- Product code: EARTHF/BK0042
- Size: Book
- Price: £14.99
Product Description:
Planetary Herbology By M Tierra: Michael Tierra has written the first comprehensive book that integrates the traditions of Western, Chinese and Ayurvedic (Hindu) herbalism. Planetary Herbology includes a lot of information: Eastern classifications of foods and herbs, the foundation of Western/native herbalism, details on processing and preparation, eight methods of herbal therapy, diseases and their treatment, and herbal formulas for many common and serious conditions.
A planetary material medical describes the most important Western and Eastern herbs, including each plant's energetics, the meridians and organs of the body it affects, plus active constituents, properties, contraindications, uses and specific dosages. Students of eastern medical theory will find the western herbs cross-referenced to the Chinese and Ayurvedic (India) systems of herbal therapies. This is useful hand book for practitioners as well as readers with a general interest in Herbology.
His groundbreaking treatise, Planetary Herbology, also published by Lotus Press. Planetary Herbology is truly a landmark in American herbalism, as it was the first work dedicated to understanding Western herbs according to the time-honored principles of traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic herbalism. To many, this represented a milestone in the evolution of herbalism in America, and it is only one example of how Michael Tierra has contributed to the herbal renaissance we are experiencing today.
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