Author:Celia G Kellett
Written by a Pharmacist in response to the increasing interest in natural medicines, this user-friendly guide provides a comprehensive reference source for those interested in both complementary and orthodox healthcare methods.
- Comprehensive, practical, easy to use and jargon-free.
- Clearly cross-referenced throughout to related entries and further information
- A-Z guide to medicinal substances and remedies of natural origin,
- whether animal, vegetable or mineral,
- their sources, properties, actions and uses
- Product Index of licensed medicines and remedies organised by therapeutic category, each divided into sections for herbal, homeopathic, anthroposophical and allopathic preparations.
- Glossary of terms both chemical and medical
- Index of herbs by their actions.
- Listings of support organisations and mail-order suppliers
This invaluable handbook of natural medicines can be used to find suitable remedies, to alleviate symptoms, treat a range of health problems and ailments and help the healing process.
Practical, yet authoritative, the easy to follow advice includes contra-indications, restrictions on use, warnings about adverse reactions and side-effects as well as possible interactions with prescribed medication.
Very illuminating...on the cutting edge of current biological research
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