A beginner's guide to herbs and other natural agents for healing
Paul Saunders, ND, professor and writer
Frankie Avalon Wolfe, holistic nutritionist
Herbal remedies—you've heard about them, seen them on TV, and may
even have a few in your medicine cabinet. But are all herbs safe for everyone?
And when, how, and in what ways can you use herbs and get the results
you want? The Complete Idiot's Guide to Herbal Remedies for Canadians
is written to answer those questions and more.
This comprehensive guide to the vast number of varied herbs and natural agents includes:
- an easy-to-understand overview of how herbs work and how to adjust them to your needs
- a comprehensive A-to-Z directory of ailments matched with the herbal therapies that treat them
- important guidelines for safely combining herbal therapies with pharmaceutical medicine
- useful tips for herbal therapy for children, the elderly, pets, and during pregnancy
- common sense advice on working with a herbalist to design a regimen of preventative therapies
This book offers a discussion on virtually every aspect of using medicinal plants. It not only equips the herbal novice with an essential ready-reference, but offers seasoned practitioners invaluable information as well.
About the Author
Paul Saunders, PhD, ND, DHANP, CCH, is Associate Dean, Naturopathic Medical
Affairs, The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. He is also Chair
of Materia Medica (Botanical and Homeopathic Medicines), professor of Clinical
Medicine, editor of The Canadian Journal of Herbalism, and has a
private practice.
Frankie Avalon Wolfe, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Reflexology, holds a doctorate in holistic nutrition and a masters in holistic healing. A member of the American Holistic Health Association, she lives in Boise, Idaho.
| Title: | The Complete Idiot's Guide to Herbal Remedies for Canadians |
| Edition: | |
| ISBN: | 0-13-086724-1 |
| Copyright: | |
| Pages: | 400 |
| Book Type: | paper |
| Format: | 7 3/8" x 9 1/8" |
| Price: | $25.95 |
| Subject(s): | Health/Nutrition |