(6): with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Book review: A handbook of medicinal herbs, second edition. Alternative & Complementary Therapies
(2002);8(5):300-304
Herbs and drug resistance; Part 2 – Clinical implications of research on microbial resistance to antibiotics.
Alternative & Complementary Therapies (2002);8(5):284-290 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Herbs and drug resistance; Part 1 – Herbs and microbial resistance to antibiotics. Alternative &
Complementary Therapies (2002);8(4):237-241 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Op-Ed: To use or not use deer velvet antler: Informed decision making is vital. Alternative &
Complementary Therapies (2002);8(4):205-206 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Op-Ed: Deer Velvet Antler: Problems and botanical alternatives. Alternative & Complementary Therapies
(2002);8(3):177-186 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Butcher's Broom: Herb's potentials too-often swept under the rug. Alternative & Complementary Therapies
(2002);8(3):177-186 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Overview of Drug-Herb Interactions. Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2002;8(2):87-97 with Eric
Yarnell ND RH
Dilemmas of traditional plant research. Herbalgram (May 2002) 55 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Cystitis in women. Natural Pharmacy 2002 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Credentialing of practitioners of botanical medicine. American Journal of Medical Quality 2002;17(1):15-20
with Eric Yarnell ND RH, Russell Greenfield MD, Aviva Romm CPH, AHG, & Sidney Sudberg AHG, LAc, DC
Botanical alternatives to velvet antler. Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2002;8(1):30-33 with Eric
Yarnell ND RH
Botanical remedies for nicotine addiction. Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2001;7(6):337-340
with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Treating hypertension botanically. Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2001;7(5):284-290 with Eric
Yarnell ND RH
Nicotine addiction: Natural remedies for an epidemic. Natural Pharmacy 2001;5(9):1,11-13, 22 with Eric
Yarnell ND RH
Certifying skill in medicinal plant use. Herbalgram 2001l 52:18-19 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Herbs for treating periodontal disease. Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2001;7(4):216-220 with
Eric Yarnell ND RH
New St. John's wort study raises more questions than answers. Alternative and Complementary Therapies
2001;7(3):171-3 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Botanical treatments for depression. Part 2--herbal correctives for mood imbalances. Alternative and
Complementary Therapies 2001;7(3):138-143 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Botanical treatments for depression. Part 1--herbal correctives for systemic imbalances. Alternative and
Complementary Therapies 2001;7(2):82-87 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Herbs and breast cancer: Research review of seaweed, rosemary, and ginseng. Alternative and
Complementary Therapies 2001;7(1):32-36 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
A natural regimen for persistent epilepsy. Natural Pharmacy 2001;5(3):1,20,26 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Immunomodulators and HIV infection: An update. Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2000;6(6):321-
4 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
A review of prickly pear: The upscale medicinal food. Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2000;6(5):
265-71 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
An herbal formula for treating intractable epilepsy: A review of the literature. Alternative and Complementary
Therapies 2000;6(4):203-6 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Southwestern and Asian botanical agents for diabetes mellitus. Alternative and Complementary Therapies
2000;6(1):7-11 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
OTHER:
Write a bi-weekly column “Living well with plants” for the Vashon Loop, a Vashon newspaper.
Herbs and Influenza: how herbs used in the 1918 flu pandemic may be effective in the next. Vashon, WA
Tigana Press 2006.
Clinical Botanical Medicine New York, NY Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2003 with Eric Yarnell ND, RH and Carol G.
Hooper MD, MPH
Contributing author, Textbook of Natural Medicine 3rd ed (Edinburgh: Churchhill Livingston, 2006).
Monographs on Artemisia absinthium (wormwood), Artemesia annua (sweet wormwood), Croton lechleri
(dragon’s blood), Epilobium spp. (small-flowered willow herb), Melissa officinalis (lemon balm), Opuntia spp.
(prickly pear), Phytolacca americana (poke), Ruscus aculeatus (butcher’s broom), Urtica dioica (stinging
nettle) with Eric Yarnell ND RH.
ARTICLES
Botanical medicine for thyroid regulation. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2006; 12(3):107-113
with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Taking the whoop out of whooping cough. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2006; 12(2):93-97 with
Eric Yarnell ND RH
Herbs for curbing inflammation. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2006; 12(1):22-28 with Eric Yarnell
ND RH
Botanical treatments for hemorrhoids. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2005; 11(6):285-289.
Natural approaches to treating chronic prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain syndromes. Alternative &
Complementary Therapies 2005; 11(5):246-251 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
The effect of freeze-drying and its implications for botanical medicine: a review. Phytotherapy Research
2005; 19(8):655-660; with Lisa Ganora, RH and Eric Yarnell ND RH
Using bitter melon to treat diabetes. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2005; 11(4):179-184 with Eric
Yarnell ND RH
A natural approach to heroin addiction. Natural Pharmacy 2005; 9(3):1, 16-17 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Herbs for treating Herpes Zoster infections. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2005; 11(3):131-134
with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Herbs for treating Herpes simplex infections. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2005; 11(2):83-88
with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Combining herbs in a formula for irritable bowel syndrome. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2005;
11(1):17-23 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Nervine herbs for treating anxiety. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2004; 10(6):309-315 with Eric
Yarnell ND RH
A botanical approach to Alzheimer’s disease. Natural Pharmacy 2004; 8(5):1, 17 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Botanical Treatment and prevention of Malaria: Part 2 – Selected botanicals. Alternative & Complementary
Therapies 2004; 10(5): with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Botanical prevention and treatment of malaria: Part 1 Herbal mosquito repellants. Alternative &
Complementary Therapies 2004; 10(4):206-210 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Herbal medicine in Korea: ‘Alternative’ is mainstream. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2004; 10(3):
161-166 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Alzheimer’s disease: Part 2 – A botanical treatment plan. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2004; 10
(2):67-72 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Should botanicals be marketed for weight-loss products? A comment. Alternative & Complementary
Therapies 2004; 10(2):60 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Alzheimer’s disease: Part 1 – Biology and botanicals. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2004; 10(1):
18-21 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Herbal medicine for treating menopausal symptoms. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2003; 9(6):
299-306 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Eryngium yuccifolium (Button eryngo): Case study, research & clinical use. Integrative Medicine 2003; 2(4):
28-30 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
The many faces of Silybum marianum (milk thistle), part 2. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2003; 9
(5): 251-256 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
The many faces of Silybum marianum (milk thistle), part 1. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2003; 9
(4):170-175 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Botanicals for regulating heart rhythms. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2003; 9(3):125-129 with
Eric Yarnell ND RH
Adaptogens. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2003; 9(2)54-60 with Eric Yarnell ND RH.
The complicated web of toxins, drug resistance, and herbs. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2003; 9
(1):16-18 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Chronic sinusitis. Alternative & Complementary Therapies 2003; 9(1):16-18 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
and Carol G. Hooper, MD, MPH.
A naturopathic approach to cystitis. Natural Pharmacy 2002; 6(8):13,16, 18 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Herbs and drug resistance, Part 3 – botanical correction of multi-drug resistance in cancer. Alternative &
Complementary Therapies 2002; 8(6): with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Book review: A handbook of medicinal herbs, second edition. Alternative & Complementary Therapies
(2002);8(5):300-304
Herbs and drug resistance; Part 2 – Clinical implications of research on microbial resistance to antibiotics.
Alternative & Complementary Therapies (2002);8(5):284-290 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Herbs and drug resistance; Part 1 – Herbs and microbial resistance to antibiotics. Alternative &
Complementary Therapies (2002);8(4):237-241 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Op-Ed: To use or not use deer velvet antler: Informed decision making is vital. Alternative &
Complementary Therapies (2002);8(4):205-206 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Op-Ed: Deer Velvet Antler: Problems and botanical alternatives. Alternative & Complementary Therapies
(2002);8(3):177-186 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Butcher's Broom: Herb's potentials too-often swept under the rug. Alternative & Complementary Therapies
(2002);8(3):177-186 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Overview of Drug-Herb Interactions. Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2002;8(2):87-97 with Eric
Yarnell ND RH
Dilemmas of traditional plant research. Herbalgram (May 2002) 55 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Cystitis in women. Natural Pharmacy 2002 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Credentialing of practitioners of botanical medicine. American Journal of Medical Quality 2002;17(1):15-20
with Eric Yarnell ND RH, Russell Greenfield MD, Aviva Romm CPH, AHG, & Sidney Sudberg AHG, LAc, DC
Botanical alternatives to velvet antler. Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2002;8(1):30-33 with Eric
Yarnell ND RH
Botanical remedies for nicotine addiction. Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2001;7(6):337-340
with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Treating hypertension botanically. Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2001;7(5):284-290 with Eric
Yarnell ND RH
Nicotine addiction: Natural remedies for an epidemic. Natural Pharmacy 2001;5(9):1,11-13, 22 with Eric
Yarnell ND RH
Certifying skill in medicinal plant use. Herbalgram 2001l 52:18-19 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Herbs for treating periodontal disease. Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2001;7(4):216-220 with
Eric Yarnell ND RH
New St. John's wort study raises more questions than answers. Alternative and Complementary Therapies
2001;7(3):171-3 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Botanical treatments for depression. Part 2--herbal correctives for mood imbalances. Alternative and
Complementary Therapies 2001;7(3):138-143 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Botanical treatments for depression. Part 1--herbal correctives for systemic imbalances. Alternative and
Complementary Therapies 2001;7(2):82-87 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Herbs and breast cancer: Research review of seaweed, rosemary, and ginseng. Alternative and
Complementary Therapies 2001;7(1):32-36 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
A natural regimen for persistent epilepsy. Natural Pharmacy 2001;5(3):1,20,26 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Immunomodulators and HIV infection: An update. Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2000;6(6):321-
4 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
A review of prickly pear: The upscale medicinal food. Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2000;6(5):
265-71 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
An herbal formula for treating intractable epilepsy: A review of the literature. Alternative and Complementary
Therapies 2000;6(4):203-6 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
Southwestern and Asian botanical agents for diabetes mellitus. Alternative and Complementary Therapies
2000;6(1):7-11 with Eric Yarnell ND RH
OTHER:
Write a bi-weekly column “Living well with plants” for the Vashon Loop, a Vashon newspaper.
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