A Materia Medica for Chinese Medicine E-Book

A Materia Medica for Chinese Medicine E-Book
Author: Carl-Herman Hempen
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 1019
Release: 2009-04-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0702036765

Phytotherapy or herbal medicine is the most important therapy within Chinese medicine and is being used increasingly in the West. A Materia Medica for Chinese Medicine: plants, minerals and animal products describes 400 of the most important plants, minerals and animal substances used as treatments by Chinese medical practitioners. The items included have been selected according to their degree of clinical relevance. Each remedy is clearly described and illustrated on two facing pages, making this an easily accessible reference for both students and practitioners of Chinese herbal medicine. The clearly laid out text presents the following details for each herb or substance included: - a detailed description of the characteristic features - indictions for safe use - medicinal and toxic effects - possible combinations with other substances - full-colour illustrations, generally two for each substance, showing the detailed characterisitcs of the item described A Materia Medica for Chinese Medicine has been written by two medically trained doctors who have worked as TCM therapists specializing in the use of Chinese herbs for more than 30 years. Based on their many years of teaching and practice, the book has been carefully compiled and designed to provide a concise and accurate practice-based reference for both students and practitioners.

Repertory of the Homoeopathic Materia Medica

Repertory of the Homoeopathic Materia Medica
Author: James Tyler Kent
Publisher: B. Jain Publishers
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2004
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9788170211532

A Repertory Which Is Used By Every Homoeopath.Based On The Original Provings And Information Gathered Till That Time.Includes The Art Of Repertorizing.

The New Materia Medica

The New Materia Medica
Author: Colin Griffith
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
Total Pages: 549
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1780284705

The New Materia Medica is a source book of information on some of the most exciting new crystal, botanical, and animal remedies now in use by practitioners of the Guild of Homeopaths. These remedies, proven through the practice of meditation and with a reputation for remarkable success, are extraordinary for their depth of action, reaching far into a patient’s psyche and history. Each entry gives a description of the original substance in its natural state and an outline of its medicinal and traditional uses, along with crystal essence cures where applicable and explanations of the remedies’ affinities for the chakras and the associated glands and organs. All the remedies also include detailed information on their mental, emotional, and physical effects on the individual parts of the body. Summarized case notes show clinical evidence of efficacy of these therapies and illustrate their day-to-day use.