Ayurvedic Healing for Women: Herbal Gynecology

by Atreya

• ISBN13: 9781578631162
• ISBN10: 1578631165
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: RED WHEEL/WEISER

Summary

For women who want to solve their own health problems. This self-help guide shows how to use dietary changes and herbal supplements for treating PMS, mitigating pre-menopausal symptoms, preventing osteoporosis, and reversing many other ailments common to women.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Ayurveda and You
The Ayurvedic Perspective	p. 3
You as an Individual Woman	p. 5
The Female Anatomy According to Ayurveda	p. 19
Imbalances and the Disease Process	p. 33
A Modern Look at the Hormone System	p. 41
How Substances Work in the Body	p. 53
Ayurvedic Treatments
The Ayurvedic Method	p. 73
Depression	p. 83
Premenstrual and Menstrual Difficulties	p. 99
Premenopause	p. 125
Menopause and Postmenopause	p. 143
Cysts, Fibroids, and Tumors	p. 155
Other Problems	p. 173
Nutrition as a Healing Power	p. 187
Getting off Pharmaceutical Medications	p. 207
Pregnancy and Childbirth According to Ayurveda	p. 211
Aphrodisiacs and Fertility	p. 215
Herb Glossary	p. 219
Resources	p. 223
Glossary	p. 227
Bibliography	p. 233
Index	p. 237
About the Author	p. 242
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