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Herbal Medicine from the Heart of the Earth: From the Heart of the Earth

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As a busy naturopathic physician who sees a wide range of patients, I found Dr. Tilgner's book invaluable in researching effective formulas.

Combining both Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine perspectives, Herbal Medicine will be useful to traditional herbalists as well as TCM practitioners.

This would be a primary reference book for conventional medical offices who seek to work with their patients using natural therapies.

But Herbal Medicine is not just for the professional. Dr. Tilgner's straight-forward writing style makes the book easy to use for those new to herbal remedies. Instructions on how and when to take, and not take, the herbs are clear and meet high standards for safe use.

The directions for concocting and using formulas are concise. And I know from using them in my practice, the formulas are extremely effective.

The section on making tinctures, salves, teas and capsules provides clear instructions and information for either creating your own remedies at home, or working in an herbal pharmacy.

If you have to get one book on herbal medicine, this is it! No one who uses natural medicine should be without Herbal Medicine from the Heart of the Earth.

It just as appropriate on the bookshelf of any family or individual interested in safe and effective self-care as it is in the office of a professional health care provider.

I was very pleased when I received this book. It has a very good breath of information on herbs within it.

A brief chapter on the medicinal properties and actions of herbs, with multiple examples of herbs in each category, is followed by a good materia medica. It only covers 160-170 herbs, and so is not the most comprehensive one available, but each entry is a very good mix of modern medical and traditional herbal details: the part(s) used, taste/smell, "tendencies" (e.g. cooling/drying), dosage, mental picture and specific indications.

There are good size sections on herbal formulae for different conditions (mentioning both appropriate adjunct therapies and any cautions that should be observed) and also on how to make different herbal preparations. There are even a few small chapters on dosages.

All in all, a very good buy !

As a naturopathic physician, this book has not left my side since the 4 years I was in school, or this last year I've been in practice. It's also a great book for people who want to start making their own medicine, as it gives recipes for salves, tinctures, poultices and the like. Sharon Tilgner's company, Wise Woman Herbals, is one of the most prescribed brands of herbal medicine in my profession, so why not learn from the best?