Earthwise Herbal Repertory: The Definitive Practitioner's Guide - Softcover

Matthew Wood; David Ryan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 162317077X ISBN 13: 9781623170776

Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S., 2016

Synopsis

Expert herbalist Matthew Wood takes the guesswork out of the application of medicinal plants in this first comprehensive herbal repertory, which provides an invaluable cross-reference of constitutional types, energetic categories, and specific symptoms that leads the herbalist to a limited number of possible herbs for a specific condition. Unlike many references in which medicinal plants are defined simply by condition or disease name, this book provides a basic plan for analyzing each case in a holistic fashion. The energetic (hot, cold, damp, dry, tense, relaxed) or action (sedative, stimulant, alternative, nutritive, relaxant, astringent, etc.) is cross-referenced with the organic, system, or function where the problem resides and specific symptoms known to indicate that specific herb or class of herbs. Drawing on his 35 years' experience as a practicing herbalist who has treated tens of thousands of clients, Wood incorporates knowledge from ancient Greek and traditional Native American medicine, the traditions of nineteenth-century botanical medicine, homeopathy, and modern biomedical research.

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Review

Matthew Wood's style of herbalism is deeply important to the modern world.He reminds us of the deeper intricate and energetic workings of plants.If I want to truly get to the heart of a plant, I read up on what he has to say.
Jonathan Keyes, acupuncturist, author of "Guide to Natural Health "
"Matthew Wood's writing leaves me simultaneously pondering, blown away, inspired, and a bit giddy. Few people have the ability to pull in and weave togetheras many different strands of herbalism into such a beautiful tapestry. I'm deeply gratefulto live in a world with his perspective."
" --jim mcdonald, herbalist atwww.herbcraft.org

""The Earthwise Herbal Repertory" is an incredibly impressive achievement. While homeopathic repertories are legion, in modern herbal literature we have a very limited collection of works; this is an important and much-needed addition to the published sources of herbal specifics. It will help Western herbalists better understand their materia medica and achieve superior results with their clients. It also helps lay a foundation for the further development of herbal medicine one rooted in the past, but continuing to grow and look to the future." David Winston, registered herbalist (AHG), president of Herbalists & Alchemists
Matthew Wood's style of herbalism is deeply important to the modern world.He reminds us of the deeper intricate and energetic workings of plants.If I want to truly get to the heart of a plant, I read up on what he has to say. Jonathan Keyes, acupuncturist, author of "Guide to Natural Health "
"Matthew Wood's writing leaves me simultaneously pondering, blown away, inspired, and a bit giddy. Few people have the ability to pull in and weave togetheras many different strands of herbalism into such a beautiful tapestry. I'm deeply gratefulto live in a world with his perspective." --Jim McDonald, herbalist atherbcraft.org"

About the Author

Matthew Wood, a practicing herbalist for over twenty-five years, lives on an herb farm thirty minutes west of downtown Minneapolis. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and holds a Master of Science degree in Herbal Medicine from the Scottish School of Herbal Medicine, accredited by the University of Wales. Wood is the author of four previous books (all published by North Atlantic Books) and a registered herbalist, or professional member, of the American Herbalists Guild, the only self-regulating body of practicing herbalists in the United States. He is also a regular contributor to the" Journal of the American Herbalists Guild."

David Ryan's stories have appeared in Tin House, BOMB, Fence, several Mississippi Review Prize issues, Booth, Denver Quarterly, Alaska Quarterly Review, New Orleans Review, Cimarron Review, Hayden's Ferry Review, failbetter, and elsewhere. Twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize, his fiction has been anthologized in Flash Fiction Forward (W.W. Norton); Boston Noir 2: the Classics (Akashic Books); and The Mississippi Review: 30 Years. A recipient of a MacDowell Colony fellowship and an arts grant from the state of Connecticut, he teaches in the writing program at Sarah Lawrence College.

Edition details

• Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 162317077X
• ISBN 13: 9781623170776
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 206