The Energetics of Western Herbs: Treatment Strategies Integrating Western & Oriental Herbal Medicine (Energetics of Western Herbs)

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Summary: the energetics of western herbs
Review: This book, and its partner vol 2, form probably the most comprehensive herbal materia medica available. I find that I refer to it whenever I prescribe herbs to a patient and I would not be without it. Peter Holmes describes each herb from a Western and an Eastern viewpoint, including energetics, modern chemistry and historical perspectives. Uses are also described from both angles, with both Chinese traditional descriptive terms and modern western allopathic terms. He goes a long way towards a fully integrated world herbal medicine system. My favourite herbal medicine book - and I have a few!