The essential book of herbal medicine
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The essential book of herbal medicine
Arkana, 1993
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First published, under the title Out of the Earth, by Viking Arkana 1991
"A Penguin book"--P. [4] of cover
Includes bibliographical references (p. 634-645) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
This is a reference book which combines modern medical principles and traditional medicine into a modern philosophy of herbalism. Beginning with human pathology, this book shows how plants act on the body, and how research has demonstrated that herbs are viable medicines in today's scientific climate. A pharmacology describes the active constituents of plants, while a "materia medica" describes over 200 plants and shows how to recognize them, prepare them and use them for healing purposes.
目次
- Part 1 Roots: Introduction
- Physiology: setting the scene
- a herbal physiology
- perception and response
- assimilation and rejection
- processing
- circulation
- removal - the lymphatics and tissue drainage, the bowel, the bile, the kidneys, the sweat glands, the respiratory system, the toxicity thesis of disease
- the control processes - the vital pulse, balancing activity and rest, integration, reproduction
- traditional pathology: external ills, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, wind, other ills
- therapeutics: the herbalist's approach to health and disease, the rural tradition, the cycle of activity, plant cycles - the four tendencies, the temperaments of plant remedies, the therapeutic choice, Chinese pharmacology, the five tastes, the pharmacology of taste, the doctrine of signatures
- traditional herbal therapeutics - is the problem best treated topically or systemically? is the problem 'superficial' (acute) or 'deep' (chronic)? what are the therapeutic priorities for treating acute conditions? - four strategies, prescribing, what are the therapeutic priorities for treating chronic conditions?, how strong are the body's reserves?, what are the strategic options for treating chronic disease - active strategies, restorative treatments, in a nutshell - the four pillars of treatment. Part 2 Branches: Research - how do we know whether herbs work?, towards a herbal research policy, are herbs safe?, sensible measures, the therapeutic perspective
- traditional pharmacology : introduction
- the archetypal plant constituents, acids, carbohydrates - gums and mucilages, phenols - simple phenols, tannins, coumarins, anthraquinones, flavones, volatile oils - notable monoterpenes, other monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, resins, saponins, cardioactive glycosides, cyanogenic glycosides, mustard oil glycosides, miscellaneous acrid constituents, bitter principles, alkaloids
- pharmacokinetics - remedy absorption, remedy distribution, remedy metabolism, remedy excretion, tissue sensitivity
- practical matters : herb recognition and quality control, plant structures, pharmacy, obtaining the crude drug, basic processes - comminution, extraction, making mixtures, some specific processes - internal use: liquids, internal use: solids, external use: liquids, external use: semi-solids
- remedies: introduction, warming remedies, peripheral vasodilators - yarrow, hawthorn, limeflowers, ma huang, circulatory stimulants - angelica, cinnamon, garlic, ginger, cayenne, aromatic digestives - fennel, cardamom, Part contents.
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