This is an important resource for herbal practitioners who seek creative, innovative and sophisticated clinical models to enhance their practice. "Botanical Medicine, 2nd Edition" is designed to provide the herbal practitioner with tools for the development of clinical insights.
PART ONE: SYSTEMS of PHYTOTHERAPY Plant Substances in a Reductionist
Perspective: Empirical Characteristics of Plant Components, Empirical
Components of Essential Oils, Galenic Preparations of Therapeutic Plant
Substances, from Empiricism to Whole-System Models. The Terrain and
Whole-System Models: Terrain Concept, Typologies, Classical Whole-System
Models in Phytotherapy. Whole-System Models in European Botanical Therapy:
the Neuroendocrine System, the Five Phases, Oligotherapy PART TWO: PLANT
PROFILES Five Phase Listings: Herbs for Wood Yang Pathologies, Herbs for
Wood Yin Pathologies, Herbs for Fire Yang Pathologies, Herbs for Fire Yin
Pathologies, Herbs for Earth Yang Pathologies, Herbs for Earth Yin
Pathologies, Herbs for Metal Yang Pathologies, Herbs for Metal Yin
Pathologies, Herbs for Water Yang Pathologies, Herbs for Water Yin
Pathologies. Short Profiles of Other Commonly Used Plants. Commonly Used
Essential Oils. Essential Oils Brief Profiles. Gemmotherapy Profiles.
Oligoelement Profiles PART THREE: THERAPEUTIC GUIDELINES ACCORING to TERRAIN
The Use of Botanicals in Healing: the Issue of Dosage, Fundamentals of
Therapy. Symptoms Listing of Therapeutic Guidelines: Acute Respiratory
Infections, Acute Infections and Childhood Illnesses, Chronic Respiratory
Insufficiency, Influenza, Low Immunity, Fatigue Syndrome,
Gynecological-Obstetric Disorders, Gastroenterological Complaints,
Arthritis and Rheumatism, Genitourinary Disorders, Nervous System
Disorders, Metabolic Disorders, Circulatory Disorders, Skin Disorders,
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Aids) Glossary of Terminology. Appendix
A: the Five Phases. Appendix B: Oriental Medical Terminology.
Bibliography. Index
