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The science principles and practices of herbal medicine by david hoffmann. A fellow of britains national institute of medical herbalists, he is one of the founding members of the american herbalists guild and the author of 17 books, including herbs for healthy aging, medical herbalism, the complete illustrated holistic herbal, and the herbal handbook. The author of one of our finest herbal classics, the complete illustrated holistic herbal, davids ambitious undertaking of his brilliant new book provides us with yet another exceptional textbook on herbs that merges art, science, and conservation into a system of holistic herbalism for the future. I highly recommend the herbal handbook by david hoffmann. Herbal materia medica fifth edition by michael moore outlines of over 500 major botanical medicines, with the preferred forms and methods of their preparations, strengths, solutions, the most common adult dosages environmental status, and potential dangers southwest school of botanical medicine po box 4565 bisbee, az 85603. Oct 24, 2003 a complete handbook for the medical practitioner medical herbalism contains comprehensive information concerning the identification and use of medicinal plants by chemical structure and physiological effect, the art and science of making herbal medicine, the limitations and potential of viewing herbs chemically, and the challenge to current research paradigms posed by complex plant medicines.
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