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Botanical Medicine: A European Professional Perspective
Botanical Medicine A European Professional Perspective Author:Dan Kenner, Yves Requena Botanical medicine as it is currently practiced in Europe is a highly evolved, multi-paradigm modality that draws on the sophisticated perspectives of gemmotherapy, oligotherapy, aromatherapy, and phytotherapy, as well as the concepts of terrain to effect treatment and cures using essential oils and herbal preparations. Its foundations extend fa... more »r beyond conventional reductionist empiricism to three whole-system models--the neuroendocrine, five phase, and diathetic models. In composing this text, the authors have provided much information and a wealth of new perspectives gleaned from extensive clinical practice and from the Galenic literature and tradition. Designed to provide the herbal practitioner with information about botanical substances, how they are used in Western Europe today, and the tools necessary for developing clinical insights, the text presents the historical traditions leading up to modern European practice and the theoretical perspectives of these three whole-system models. Over 300 plant substances are profiled according to five phase categories, with a listing for each of the common name, Latin name, actions, constituents, botanical family, flavors, five-phase category, and principal indications according to terrain. Therapeutic guidelines and clinical applications are provided for an extensive selection of illnesses, including symptom discrimination according to terrain, and gemmotherapeutic, botanical, and diathetic prescriptions.« less