Complete Guide to Natural Medicines

By Celia Kellett

A community pharmacist wrote this book as many of her customers were asking for natural medicines but did not seem to know what was natural. Most of the book is not available to the general reader,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0852073739
• ISBN13: 9780852073735
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: C.W. Daniel
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Valuable reference work

This informative book is a thorough and helpful practical guide for finding applicable remedies and treating health problems as it uses an extensive cross referencing system and includes information on contra-indications, restrictions on use, adverse reactions and side-effects of a comprehensive range of herbal, homeopathic, anthroposophical and allopathic medicines, plus aromatherapy. Part One provides an A to Z of animal, mineral and vegetable substances used in medicine, answering questions such as What it is, What it does and what it is used for in medicine. Part Two is a product index of licensed medicine for conditions affecting for example the ears, eyes, feet, hair, mouth, skin etc. or systems, conditions and practices such as first aid, digestion, nausea, pain, sleep, slimming, stress, diarrhea, colds, influenza and the taking of vitamins, minerals and tonics. Each of these entries is divided into sections for herbal, homeopathic, anthroposophical and allopathic medicines. Part Three includes a glossary, list of herbs by their actions, list of Latin and English plant and animal names, a bibliography and an index.