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

Description: 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 Herbal profiles 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, non-technical style, The Earthwise Herbal offers insight into the "logic” of the plant: how it works, in what areas of the body it works, how it has been used in the past, what its pharmacological constituents indicate about its use, and how all these different factors hang together to produce a portrait of the plant as a whole entity. Ideal for beginners, serious students, or advanced practitioners, The Earthwise Herbal is also useful for homeopaths and flower essence practitioners as it bridges these fields in its treatment of herbal medicines. Matthew Wood, a practicing herbalist for over twenty-five years, lives on an herb farm thirty minutes west of downtown Minneapolis. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and holds a Master of Science degree in Herbal Medicine from the Scottish School of Herbal Medicine, accredited by the University of Wales. Wood is the author of four previous books (all published by North Atlantic Books) and a registered herbalist, or professional member, of the American Herbalists Guild, the only self-regulating body of practicing herbalists in the United States. He is also a regular contributor to the Journal of the American Herbalists Guild. Introduction ix Herbalism and Holism xi Reductionism and Holism xiv Different Kinds of Holism xvii Energetics xix PART I The Practice of Traditional Herbal Medicine 1 CHAPTER ONE - Energetics of Traditional Medicine 2 Greek Medicine 2 Ayurvedic Medicine 7 Traditional Chinese Medicine 9 Alchemical Medicine 13 Physiomedicalism 17 Integration: Pharmacology, Taste, and Energetics 20 CHAPTER TWO - Herbal Actions 23 Modern Actions 25 CHAPTER THREE - Putting It All Together: The Art of Herbal Practice 29 ?A Key to Galen's Method of Physick? 30 CHAPTER FOUR - Preparation and Dosage 35 Preparation 35 Dosage 38 PART II Materia Medica 41 Using the Materia Medica 42 References 539 Index of Herbs 561 Index of Conditions 567

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