The Medicinal Herbal Guide How to use 150 herbs for healing

by McIntyre, Anne

• ISBN13: 9781856755078
• ISBN10: 185675507X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2023-07-04
• Publisher: Gaia

Summary

Herbal medicines have been used for many centuries to treat illnesses and restore health, and today herbalism still remains the most widely-practiced form of medicine around the world. The Medicinal Herbal Guide will teach you everything you need to know to start your journey with herbal medicine.

Written by a leading Medical Herbalist, The Medicinal Herbal Guide provides in-depth knowledge of the practice and theory of herbal medicine, including everything you need to know about its history, how it works, how to grow, gather and prepare herbs, and how to use them to create a herbal prescription.

The rigorously-researched and illustrated guide contains over 150 herbs, with clear explanations of their properties, active ingredients and the latest scientific developments on their uses.

There is also a clear explanation of how herbs can be used to treat each of the body's systems, with advice on using remedies for healing a range of specific conditions.

Author Biography

Anne McIntyre is a Fellow of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists (FNIMH) and has been practicing herbal medicine for over 25 years, as well as teaching gynaecology, obstetrics and paediatrics and Ayurvedic medicine. She lectures extensively on herbal medicine and Ayurveda in the UK, US and Europe to practitioners, students and the general public. She is currently the President of The Herb Society.