Plant secondary metabolites are organic compounds that aid in the growth and development of plants but are not required for the plant to survive by fighting off herbivores, pests, and pathogens.
*; Reveals how herbalism is a powerful way to participate in the green transformation underway in our culture*; Examines the radical and non-hierarchical roots of herbalism, the growth of spiritual awakening and social radicalism*; Looks at the most recent research in herbalism, revealing the exponential growth in peer-reviewed literature covering phytotherapy and other herbal-oriented healing modalitiesProviding a comprehensive guide to the dynamic new landscape of modern herbalism, renowned medical herbalist David Hoffmann explores how ancient healing modalities are once again becoming prominent.
This book will explain the colossal potential of life to cope with different living environments is possible owing to the exceptionally well developed mechanisms of adaptation to environmental conditions.
This book presents an in-depth analysis of issues in trade law and EU pharmaceutical law concerning market access for traditional Chinese medicinal products.
This is a concise handbook providing a quick clinical reference on Chinese medicinal treatments for many diseases, based on Traditional Chinese Medicine theory and practice.
Dieses Buch beleuchtet die Wirkungen von Musik auf Gesundheit, Wohlbefinden und Lebensqualität aus der Sicht interdisziplinärer, musikwissenschaftlicher und medizinischer Forschung.
Healing with water provides a medical and social history of English spas and hydropathic centres from the early nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries.
Traditional Medicines and Natural Products as Preventive and Therapeutic Agents Against COVID-19: A Promising Response to the Global Unprecedented Pandemic presents comprehensive coverage of the pharmacological effects of natural products on the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.
Beginning with her award-winning book Theology in the Age of Scientific Reasoning (1990), Nancey Murphy has used philosophy of science as a way into, and catalyst for, fresh thinking in cosmology, divine action, epistemology, cognitive neuroscience, theological anthropology, philosophy of mind, and Christian virtue ethics.
During the 1990s, an unprecedented number of Americans turned to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), an umbrella term encompassing chiropractic, energy healing, herbal medicine, homeopathy, meditation, naturopathy, and traditional Chinese medicine.
Nach dem großen Erfolg des Buches "Heilpflanzen der Traditionellen Europäischen Medizin", in dem der Einsatz von heimischen Heilpflanzen für eine Vielzahl von Indikationen vorgestellt wird, beschreibt die Autorin nun in einem neuen Band wie sich europäische Heilpflanzen positiv auf die Psyche und das Nervensystem auswirken können.
Despite decades of aggressive pharmaceutical and surgical interventions, coronary artery disease (CAD) remains the number one killer of both men and women in the Western world.
The book provides valuable information on wild plants and their ethnopharmacological properties, discussion on ethnobotany, phytotherapy, diversity, chemical and pharmacological properties including antifungal, anti-inflammatory and antiprotozal properties.
Liz Kalinowska and Daska Hatton invite you into the therapy room to experience a therapeutic encounter through the lens of Craniosacral Therapy, discussing ways that therapists and clients can work together to optimise the success of treatment.
• Incluye capítulos de 18 voces autorizadas e influyentes del movimiento cannábico moderno, incluidos Kathleen Harrison, Joan Bello, Hamilton Souther, Steven Hager, Chris Bennett, Dee Dussault, Jeremy Wolff y Roger Christie
• Explora el uso de la marihuana en una amplia gama de prácticas espirituales, incluida la meditación, yoga, canto, visualización, chamanismo, ceremonias grupales, trabajo con otros enteógenos y como ayuda creativa
Verdaderamente, una medicina para el cuerpo y el alma, uno de los mayores dones del cannabis es su notable potencial para la sanación y el despertar espiritual.
This handbook explores the multifaceted ethical dimensions of mindfulness, from early Buddhist sources to present-day Western interpretations of mindfulness.
This volume argues that theistic philosophy should be seen not as an "e;armchair"e; enterprise but rather as a critical endeavor to bring philosophy of religion into close contact with emerging sciences of religion.
Este libro nace como respuesta a las numerosas preguntas formuladas por los padres de los bebés que he tratado, para quienes, a menudo esta cita ha sido el primer contacto con la osteopatía.
Drawing on ancient Chinese knowledge and tradition, this book teaches practitioners of acupuncture how to develop their internal energy and sensitivity to energy in order to improve their practice.
This book attempts to bridge the considerable gaps that exist between spiritual philosophies and evidence-based medicine and between the psychotherapeutic models of the East and the West.
