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Early anthropological evidence for plant use as medicine is 60,000
years old as reported from the Neanderthal grave in Iraq. The
importance of plants as medicine is further supported by
archeological evidence from Asia and the Middle East. Today, around
1.4 billion people in South Asia alone have no access to modern
health care, and rely instead on traditional medicine to alleviate
various symptoms. On a global basis, approximately 50 to 80
thousand plant species are used either natively or as
pharmaceutical derivatives for life-threatening conditions that
include diabetes, hypertension and cancers. As the demand for
plant-based medicine rises, there is an unmet need to investigate
the quality, safety and efficacy of these herbals by the
"scientific methods". Current research on drug discovery from
medicinal plants involves a multifaceted approach combining
botanical, phytochemical, analytical, and molecular techniques. For
instance, high throughput robotic screens have been developed by
industry; it is now possible to carry out 50,000 tests per day in
the search for compounds, which act on a key enzyme or a subset of
receptors. This and other bioassays thus offer hope that one may
eventually identify compounds for treating a variety of diseases or
conditions. However, drug development from natural products is not
without its problems. Frequent challenges encountered include the
procurement of raw materials, the selection and implementation of
appropriate high-throughput bioassays, and the scaling-up of
preparative procedures. Research scientists should therefore arm
themselves with the right tools and knowledge in order to harness
the vast potentials of plant-based therapeutics. The main objective
of Plant and Human Health is to serve as a comprehensive guide for
this endeavor. Volume 1 highlights how humans from specific areas
or cultures use indigenous plants. Despite technological
developments, herbal drugs still occupy a preferential place in a
majority of the population in the third world and have slowly taken
roots as alternative medicine in the West. The integration of
modern science with traditional uses of herbal drugs is important
for our understanding of this ethnobotanical relationship. Volume 2
deals with the phytochemical and molecular characterization of
herbal medicine. Specifically, it focuess on the secondary
metabolic compounds, which afford protection against diseases.
Lastly, Volume 3 discusses the physiological mechanisms by which
the active ingredients of medicinal plants serve to improve human
health. Together this three-volume collection intends to bridge the
gap for herbalists, traditional and modern medical practitioners,
and students and researchers in botany and horticulture.
From two of the leading voices in aromatherapy, Amy Galper and Jade
Shutes, The Aromatherapy Companion is a concise and essential
version of their popular Ultimate Guide to Aromatherapy. Essentials
oils have been used across all world cultures for thousands of
years. While the popularity of aromatherapy has endured, the
methods and applications of the craft have evolved. The
Aromatherapy Companion is the modern practitioner's guide to
working with the most essential aromatherapy and essential oils for
healing and wellness. Using techniques developed over decades of
teaching, you will learn the science of aromatherapy and how
essentials oils interact with our sense of smell, brain pathways,
and skin. The guide also includes over 35 plant profiles, plus
recipes and blends for health and beauty. Included are remedies for
digestive health, immunity, women's health concerns, and more, such
as Hand & Body Wash for Flu Recovery, Self-Love Botanical
Perfume, and Tummy Massage Oil for Indigestion. Drawing on the
authors' unique methodology and expertise as aromatherapists,
herbalists, and healers, you will learn the art of blending
formulations with great skill and discernment.
Are you curious about new knowledge about health? Are you not
satisfied with the usual explanation to cancer? Is there something
that the doctors don't know? What can I do myself to heal my
cancer? Is there a connection between my life situation and my
cancer? In How I Healed My Life, Dagfrid Kolaas seeks to answer
your questions and put the topic of cancer in a whole new light.
You will be deeply touched by Dagfrid's history. She candidly
shares her journey from divorce, crisis and subsequent cancer
diagnosis to her finding her own strength and complete healing.
Inspired by Louise L. Hay and Brandon Bay, she let herself be
guided by her own inner voice. Much of what she found on the
journey may be of great joy and inspiration to others in similar
situations. How I Healed My Life shows how cancer can be understood
at a much deeper level than most people think. The heartwarming
storytelling style makes the book easy to read and informative. The
fear of cancer becomes to hope of healing. How I Healed My Life
also contains a comprehensive mind-body encyclopedia in which you
easily can find what emotions or situations that cause your
particular disease or cancer. It is a home pharmacy that deserves
to be in every home.
Blending cutting-edge scientific research with useful messages
about personal responsibility and prosperity, "Cracking the Cancer
Code" is a groundbreaking handbook which will help you understand
and apply the principals of abundant health. Dr. Matthew J. Loop
provides a brief overview of the nature and causes of cancer while
discussing its common treatments, then elaborates on the various
external and environmental factors that contribute to its
development. He emphasizes the tenets of proper nutrition, and
investigates the environmental hazards that people unwittingly
expose themselves to on a daily basis. Dr. Loop also examines
internal factors-thoughts, feelings, and disposition-and the role
they ultimately play in physical health. Shattering commonly held
beliefs about the nature and causes of cancer, Dr. Loop's "Cracking
the Cancer Code" gives back what many facing the disease feel they
have lost: a sense of their own power. Prosperity and abundance, in
the form of health, manifests itself from the inside out. "Cracking
the Cancer Code" is an easy-to-understand and comprehensive
reference guide that will help anyone diagnosed with cancer
discover the path to empowerment and optimal health.
The Best of Women's Health" brings to the forefront progressive
information on the various medical conditions that affect women in
the 21st century. But the informative guide also discusses the
social, racial, economic, health care disparities and other
inequities that illustrate the alarming differences between how men
and women are cared for by our society and the United States
government.
Dr. Valiere Alcena shares his vast experience as a practicing
physician and researcher as he describes the symptoms, diagnosis,
treatment, and prevention of today's most common female diseases
such as hypertension, diabetes, stroke, heart disease, cancer,
anemia, arthritis, osteoporosis, lung diseases, depression,
alcoholism, and HIV/AIDS. Dr. Alcena provides intricate details,
figures, and graphs that illustrate the inner-workings of the
female body as well as practical information on various topics such
as the:
Most effective diet for optimal health Reasons for iron
deficiency Symptoms of major depression Factors that bring on a
migraine
"The Best of Women's Health" will teach women to take charge of
their health and demand positive change in our health care system,
ultimately ensuring that the female population in our country
receives the care they deserve-not only today, but in the
future.
This volume brings together basic research on the nature of stress
reactivity with up-to-date research on the effectiveness and
mechanisms of mindfulness interventions. The chapters review the
major research areas that elucidate the impact of stress reactivity
on health, and explore the mechanisms and effectiveness of
mindfulness-based approaches for stress reduction and improved
physical and emotional health. The first section examines
biopsychosocial mechanisms of stress reactivity such as allostasis
and allostatic load, neurobiology of stress, biology of the
"fight-or-flight" and "tend-and-befriend" responses, and
psychoneuroimmunology. This section concludes by addressing the
roles of perception and appraisal, including the role of perceived
threat in stress reactivity as well as the role that negative
perceptions of the stress response itself play in compromising
health. The second section opens with review of leading
psychological models of mindfulness, including self-regulation,
reperceiving, and the Intention, Attention, Attitude (IAA)
triaxiomatic model. Subsequent chapters discuss mindfulness-based
interventions and mechanisms of change for stress and related
clinical conditions including chronic pain, traumatic stress,
anxiety and related disorders, and clinical depression. The final
chapter reviews possible neural networks and brain mechanisms
associated with mindfulness meditation practice. As the research on
stress reactivity and mindfulness-based stress reduction continues
to proliferate, this book offers readers a single volume covering
the most relevant information across this vast terrain. Other
available volumes offer in-depth coverage of stress research with
little mention of mindfulness and stress reduction. Conversely,
many texts on the topic of mindfulness and mindfulness-based
interventions do not adequately cover the biopsychosocial processes
of stress reactivity.
Este libro hace un an lisis de los conceptos de Salud y su educaci
n en el contexto de la sociedad y la escuela, y los enfoca hacia la
Medicina Tradicional y Natural como una alternativa para
desarrollarla en el proceso de ense anza. Es un material bibliogr
fico que sirve como referencia para comprender la esencia de esta
medicina de manera sencilla y que pueda ser incorporada a la vida
cotidiana y sobre todo al proceso educativo en las escuelas. Aunque
aborda conceptos de la Medicina Tradicional China es f cil de
comprender y aplicar en el mantenimiento de la salud humana.
This book contains Julius A. Dresser's summary of mental science
and the ability to heal the sick with mental and spiritual power.
As the son of Horatio Dresser - an acquaintance and adherent of
Phineas Quimby, the founder of the New Thought movement - Julius
felt obliged to carry on his father's legacy by explaining the
beliefs he held. Citing both ancient philosophy and religion,
Julius begins by saying knowledge of mental healing is neither new
nor novel: rather, it has practiced through history. Referring
repeatedly to Christianity and Jesus Christ as an example of mental
healing in action, Dresser aims to illustrate how P. P. Quimby
rediscovered it. His experiences with tuberculosis, where
conventional medicine in the form of camomile did more harm than
good, are detailed. Quimby would later go on to assert that
exciting, uplifting experiences such as riding a horse did far more
for his tuberculosis than any other method.
The foot is a very interesting part of the body for therapy. It is
easily accessible and is very suitable for self-treatment, which
partly explains why it is used so much in reflexology. This chart
is particularly interesting and useful for those who treat the feet
and/or do energy work. It shows the classical Chinese acupuncture
points used to treat the organs and a large number of specific
health complaints. The massage and acupressure techniques are
clearly explained. Another approach is also presented, especially
indicated for the feet (water and earth): moxibustion. It is
warming, it stimulates Chi flow, it fights cold and humid
pathologies, and feminine disorders. In addition to all these
points, the meridians according to Shisuto Masunaga and their use
are presented. With this chart, knowledge of the reflex zones will
be completed by points and meridians, opening fascinating new
therapeutic possibilities.
The twelve volume in the Evidence-based Clinical Chinese Medicine
series is a must read for Chinese medicine practitioners interested
in neurology or rehabilitation. Using a 'whole evidence' approach,
this book aims to provide an analysis of the management of
post-stroke shoulder complications with Chinese and integrative
medicine.This book describes the understanding and management of
post-stroke shoulder complications with conventional medicine and
Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine treatments used in past eras are
analysed through data mining of classical Chinese medicine books.
Several treatments are identified that are still used in
contemporary clinical practice.Attention is then turned to
evaluating the current state of evidence from clinical studies
using an evidence-based medicine approach. Scientific techniques
are employed to evaluate the results from studies of Chinese herbal
medicine, acupuncture and other Chinese medicine therapies. The
findings from these reviews are discussed in terms of the
implications for clinical practice and research.Chinese medicine
practitioners and students can use this book as a desktop reference
to support clinical decision making. Having ready access to the
current state of evidence for herbal formulas and acupuncture
treatments allows practitioners to be confident in providing
evidence-based health care. This book is an easy to use reference,
thus allowing practitioners to focus on providing high quality care
supported by the best available evidence.This book links formulas,
herbs and acupuncture points with treatment efficacy, providing the
reader with potential for creating new formulas. Several of the
most frequently used herbs from randomized controlled trials were
investigated to identify their pharmacological actions in animal
and cell-line studies. This gives the reader insight into the
potential actions of herbs and their chemical constituents that are
relevant to the pathogenesis of post-stroke shoulder complications,
and may provide leads for drug discovery.The editors of this series
are internationally recognized, well-respected leaders in the field
of Chinese medicine and evidence-based medicine with strong track
records in research.
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