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<p><i>The Western Herbal Tradition</i> provides a comprehensive and critical exploration of the use of plant medicines through 2000 years of history from Dioscorides to the present day. It follows each of the 27 herbs through a wide range of key sources from European, Arabic and American traditions including Greek, Roman and Renaissance texts. A rich discussion of the historical texts is balanced with current application and research.</p> <p>The herbs have been selected on the basis of common use by practising herbalists.</p> <p>Each illustrated monograph contains:</p> <p>Species, identification and botanical description</p> <p>A study of the characterisation and medicinal use of the plants consistently drawn</p> <p>from featured herbals which includes the authors’ own translations from the Latin</p> <p>Assessment of past and current texts in the transmission of herbal knowledge</p> <p>Consideration of traditional therapeutics, including humoral and physiomedical</p> <p>approaches</p> <p>Suggestions towards a modern experiential approach through Goethean methodology</p> <p>Current evidence on pharmacological constituents</p> <p>Review of evidence on safety</p> <p>Recommendations fo

Author

Tobyn, Graeme, Denham, Alison, Whitelegg, Margaret

Publisher

Elsevier; Churchill Livingstone

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780443103445