Alternative Holistic Medicine category: 2492 books
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Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2011
Traditional East Asian healthcare systems have moved rapidly from the fringes of healthcare systems in the West towards the centre over the past 50 years. This change of status for traditional medicines presents their practitioners with both opportunities and challenges as the focus shifts from one...
The Mirror of Beryl
A Historical Introduction to Tibetan Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Composed while its author was the ruler of Tibet, Mirror of Beryl is a detailed account of the origins and history of medicine in Tibet through the end of the seventeenth century. Its author, Desi Sangye Gyatso (1653 - 1705), was the heart disciple and political successor of the Great Fifth Dalai...
Nature Power
Natural Medicine in Tropical Africa
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2013
When Nature Power was first published twelve years ago, the practice of herbal medicine in Nigeria and in most parts of Africa was identified with witchcraft, sorcery, ritualism, and all sorts of fetish practices. Because herbal medicine was associated with paganism, African Christians secretly patronize...
Herbs and Natural Supplements, Volume 1
An Evidence-Based Guide
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2015
Herbs and Natural Supplements, 4th Edition: An evidence-based guide is an authoritative, evidence-based reference. This two volume resource is essential to the safe and effective use of herbal, nutritional and food supplements.
The first volume provides a foundation of knowledge in the clinical...
Traditional Chinese Medicine Approaches to Cancer
Harmony in the Face of the Tiger
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2009
Research shows that Chinese medicine can be very effective in supporting the treatment of cancer by orthodox Western methods, and is particularly effective in alleviating many of the side effects of treatment. Henry McGrath draws on his many years as a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine...
Faith, Medicine, and Science
A Festschrift in Honor of Dr. David B. Larson
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2013
A perfect introduction to the connection between religious faith and physical and mental health!
Faith, Medicine, and Science: A Festschrift in Honor of Dr. David B. Larson is a comprehensive collection of groundbreaking work from one of the principal figures in the establishment, expansion,...
Chinese Herbal Medicine
The Formulas of Dr. John H. F. Shen
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012
Chinese Herbal Medicine gathers the herbal formulas of master practitioner Dr. John H. F. Shen in one volume for the very first time. Not only does it incorporate the experience of Dr. Leon Hammer, who studied directly under Dr. Shen for nearly three decades, but it also presents the stimulus, rationale,...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2009
TREATING AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES WITH CHINESE MEDICINE clearly describes the integration of Chinese and Western medicine in the treatment of autoimmune diseases. This book clearly describes how Chinese medicine can treat autoimmune diseases by clearly presenting recommendations for acupuncture point and...
World Century Compendium to TCM
Volume 1: Fundamentals of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2013
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), with a history of thousands of years, is the crystallization of the ancient Chinese's experiences in their struggle against diseases. It is also an integral part of the Chinese's splendid culture. Under the influence and direction of classic Chinese philosophies,...
The Tune Up
Hot Medicine™ for Everyone
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2017
The United States is currently in last place in healthcare out of the fourteen wealthiest nations while spending twice as much money as any other country. This book describes the transformative approach called HOT Medicine™ that is least invasive first. According to the Institute of Medicine, approaching...
World Century Compendium to TCM
Volume 2: Introduction to Diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2013
The 21st century is the start of an era where people are beginning to look at health and medical care from a different perspective. Understanding the conventional pattern of medical treatment alone has ceased to meet the ever-growing demands of social development, and hence, the trend of exploiting...
by Yifan Yang
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2009
Students and practitioners of Chinese herbal medicine must learn hundreds of commonly used herbs as the first step in studying Chinese herbal medicine. Additionally, junior practitioners lack the clinical experience required to ensure that they can skilfully select the appropriate herbs to use in...
Kochar's Clinical Medicine for Students
Sixth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
The latest edition of Kochar’s Clinical Medicine for Students includes all new editors and authors who provide critical information medical students need to succeed.
The textbook includes four sections:
• “Key Manifestations and Presentations of Diseases” describes the key symptoms...
Full Circle
The Segue from Ancient Celtic Medicine to Modern-Day Herbalism and the Impact That Religion/Mysticism/Magic Have Had
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2012
Full Circle: The Segue from Ancient Celtic Medicine to Modern-Day Herbalism and the Impact that Religion/Mysticism/Magic Have Had provides historical insight, focusing on seven areas of herbal medicine for research, comparison, and contrast: Celtic herbal history, druidic medicine, Native American...