Description: FOREWORD BY MICHAEL TIERRA, L.AC., OMD FOREWORD BY Z’EV ROSENBERG, L.AC. PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION PART ONE METHODS AND MEASURES UNDERSTANDING WESTERN HERBS FROM THE CHINESE MEDICAL PERSPECTIVE The Construction and Use of a Materia Medica Eastern vs. Western Ways of Working with Herbs Western Herbal Preparations Herb Quality Cultivated vs. Wildcrafted Herbs HERBAL MEDICINE MAKING Infusions and Decoctions Tinctures, Fluidextracts, and Liquid Extracts Poultices Suppositories Infused Oils Salves Powdered Extracts Mix-Frying with Solid and Liquid Adjuvants PART TWO THE MATERIA MEDICA HERBS THAT RESOLVE THE EXTERIOR HERBS THAT CLEAR HEAT HERBS THAT PRECIPITATE HERBS THAT DRAIN DAMPNESS HERBS THAT DISPEL WIND AND DAMPNESS HERBS THAT TRANSFORM PHLEGM AND STOP COUGHING HERBS THAT AROMATICALLY TRANSFORM DAMPNESS HERBS THAT RECTIFY QÌ HERBS THAT REGULATE BLOOD HERBS THAT WARM THE INTERIOR AND EXPEL COLD HERBS THAT SUPPLEMENT HERBS THAT STABILIZE AND BIND HERBS THAT CALM THE SPIRIT HERBS THAT EXTINGUISH WIND APPENDICES I. WESTERN ANALOGUES OF CHINESE HERBS II. INDEX OF HERBS BY COMMON (ENGLISH) NAME III. INDEX OF HERBS BY LATIN NAME IV. GLOSSARY OF CHINESE MEDICAL TERMS NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
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EAN: 9781594771910
UPC: 9781594771910
ISBN: 9781594771910
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Book Title: Western Herbs According to Traditional Chinese Medicine : a Practitioner's Guide
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Inner Traditions International, The Limited
Topic: Alternative & Complementary Medicine, Naturopathy, Herbal Medications, Holistic Medicine
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2008
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Health & Fitness, Medical
Item Weight: 43.5 Oz
Author: Thomas Avery Garran
Item Length: 11 in
Item Width: 8.5 in
Format: Hardcover
