Natural Health Herbal Remedies Handbook - Softcover

Chevallier, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789471779 ISBN 13: 9780789471772

Publisher: Dk Pub, 2001

Synopsis

Dr. Andrew Chevallier brings his knowledge and practical expertise in herbal medicine to ordinary people looking for safe, effective treatments for common ailments. Enhancing health and well-being. Today, herbal medicine is widely acknowledged as a successful therapy for many chronic conditions that diminish the quality of life, such as digestive problems, skin disorders, and difficulties arising form menopause. In this book, Dr. Chevallier explains how herbal remedies work to stimulate the body's defenses against illness and its natural ability to heal itself. Treating yourself. In common with other holistic therapies, herbal medicine focuses equally on the underlying causes of illness and on its signs and symptoms. Herbal Remedies Handbook gives as much weight to the steps needed for individuals to correctly diagnose and treat themselves as to the 66 key remedies described, and their therapeutic uses. For ease of reference, the self-help section is arranged by ailments grouped according to the part of the person to be treated.

About this title

About the Author:

Andrew Chevallier FNIMH is an experienced medical herbalist and Senior Lecturer in Herbal Medicine at Middlesex University in the UK. He runs a busy private practice in London and is involved in clinical and laboratory research in herbal medicine. He is a past president of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists, and author of several other books on herbal medicine, including Hypericum: The Natural Antidepressant and More, Flaxseed, and Dorling Kindersley's Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants. Established in 1971, Natural Health is the longest running and most respected periodical in the field of natural self-care. Read by more than a million health-conscious readers each issue, Natural Health is a trusted leader, providing credible information, guidance, and inspiration to both core devotees of natural healing and to the growing legions of new natural health enthusiasts. Published by Weider Publications, Inc., Natural Health's Editorial Advisory Board includes such esteemed authorities as Dean Ornish, Carolyn Dean, and Andrew Weil.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dk Pub
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0789471779
• ISBN 13: 9780789471772
• Binding: Paperback