Healing with Chinese Herbs (Crossing Press Healing Series)

by Lesley Gunsaulus Tierra

A key to the health giving power of traditional Chinese medicine, this text lists the properties of 100 tonic herbs that the Chinese have used to increase vitality and strengthen the body's natural functions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 089594829X
• ISBN13: 9780895948298
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 6.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

User-Friendly guidebook for self-healing with Chinese herbs

I would recommend this book highly to anyone who has a serious interest in the beneficial aspects of Chinese medicine on their health. A curiousity of Chinese herbology will be satisfied by the easy to understand explanations of the properties of herbs, their uses, & Simple Remedies. The descriptions of Chinese Herbal Patent Medicines and Chinese Herbal Diet, and explanation of the causes of Disease round out the whole picture, serving to educate the reader in a manner not witnessed in most Western health/diet literature. Lastly, this is a good resource guide & organized well to take along shopping. Lesley's "The Herbs of Life" is a great companion to this. I purchased it several years ago & refer to it over & over again. Enjoy!

Helps you to better understand how the body works

This book has given me information as to better help me to help myself. I have gone to the local China town and bought some of the chinese patent medicine and it has helped me. The book has recipes of soups that help each organ system. It talks about remedies for ailments, understanding what causes disease, how emotion can cause disease, forms and uses of chinese herbs, the properties of herbs and determining which herbs to use. It is a wonderful guide to learn to how help yourself. It gives you Chinese Herbal fundamentals. I recommend this book highly.