Prescription for Herbal Healing

The popularity of herbal medicine has exploded during the past decade, with herbal remedies becoming increasingly available in such conventional outlets as drugstores and supermarkets. This volume brings to herbal medicine the same in-depth, easy-to-understand information and accessible style that Prescription for Nutritional Healing (co- authored by Balch) successfully brought to diet and nutritional supplements. This book is divided into three parts for easy reference. Part I discusses the basic principles of herbal medicine and outlines the properties and characteristics of some 160 single herbs and 60 herbal combination formulas. Part II describes more than 150 common disorders, conveniently arranged alphabetically, and names the herbal therapies that can be used in the treatment of those conditions. Part III is a guide to using various kinds of herbal and other alternative therapies. In addition, it includes self-diagnostic tests and boxed inserts throughout, which offer detailed information on a variety of topics. Complete coverage of Chinese and Ayurvedic herbs make this volume entirely comprehensive, and thorough scientific references lend it an authority not found in any other herbal book.