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The Earthwise Herbal - A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal Plants (Paperback)
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The Earthwise Herbal - A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal Plants (Paperback)
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"The Earthwise Herbal" is one of very few books derived from direct
experience in the actual use of medicinal herbs, in tens of
thousands of cases, over a twenty-five year career. The description
of herbs and their uses therefore grows organically out of
experience, extensive study of literature and plants in the wild,
and conversations with knowledge peers and teachers. The book is
holistic, unlike an approach restricted to scientific research
alone. Focusing on Old World medicinal plants of Western herbalism,
author and registered herbalist Matthew Wood seeks to explain the
use of the whole plant-not just 'active ingredients' - in the
treatment of the whole person.Organized as a material medica (names
and descriptions of herbs/plants are listed alphabetically), the
book describes characteristic symptoms and conditions in which the
plant has proved useful in the clinic, often illustrated with
interesting case histories. In addition, it is historical, Wood
being one of very few writers who has systematically and
extensively studied ancient and traditional herbal literature,
rather than the occasional text. The context and writing style of
this book is intended to appeal to the imagination and intuition,
and to help both the student and practitioner gain insight into the
'logic' of a 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.
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