Clinical Herbalism

<p>The only textbook of its kind, <b>Clinical Herbalism: Plant Wisdom from East and West</b> is an ideal resource for anyone interested in herbal therapy. With comprehensive, clearly written coverage of Western and Chinese herbs for each body system, this brand-new text offers case histories, along with easy-to-understand instructions for preparing tinctures, percolations, dual extractions, and much more.</p><ul><b> <li>Integration of Western and Chinese herbal therapeutics</b> presents health challenges from an energetic context, making it especially useful for those with minimal Chinese Medicine training.</li> <li><b>Complete coverage addresses a wide variety of topics,</b> including theory, wildcrafting, apothecary, herbal remedy-making, client interaction, and creating and dispensing formulas.</li> <li><b>Compendium of Western and Chinese herbs</b> covers usages, contraindications, and herb-drug interactions with an emphasis on herbal safety.</li> <li><b>Comparison of Western diseases<i> </i>and Chinese syndromes</b><i> </i>helps pinpoint which herbs and formulas best match a person’s health condition.</li> <li><b>Case histories</b> present specific therapeutic principles and suggested formulas on conditions commonly faced by herbalists.</li> <li><b>Explicit instructions</b> detail how to make salves, lotions, and syrups, plus tinctures, percolations, and dual extractions, including calculations, proportions, and worksheets.</li> <li><b>Functional medicine principles</b> address the root causes of common chronic Western diseases.</li></ul>