Based on the award winning radio vignettes , The Natural Medicine Chest is an in depth review of the History of Natural Medicine, monograms on herbs commonly used as medicine today, and a special section, the Shaman’s Garden, which reflects the authors’ direct communication with indigenous shamans on the folkloric use of herbs in their respective cultures.
Member Books
The Natural Medicine Chest
The Nature of the Whole: Holism in Ancient Greek and Indian Medicine
Dr. Dominik Wujastyk of University College, London writes in his Foreward to the book: "...Vicki Pitman dives deep into the Greek tradition of Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine, to discover whether the roots of holism can be found there. If such roots can be found, then perhpas we can say that Modern Establishment Medicine has lost something important that it once had...Pitman's thesis is distnguished by several features: orginality, scholarly integrity, and accessibility. Perhaps the most important is its historical probity. Pitman grapples with the original texts of Greek and Indian medicine, refusing to simplify, refusing to take anybody' elses word for their meaning. In doing so Pitman has produced a study which is factually trustworthy, serious and true to the traditions in explores."
The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook
Published by Kensington Publishers, New York. An excellent herbal by one of our esteemed members. It is oriented around integrating Eastern and Western herbal systems and herbs.
The Practice of Traditional Western Herbalism
Describes concepts from herbal medicine, homeopathy, and Native American medicine, making clear how simpling works, how specific medicines operate, and discussing various laws which will be familiar to homeopaths.
The Practicing Herbalist meeting with clients, reading the body THIRD EDITION
A comprehensive text for practitioners of all levels covering starting a practice, running a business, conducting a meaningful consultation, guidelines for optimal health, food and herbal recipes, chapters from amino acids, enzymes and vitamins to chronic diseases and disrupted sleep patterns. Most important is the fully illustrated section on visual assessments of the face nails and tongue. This third edition includes the complexities of the endocrine system and lack of intrinsic factor. 493 Pages Hardbound full of the author’s artwork and diagrams.
The Way of Ayurvedic Herbs
The Way of Chinese Herbs
This is an introduction to the ancient Chinese system of healing, with instructions for buying, preparing and using Chinese herbs. Also including the use of Western herbs, the book covers their use as preventative treatments, as health supplements, and for common problems from headaches to cancer.
The Wild Medicine Solution: Healing with Aromatic, Bitter and Tonic Plants
This book has a fairly simple premise: plants are important, and without them we suffer. I have a special fondness for the wild, medicinal plants (not that vegetables aren't cool, they are just a little tame by comparison), and the more I've researched these botanicals and used them in my clinical practice, the more I've found that a simple, daily, preventive approach is the key to success. Herbal medicine doesn't have to be rocket science - though it is a rich, beautiful, and extremely complex endeavor. Its basic premises are easy to grasp and can quickly bring benefit.
So in this book, I've tried to highlight how whole-plant, wild-plant medicine is important, accessible, and simple by outlining three classes of medicinal plants that are universally found in traditional healing systems. I explore the science behind how they work, but also use stories, history and mythology interwoven in the narrative to provide meaning and context to herbalism. Finally, through practical examples, I give my take on a few safe, effective, weedy and wild plants (and one fungus).
Walking the World in Wonder
Walking the World in Wonder covers the medicinal and magical uses of sixty-seven common herbs. Each herb playfully introduces itself and talks about its habitat and many uses. With fun, easy-to-follow activities, herbalist Ellen Evert Hopman teaches children basic herbal skills and invites them to make a sunflower seed mosaic, sew a catnip-filled mouse, and dig for Jerusalem artichoke roots. The book also includes simple recipes that children can use, with adult supervision, to treat minor ailments--peppermint tea to soothe a troubled tummy or horse chestnut salve to heal a scraped knee. Children gain a sense of self-sufficiency and awe for the earth's treasures by eating wild nettle greens, sprinkling a sandwich with nasturtium flowers, making strawberry honey, and learning to season food with dill they've gathered themselves. Parents and teachers will appreciate how these earth-centered activities are placed within a broader social and environmental context. Sixty-seven full-color photographs enable children, parents, and teachers to identify these herbs during walks and field trips. Walking the World in Wonder gives children a direct and joyous experience of their connection to the natural world and inspires a lifelong interest in their own health and that of the planet.
Women Healers of the World: The Traditions, History & Geography of Herbal Medicine
Herbalist Holly Bellebuono features 31 women from 20 countries and 16 healing traditions, celebrating the contributions these women have made to the heritage of herbal healing. Seven years in the making, this book is brimming with stories, color photographs and original watercolor artwork of women healers, research about plants and their origins, etymology of words relating to the history of medicine, and a rich exploration of the traditions of countries and cultures from around the world.
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