The author discusses Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, Greek medicine, European medicine going up until today. The first part of the book talks about different philosophies around herbs. The second half of most books has the dictionary symptom of ailments and what herbs can be used to treat them. Most books on herbology will give you a dictionary listing of the herbs and what they are good for. This one is great for the coffee table, it is big, hardcover and looks nice. This one is another one and maybe like all the others yet with some differences. There are many books out there on herbalism. Learn to identify the best plants and which plants to grow in your garden to have on hand for your family’s specific needs. It’s a necessity for all of us who desire to be prepared for any emergency. I highly recommend this book for your home library or preparedness library. I don’t think you’ll find anyone more knowledgeable in herbal medicines than Penelope Ody who has studied in China and England and practices as a professional medical herbalist in England and writes for several publications on the subject. A skill highly regarded in the Eastern cultures,medicinal herbs have continued to grow in popularity since the 1960′s here in the US. Once thought to be considered a sign of those who practiced witchcraft,more and more of those in the professional field of healing are turning back to once again using medicinal herbs. This really is the bible of herbal medicine! You’ll find more than 250 remedies for common ailments and how to make a herbal first aid kit! This amazing book is a library in itself! Filled with beautiful color photographs of all the herbal plants and their parts so you can easily identify plants along with the uses of each part of the plant how to make tonics the history of herbal medicines making essential oils making poultices,creams and so much more! Oh I was so excited to get this! I had heard so much about The Complete Medicinal Herbal by Penelope Ody that I had to order it for myself.

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