National Geographic Guide to Medicinal Herbs : The Worlds Most Effective Healing Plants

English

ISBN: 142620700X

EAN: 9781426207006

Category: Health & Fitness / Herbal Medications/Health & Fitness / Naturopathy/

Publisher: National Geographic Society

Release Date: 03/06/2012

Synopsis: Eight chapters focus on body systems: 1. Mental Health and the Nervous System 2. Respiratory System 3. Heart and Circulation 4. Digestive System 5. Joints, Muscles and Skin 6. Urinary and Male Health 7. Female Health 8. Wellness and Perception Each chapter begins with an overview of how plants can bring health to that part of the body, with stories about traditional herbal remedies from around the world and current scientific findings on herbal remedies for specific illnesses. Then each chapter highlights nine plants, combining botanical and medical information--therapeutic uses, effectiveness, preparations, cautions, and advice, including a round-up of current science about the active ingredients in the plant. Every chapter includes a photo gallery showing how one of its herbs is cultivated and processed commercially--the story behind the contents of that bottle you buy in the store. Special features include Over the Kitchen Counter--quick and easy ways to use herbs in your everyday life, and time lines for every herb, showing how todays use of herbal remedies collects wisdom from the centuries and around the world. A functional appendix includes an illustrated index to all the plants in the book, an ailment-by-ailment therapeutic index, a glossary, and an index.

National Geographic Guide to Medicinal Herbs : The Worlds Most Effective Healing Plants

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.22 inches

Width: 7.99 inches

Length: 10.0 inches

Weight: 50.16 oz

Pages: 400