Earthwise Herbal, Volume I A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal Plants

Name: Earthwise Herbal, Volume I A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal Plants
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ISBN: 9781556436925

ISBN-10: 1556436920

ISBN-13: 9781556436925

Edition: 2008

Authors: Matthew Wood

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Noted herbalist Matthew Wood brings twenty-five years of clinical experience to this comprehensive book on medicinal plants. The first in a two-volume set,The Earthwise Herbalprofiles Old World plants (volume two will treat American plants). Organized alphabetically, the book encompasses all of the major–and many of the secondary–herbs of traditional and modern Western herbalism. Author Wood describes characteristic symptoms and conditions in which each plant has proved useful in the clinic, often illustrated with appropriate case histories. In addition, he takes a historical view based on his extensive study of ancient and traditional herbal literature. Written in an easy, engaging,…

Book details

List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Publication date: 6/3/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 592
Size: 6.02" wide x 8.94" long x 1.73" tall
Weight: 2.178
Language: English



Introduction


Herbalism and Holism


Reductionism and Holism


Different Kinds of Holism


Energetics



The Practice of Traditional Herbal Medicine



Energetics of Traditional Medicine


Greek Medicine


Ayurvedic Medicine


Traditional Chinese Medicine


Alchemical Medicine


Physiomedicalism


Integration: Pharmacology, Taste, and Energetics



Herbal Actions


Modern Actions



Putting It All Together: The Art of Herbal Practice


"A Key to Galen's Method of Physick"



Preparation and Dosage


Preparation


Dosage



Materia Medica


Using the Materia Medica


References


Index of Herbs


Index of Conditions