Medical Herbalism: The Science and Practice of Herbal Medicine » (1st Edition)

David Hoffmann, F.N.I.M.H., A.H.G, has been a clinical medical herbalist since 1979. A Fellow of Britain’s National Institute of Medical Herbalists, he is one of the founding members of the American Herbalists Guild and the author of 17 books, including Herbal Prescriptions after 50, Medical Herbalism, The Complete Illustrated Holistic Herbal, and The Herbal Handbook. He teaches herbal medicine throughout the English-speaking world and lives in California.

A foundational textbook on the scientific principles of therapeutic herbalism and their application in medicine

• A complete handbook for the medical practitioner

• Includes the most up-to-date information on preparations, dosage, and contraindications

• By the author of The Complete Illustrated Holistic Herbal

Medical Herbalism contains comprehensive information concerning the identification and use of medicinal plants by chemical structure and physiological effect, the art and science of making herbal medicine, the limitations and potential of viewing herbs chemically, and the challenge to current research paradigms posed by complex plant medicines. It also includes information on toxicology and contraindications, the issues involved in determining dosage and formulation types for an individual, guides to the different measurement systems and conversion tables, and the pros and cons of both industrial and traditional techniques.

With additional sections devoted to the principles of green medicine, the history of Western Herbalism, the variety of other medical modalities using medicinal plants, an extensive resource directory, and a discussion of treatments organized by body system, Medical Herbalism is the comprehensive textbook all students and practitioners of clinical herbalism need to develop their healing practices.

Recently made a Fellow of Britain's National Institute of Medical Herbalists, David Hoffmann has been a clinical medical herbalist for over 25 years. He is one of the founding members and a past president of the American Herbalists Guild and is on the boards of the American Botanical Council, Herbalgram and the Protocol Journal of Botanical Medicine, and the American Herbal Pharmacopoea. The author of 17 books, including The Complete Illustrated Holistic Herbal, An Elders' Herbal, and The Herbal Handbook, he teaches phytotherapy throughout the English-speaking world and is visiting faculty at Bastyr University, the California Institute of Integral Studies, California School of Herbal Studies, the National College of Phytotherapy, and the Rocky Mountain School of Botanical Studies.