Healing Arts Press | ISBN:0892817496 | File Type: PDF, 672 pages | File size: 69.Mb | Oct. 24th, 2003
Alternative Medicine: The Science and Practice of Herbal Medicine MEDICINE HOLISTIC HEALTHMedical Herbalism is a foundational textbook on the scientific principles of therapeutic herbalism and their application in medicine Based on the author s more than twenty five years of herbal practice it contains comprehensive information concerning the identification and use of medicinal plants both by chemical structure and physiological effect the art and science of making herbal medicine and the challenge to current research paradigms posed by complex plant medicines The author s the intricate chemistry behind herbalism providing for the first time important background and insights into how herbal remedies are able to achieve their rests and the limitations and potential of viewing herbs chemically He then presents in depth discussions of specific ailments and treatments organized by each of the major body systems as well as delving into the special needs of children and the elderly He includes the most up to date information on preparations dosage and contraindications information on toxicology and the issues involved in determining dosage and formation types for an individual and the pros and cons of both commercial and traditional techniques His materia medica presents 150 of the most beneficial herbs used in treatment practices identifying not only their present uses but also their historical derivations With additional sections devoted to the principles of green medicine the history of Western herbalism the variety of other medical modalities using medicinal plants and an extensive resource directory Medical Herbalism is the comprehensive textbook all students and practitioners of clinical herbalism need to develop their healing practices It is also a complete handbook for the medical practitioner looking to bring herbal treatments into his or her practice DAVID HOFFMAN a Fellow of Britain s National Institute of Medical Herbalists has been a clinical phytotherapist for more than twenty five years He started his herbal practice in Wales continuing at the Findhorn community in Scotland and has been practicing in California since 1986 A long time activist in the environmental and peace movements he ran for parliament in Britain for the Green party in 1983 He is one of the founding members and a past president of the American Herbalists Guild and is on the advisory boards of the American Botanical Council and HerbalGram The author of seventeen books including the highly regarded The Complete Illustrated Holistic Herbal An Elders Herbal and The Herbal Handbook Hoffmann teaches phytotherapy throughout the English speaking world and is currently a facty member of the California School of Herbal Studies He is also a visiting facty member at Bastyr University the California Institute of Integral Studies the National College of hytotherapy and the Rocky Mountain School of Botanical Studies
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