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9781556433405

Vitalism The History of Herbalism, Homeopathy, and Flower Essences

by Wood, Matthew
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    9781556433405

  • ISBN10:

    1556433409

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-03-16
  • Publisher: North Atlantic Books
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Summary

Vitalism, the recognition that the physical body is animated by a vital life force, is the foundation of most natural healing therapies. The forefathers of alternative medicine discovered methods of healing the body by stimulating this life force. InVitalism: The History of Herbalism, Homeopathy, and Flower Essences, Matthew Wood describes the theories, lives, and work of nine great physicians who laid the groundwork for natural medicine.

Author Biography

Matthew Wood is a registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild, and has maintained a private practice as an herbalist for twenty years. He lives and practices at Sunnyfield Herb Farm in Minnetrista, Minnesota.

Table of Contents

Preface vi
Julian Winston
Note to the Second Edition viii
Introduction ix
The Magical Staff
Parcelsus
1(32)
Medicine of the Spirit
Hahnemann
33(38)
Foundations of Homeopathy
Rademacher
71(10)
Justification of the Alchemical Physicians
Samuel Thomson and the Demon Herb, Lobelia
81(26)
Folk Medicine and the Philosophy of Herbalism
Eclecticism
107(28)
The Medicine of Experience
Dr. James Tyler Kent
135(32)
The Philosophy of Homeopathy
Dr. James Compton Burnett
167(18)
Medicine and the Imagination
Dr. Edward Bach
185(10)
The Flower Essences
Synopsis
195(10)
Incorporating Magic into Medicine
Bibliography 205(8)
Index 213

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