Today's Herbal Health: The Essential Reference Guide [Paperback]

Louise Tenney (Author), Rita Elkins (Author, Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2000

For thirty years and after a million copies, Louise Tenney's Today's Herbal Health - now in its sixth edition - has been the essential reference book for anyone interested in maintaining optimal health and overcoming disease. Concise and comprehensive listings of over 175 medicinal herbs and botanicals-including hoodia, rhodiola, mangosteen, boswellia, bitter orange fruit, and elderberry, as well as glucosamine, ginseng, and echinacca-allow quick and easy reference to the information you need.

Also included is a valuable overview of the most common ailments and how to treat them with herbs and other natural therapies. Today's Herbal Health also covers important information on nutrition for children and adults and includes real-life accounts from people just like you that provide incredible evidence of how effective herbs are in maintaining great health.

This thirtieth anniversary edition of Today's Herbal Health marks the founding of Woodland Publishing in 1977. Committed to helping everyone understand and use the healing power of nature, Woodland continues a rich tradition of healing that began before Hippocrates and continues with the latest research.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Louise Tenney has dedicated much of her life to the pursuit of natural approaches to health. She has enjoyed immense success as an author, with over one million copies of her publications sold. Louise attended Portland State University, studying applied chemistry and biology, and later earned her Master Herbalist degree in 1986.

Product Details

• Paperback: 351 pages
• Publisher: Woodland Publishing; 5th Rev&Up edition (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580540546
• ISBN-13: 978-1580540544
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,743,033 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This has to be one of my best books in my collection, January 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Today's Herbal Health (Paperback)

I would have to say that more times than I care to count, I have gone to this book to look for information that just was not in my others. I am working on collecting as much reputable material as I can get my hands on. This one is definatly worth every penny I paid. I think that you would enjoy it if you are looking for a book that goes that extra mile to give you more information. I have only a few words for you, "Buy it, you won't regret it!" I love my copy.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars a mediocre reference, best used in conjunction with other books, January 5, 2006

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G. Alcock (New York, NY, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Today's Herbal Health: The Essential Reference Guide (Paperback)

i have to say, after compiling a mini library of my own books on herbal health, that this one is the least reliable. the opening bits on basic preparations and a glossery of terms is sure to please people just beginning to explore this world, but i've found the format, and even some of the recommended herbs, to be off base and off putting. it is a fine companion, however, to other books such as "the herb book," and "the new enclyclopedia of herbs and their uses." heck, even earl mindell's "new herb bible" is a better resource. not good on it's own, but okay to use in conjunction with other books.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars essential!, May 13, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Today's Herbal Health: The Essential Reference Guide (Paperback)

I've collected a small library of herb books over the years, and this is by far the one I reach for the most.