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The Herb Society's Complete Medicinal Herbal
Practised for centuries in civilizations around the world, this book on herbal medicine aims to show readers about the healing properties of herbs. It contains an illustrated A-Z profiling over 120 medicinal herbs and their traditional uses. A home remedies section explains how to make and administer herbal remedies for a wide range of disorders, from colds to stomach ulcers and contains ideas for a herbal first aid kit.
Chinese Medicine for Everyday Living
Take a holistic approach to your health and discover the ancient art of Chinese medicine. Over 3,000 years old, traditional Chinese medicine continues to be effective today. Unlike orthodox Western medicine, with its symptom-oriented treatments, Chinese medicine aims to cure diseases by focusing on the person and cause, and identifying a range of highly detailed syndromes with specific treatment programmes.
Pocket Medicinal Herbs
This illustrated guide to healing herbs discusses safe and effective remedies for a wide range of common ailments, from hay fever to insomnia. Clear photographic steps show how natural cures are available to all, and advice on how to grow, harvest, and prepare herbs helps readers become self-sufficient in home medicine. 140 color photos.
The Chinese Medicine Bible
The Chinese Medicine Bible explores the key principles of Chinese alternative therapies, explaining the importance of balancing yin and yang and the nuances of the five element theory, before delving deeper to explain the causes of disease, the diagnostic tools needed such as tongue and pulse analysis, and the methods employed to treat common ailments. The book also contains a detailed directory of Chinese herbal medicine, including a materia medica of 50 essential healing herbs, and outlines the principles of acupuncture and moxabustion. Along with fully illustrated step-by-step guides to self-help techniques you can try at home including acupressure, tai chi and Qigong, The Chinese Medicine Bible shows you how to easily maintain your health and vitality using these natural, time-tested techniques.
Herbs for a Healthy Pregnancy
A herbal guide for new mothers providing information on each stage of pregnancy. Sections cover fertility problems and herbs to avoid when planning a pregnancy, 30 to 40 different herbs you can use during pregnancy, and instructions for making teas, infused oils, massage oils and tinctures.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey is one of the oldest works of Western literature, dating back to classical antiquity. Homer’s epic poem belongs in a collection called the Epic Cycle, which includes the Iliad. It was originally written in ancient Greek, utilizing a dactylic hexameter rhyme scheme. Although this rhyme scheme sounds beautiful in its native language, in modern English it can sound awkward and, as Eric McMillan humorously describes it, resembles “pumpkins rolling on a barn floor.” William Cullen Bryant avoided this problem by composing his translation in blank verse, a rhyme scheme that sounds natural in English. This epic poem follows Ulysses, one of the Greek leaders that brought an end to t...
Turmeric
Turmeric is a traditional herbal remedy that has been used for centuries and in recent years has been hailed as a "miracle cure" for a range of illnesses from arthritis to auto-immune disease. Penelope Ody, one of Britain's leading herbalists, draws on the extensive scientific studies that have appeared on curcuminoids (one of the many chemical constituents of turmeric) in one of the most authoritative book on turmeric currently available. In Turmeric Penelope Ody provides a history of turmeric and its therapeutic role. From its cultivation to its traditional use in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine to its centrality to the Asian diet (including some recipes, since many will be familiar with tu...
Essential Guide to Natural Home Remedies
Natural remedies are increasingly available over the counter—not just in health food stores but in pharmacies and supermarkets as well. Despite their growing popularity, ingredients are often unfamiliar and information on their effects can be hard to come by. Fortunately, many remedies can be made—safely and cheaply—at home, using herbs, wildflowers, and foods. But which of these simple remedies is helpful for which condition? How are they prepared? Are they best in teas, tinctures, or capsules? And how much of them should you take?Essential Guide to Natural Home Remediessteers the reader through these questions and more in four main sections: Using Herbs for Common Ailments; A Directory of Herbs and Healing Plants; Making and Buying Natural Remedies; and Growing and Storing Herbs. Advice on the home medicine chest, healthy houseplants, buying over-the-counter products, and consulting an herbalist complete this excellent essential guide. Penelope Ody, a member of Britain’s National Institute of Medical Herbalists, is the author of 15 books on herbal topics, includingComplete Guide to Medicinal HerbsandThe Holistic Herbal Directory.
Natural Pharmacy
Encyclopedia including a history of medicine past and present, a full-colour catalogue of over 230 ingredients of medicine, and a detailed profile of those ingredients, both listed alphabetically by their latin names. Also includes a section on home remedies and a glossary, bibliography and index. First published in the UK by Dorling Kindersley (1992).
