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Description:"The Western Herbal Tradition" provides a comprehensive and critical exploration of the use of plant medicines through 2000 years of history from Dioscorides to the present day. It follows each of the 27 herbs through a wide range of key sources from European, Arabic and American traditions including Greek, Roman and Renaissance texts. A rich discussion of the historical texts is balanced with current application and research.The herbs have been selected on the basis of common use by practising herbalists.Each illustrated monograph contains:Species, identification and botanical descriptionA study of the characterisation and medicinal use of the plants consistently drawnfrom featured herbals which includes the authors own translations from the LatinAssessment of past and current texts in the transmission of herbal knowledgeConsideration of traditional therapeutics, including humoral and physiomedicalapproachesSuggestions towards a modern experiential approach through Goethean methodologyCurrent evidence on pharmacological constituentsReview of evidence on safetyRecommendations for internal and external uses, prescribing and dosageExcellent illustrations accompany each monograph to aid learningFirst book to cover broader historicalperspective and discussions of issues surrounding each herbWritten by leading experts who are well known in the fieldIncludes some monographs of which there is little material already availableThe bibliographic evidence provided could support applications for registration of Herbal Medicinal Products under the provisions of the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Product DirectiveAn excellent valuable resource for everyone interested in herbal medicineWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Western Herbal Tradition: 2000 Years of Medicinal Plant Knowledge. To get started finding The Western Herbal Tradition: 2000 Years of Medicinal Plant Knowledge, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: "The Western Herbal Tradition" provides a comprehensive and critical exploration of the use of plant medicines through 2000 years of history from Dioscorides to the present day. It follows each of the 27 herbs through a wide range of key sources from European, Arabic and American traditions including Greek, Roman and Renaissance texts. A rich discussion of the historical texts is balanced with current application and research.The herbs have been selected on the basis of common use by practising herbalists.Each illustrated monograph contains:Species, identification and botanical descriptionA study of the characterisation and medicinal use of the plants consistently drawnfrom featured herbals which includes the authors own translations from the LatinAssessment of past and current texts in the transmission of herbal knowledgeConsideration of traditional therapeutics, including humoral and physiomedicalapproachesSuggestions towards a modern experiential approach through Goethean methodologyCurrent evidence on pharmacological constituentsReview of evidence on safetyRecommendations for internal and external uses, prescribing and dosageExcellent illustrations accompany each monograph to aid learningFirst book to cover broader historicalperspective and discussions of issues surrounding each herbWritten by leading experts who are well known in the fieldIncludes some monographs of which there is little material already availableThe bibliographic evidence provided could support applications for registration of Herbal Medicinal Products under the provisions of the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Product DirectiveAn excellent valuable resource for everyone interested in herbal medicineWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Western Herbal Tradition: 2000 Years of Medicinal Plant Knowledge. To get started finding The Western Herbal Tradition: 2000 Years of Medicinal Plant Knowledge, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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