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Ayurveda

  • 1st Edition
  • September 6, 2006
  • Todd Caldecott
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 3 4 - 3 4 1 0 - 8
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 3 4 - 3 5 2 1 - 1
This unique one-of-a-kind book is a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of Ayurveda, and discusses the practical use of therapies such as diet, exercise, yoga, meditation, massage, and herbal remedies. The book also includes detailed information on Ayurvedic pharmacology and pharmacy, clinical methods and examinations, and general treatment protocols. Plus, a helpful section provides a comprehensive materia medica of 50 Indian herbs that include botanical descriptions, traditional Ayurvedic knowledge, constituent data and the latest medical research, as well as clinical indications, formulations, and dosages.

E-Book - The Channels of Acupuncture

  • 1st Edition
  • August 28, 2006
  • Giovanni Maciocia
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 0 7 4 9 1 - 2
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 3 2 6 5 - 3
One of the most highly-regarded and respected authors and lecturers in the West, Giovanni Maciocia, illuminates and examines the art of traditional Chinese acupuncture with this in-depth look at the secondary channels and other key structures encompassing the human body in Chinese anatomy. This book describes in detail the pathways, pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of the Luo, Muscle, and Divergent secondary channels, as well as other key structures such as the Cou Li and Huang membranes, and gives a thorough, clear overview of subjects poorly understood and incompletely covered in other English language texts. Over one third of the book is dedicated to the Eight Extraordinary Channels, providing the reader with the most in-depth information available in the English language. Drawing on his broad clinical experience, the author covers the energetic physiology, pathology and points by body area, providing ease of access for both the student and practitioner of acupuncture. The Channels of Acupuncture presents comprehensive and clear information on an essential part of traditional Chinese medicine.

Ayurvedic Medicine

  • 1st Edition
  • August 1, 2006
  • Sebastian Pole
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 3 2 6 9 - 1
This book aims to bring the unique theories and traditions of Ayurveda alive so that they are accessible to the complementary health practitioner of today. This book offers a clear, accessible and yet detailed guide to ayurvedic herbalism. It encompasses a brief history of herbalism in India, a discussion of principles, treatment strategies as well as traditional Ayurvedic pharmacy and pharmacology. The “theoretical” chapters complement the core of the book that includes over 100 plant profiles of Ayurvedic herbs and 50 traditional formulas.It is a clinical manual as well as a reference book which relates classical ayurvedic teachings to modern phytotherapy as well as specific bio-medical conditions.

Leitfaden Ernährungsmedizin

  • 1st Edition
  • October 11, 2005
  • Heide Koula-Jenik + 3 more
  • German
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 3 - 4 3 7 - 2 9 2 7 7 - 4
Ernährungsmedizin kompakt und konkret für Mediziner, Diätassistenten und Ökotrophologen:Grundlagen der Ernährungsphysiologie und Lebensmittelkunde Darstellung der Ernährungs- und Diätformen mit Bewertung aus ernährungswissenschaftlicher SichtErnährung in bestimmten Lebenssituationen (z.B. Schwangerschaft, ältere Patienten)ausführlicher Praxisteil zu Diagnostik und Therapie der ernährungsabhängigen und ernährungsbedingten Krankheiten sowie Tipps für PatientenGrundlagen und Durchführung der künstlichen ErnährungAnhang mit Tabellarien

Herbal Treatment of Children

  • 1st Edition
  • August 26, 2005
  • Anne McIntyre
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 5 0 6 - 5 1 7 4 - 5
Increasingly, healthcare professionals are encountering patients who are, or wish to be, taking herbal medicines. This book not only provides answers to frequently asked questions, but will also enable healthcare professionals to recommend safe alternatives to orthodox treatment if appropriate.

Reshaping Herbal Medicine

  • 1st Edition
  • June 27, 2005
  • Catherine O'Sullivan
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 0 1 3 5 - 9
This is the first definitive book to draw on unique, unpublished, professional expertise about the reshaping of herbal medicine in the UK. This book outlines the outcomes of recent examinations, and poses challenging questions about the direction of future herbal medicine policy within the UK.

The Essential Guide to Herbal Safety

  • 1st Edition
  • December 23, 2004
  • Simon Y Mills + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 0 7 1 7 1 - 3
Winner of American Botanical Council's 2005 James A. Duke Botanical Literature Award, the Essential Guide to Herbal Safety offers a balanced and objective perspective on the principles of herbal medicine safety as well as the complex challenges relating to self-prescribed or professionally prescribed herbal medications and supplements. With contributions from leading international practitioners and authorities, it contains comprehensive reviews, in monograph format, of the published safety data for 125 common herbs. You'll also find coverage of issues of quality, interactions, adverse reactions, toxicity, allergy, contact sensitivity, and idiosyncratic reactions.

Acupuncture, Trigger Points and Musculoskeletal Pain

  • 3rd Edition
  • December 7, 2004
  • Peter E. Baldry
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 0 6 6 4 4 - 3
The third edition of this highly successful book describes how musculoskeletal pain can be simply and effectively treated by acupuncture. It gives a comprehensive account of current knowledge concerning two very commonly occurring musculoskeletal pain disorders - the myofascial trigger point pain syndrome and the fibromyalgia syndrome. Myofascial trigger point pain syndrome is an all too common complaint. It often goes unrecognised or alternatively is passed off as trivial and ineffectively treated. This third edition gives a wide ranging review of current knowledge concerning it. The author, after having given a detailed account of the neurophysiology of pain in general, discusses at length the pathophysiology of myofascial trigger point nociceptive pain and the rationale for alleviating it by means of the acupuncture technique of superficially applied dry needle - evoked nerve stimulation at trigger point sites.

Biomedical Acupuncture for Pain Management

  • 1st Edition
  • September 13, 2004
  • Yun-tao Ma + 1 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 5 5 7 - 2 6 1 8 - 9
Synthesizing biomedicine and traditional acupuncture, this unique clinical manual allows medical professionals to learn acupuncture and implement it immediately into practice with ease. Biomedical Acupuncture for Pain Management explains the biomedical mechanism of acupuncture, as well as the non-specific nature of acupuncture and its neuro-psycho-immunological modulation. This straightford system of acupuncture – termed INMAS by the authors – provides a quantitative method to predict the effectiveness of treatment for each patient and an individually adjustable protocol for pain patients.

Understanding Hydrolats: The Specific Hydrosols for Aromatherapy

  • 1st Edition
  • August 3, 2004
  • Len Price + 1 more
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 0 7 3 1 6 - 8
Distilled waters, or hydrosols, are therapeutic in many ways, and yet little has been written to make clear their properties and clinical applications. This book details the nature, properties (where known) and nomenclature of hydrosols, and gathers in one source the sure and sensible facts about distilled waters. Already used by aromatherapists interested in extending their therapeutic range, this book will provide all therapists with the confidence to practice safely with a sure understanding of the value of hydrosols.

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