{"product_id":"9780702048456","title":"The Western Herbal Tradition E-Book: 2000 years of medicinal plant knowledge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Western Herbal Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive and critical exploration of the use of plant medicines through 2000 years of history from Dioscorides to the present day. It follows each of the 27 herbs through a wide range of key sources from European, Arabic and American traditions including Greek, Roman and Renaissance texts. A rich discussion of the historical texts is balanced with current application and research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe herbs have been selected on the basis of common use by practising herbalists. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach illustrated monograph contains:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecies, identification and botanical description\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA study of the characterisation and medicinal use of the plants consistently drawn\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efrom featured herbals which includes the authors’ own translations from the Latin\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessment of past and current texts in the transmission of herbal knowledge\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsideration of traditional therapeutics, including humoral and physiomedical\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eapproaches\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions towards a modern experiential approach through Goethean methodology \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCurrent evidence on pharmacological constituents\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview of evidence on safety\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommendations for internal and external uses, prescribing and dosage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent illustrations accompany each monograph to aid learning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst book to cover broader historical\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eperspective and discussions of issues surrounding each herb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten by leading experts who are well known in the field\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes some monographs of which there is little material already available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe bibliographic evidence provided could support applications for registration of Herbal Medicinal Products under the provisions of the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Product Directive\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn excellent valuable resource for everyone interested in herbal medicine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elsevier Health Sciences","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47184466182384,"sku":"9780702048456","price":81.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780702048456_p0.jpg?v=1763621531","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780702048456","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}