EAN 9783131293817

This work examines the nature of herbal medicine and provides the necessary guidelines for prescribing. It then goes on to present the large and impressive body of plant drugs, arranged according to clinical diagnoses relating to organ systems: digestive, cardiovascular, respiratory, urinary, nervous, female reproductive, the skin, and the eyes. There are separate chapters on influenza and colds, rheumatic conditions, metabolic and endocrinal disorders, the use of herbal medicine in cancer, the treatment of wounds and other injuries, and the therapeutic use of herbal baths.