The Essential Guide to Western Botanical Medicine Second Edition - Paperback

by Christa Sinadinos (Author)

Meticulously referenced and beautifully designed with over 1,000 botanical photographs, The Essential Guide to Western Botanical Medicine, is a clinically based, extensive resource for healthcare professionals, students, and anyone with a zeal for herbs. Intelligently divided into four sections for effortless referencing:

Materia Medica

■129 in-depth monographs

■Medicinal uses and clinical applications

■Ethnobotany and history

■Botanical descriptions

■Chemical constituents

■Nutritional profiles

■Preparations, dosages, and contraindications

■Etymology of Latin binomials

Medicine Making

■Easy-to-follow instructions for preparing herbal medicines

Herbal Therapeutic Formulas

■More than 100 time-tested medicinal compounds and tea blends for common health conditions

Appendices and Indexes

■Referenced compendium listing treatments for more than 200 conditions