The Chopra Centre Herbal Handbook

Oct 26, 2024 3:22 AM

Author:Deepak Chopra,David Simon

In The Chopra Centre Herbal Handbook, Dr Deepak Chopra and Dr David Simon draw on the forty most important herbs used in Ayurveda, from aloe and amrit kalash to ginger and winter cherry, to create a practical, popular reference book that shows how to, for example, strengthen immunity, rejuvenate the body, boost energy and detoxify the system. Each listing explains the specific ailments which that herb can remedy, as well as instructions on how to use it, precautions, scientific research and botanical information. Health problems which are addressed include digestive disorders, those of the mind and emotions, women's and men's health issues, metabolism, pain, arthritis and inflammation, circulation and many more.

Reviews

The book will stand by itself as a tribute to the ingenuity of nature and to those who try to unravel its secrets

—— New York Magazine

He manages to synthesize physiology, medicine, psychology, philosophy, history and art with astonishing skill, clarity, erudition and wit... the most complex subjects are rendered comprehensible and entertaining... An excellent book which bridges two cultures

—— David Mendel , Observer

[The Body in Question] reveals the range and variety of the author's skills: those of a physician, (especially a neurologist), a comparative anatomist and a philosopher... Among the various allotropes of Jonathan Miller cited above, we must number also the entertainer and the wit: Miller is exceedingly amusing... His text is distinguished by innumerable felicities of thought or expression

—— P. B. Medawar , Times Literary Supplement

A brilliant mixture of medical, metaphorical and philosophical commentary

—— Richard Holmes , The Times

This tour de force has... sheer gusto and kinetic energy

—— Guardian

'A clever book about serious ideas that can happily be read on the beach'

—— Colin Tudge , Sunday Telegraph

'Exhilarating'

—— Melvyn Bragg , Observer

'As enthralling in its own way as was Darwin's original'

—— Kenan Malik , Independent on Sunday

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