Description: "Medical Herbalism" is the comprehensive textbook all students and practitioners of clinical herbalism need to develop their healing practices. It"" contains comprehensive information concerning the identification and use of medicinal plants by chemical structure and physiological effect. It also includes information on toxicology, contraindications, and dosages.
Brief description: David Hoffmann, FNIMH, AHG, 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 Herbs for Healthy Aging, Medical Herbalism, The Complete Illustrated Holistic Herbal, and The Herbal Handbook. He teaches herbal medicine throughout the English-speaking world and lives in California.
Review Quotes: "David Hoffmann has produced an herbal reference masterpiece. This is one of the most comprehensive and detailed reference books to be produced in many years and will become one of the standard texts for professionals and researchers. I will place it next to my desk with my most often-used books."-- "Mark Blumenthal, founder and executive director of the American Botanical Council, editor of HerbalG"