James A. Duke, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  I consider feverfew one of the most interesting herbs in modern herbalism.
In my own experience, and this is reflected in the medical literature, feverfew works for about two-thirds of those who use it consistently. My sister-in-law's experience is typical. Before she tried feverfew, she averaged about one migraine a week and spent about $200 a year trying to counteract the pain. | | He became a disciple of herbalism. Deb adds that black cohosh and ginkgo are a good combination.
V Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis). British herbalist David Hoffmann, author of The Herbal Handbook and one of my favorite practitioners, suggests that goldenseal may help some cases of tinnitus. It seems as if it might be worth a try.
V Lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor). This evergreen groundcover adorns some of my sunny and sandy slopes, but I'd never heard of using it medicinally until I checked a reference from Rudolph Fritz Weiss, M.D. |
Ruth Winter
See book keywords and concepts |  Wooster Beach, who in the mid-1800s founded Eclectic medicine, a blending of homeopathic and North American herbalism. Echinacea has been found to increase the ability of white blood cells to fight, destroy, and digest toxic organisms that invade the body. It is taken to combat colds, infections, and inflammations. The herb produces a numbing sensation when held in the mouth for a few minutes. E. COLI (ESCHERICHIA COLI) • A type of bacteria normally found in the gut of most animals including humans. Much of the work scientists have done using recombinant DNA (see) techniques has used E. |
Robyn Landis
See book keywords and concepts |  Reducing leakiness of capillaries can help histamine metabolism, according to David Hoffmann in Therapeutic herbalism.
A quick and convenient routine for allergy control includes the naturally antihistamine mineral magnesium with vitamins B6 and C. Taken at the onset of an attack, a combination of these three nutrients will very often quell the intense sneezing and itching. Experiment to find the effective dose. Magnesium will cause loose stools, so increase the dose gradually, and use the amount that is tolerable or will control the symptoms. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
See book keywords and concepts |  The Origins of Traditional Chinese Medicine
The most widely used system of herbal medicine in the world today, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), is an example of how herbalism began as a means of demystifying medical practice. In the second century b.c.e., Chinese scholarship produced perhaps the earliest medical textbook, The Yellow Emperor's Canon of Internal Medicine. This book consisted of two parts, a discussion of medical philosophy later known as the Basic Questions and a guide to medical practice known as the Magic Pivot. |
Richard Leviton
See book keywords and concepts |  But for empirics—practitioners of holistic, complementary, energy medicines such as homeopathy, naturopathy, acupuncture, herbalism, and chiropractic—disease is precipitated by internal susceptibility and managed by microbial agents as a consequence of aberrations of self; healing is generated when the innate life force is encouraged to restore homeostasis and the self regains coherency. |
Donald R. Yance, j r.,C.N., M.H., A.H.G., with Arlene Valentine
See book keywords and concepts |  Holistic medicine, including herbalism and other natural treatments, focuses on the question: "What is the most effective way to enhance the body's ability to fight the cancer?"
Because modern medicine has tried to function solely in a "scientific" way, it has sacrificed compassion. As Larry Dossey writes in one of his early books,
"Without the catalyst of love and caring, medicine becomes a mere manipulation of tissues, an orchestration of chemistry. |
Richard Leviton
See book keywords and concepts | | Among the most popular alternative therapies consulted are chiropractic (60%), massage (58%), herbalism (42%), relaxation techniques (40%), acupuncture (30%), and reflexology (24%). But among those disciplines SELF readers haven't yet tried but would like to, acupuncture ranked highest.
Regarding cures with alternative therapies, 75% said they knew someone (including themselves) who had been cured, while only 25% said they had been disappointed by the results. |
Michael Tierra, L.Ac, O.M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  From approximately the 1920s through the 1950s, with the rise of medical technology, synthetic drugs, and powerful multibillion-dollar pharmaceutical companies, American herbalism became obsolete. The strong counterculture movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s, however, with its alternative lifestyle that sought a return to nature and communal interdependence, began the twentieth-century herbal renaissance. |
Robyn Landis
See book keywords and concepts | | With all of the five flavors identified in Chinese herbalism, its energetics are extremely balanced. But it's especially helpful as a women's tonic and hormone balancer, almost a "junior dong quai," as well as a superior general lung tonic and cold, sore throat, and flu soother. It's used to treat acute cough and wheezing.
Schizandra is also used for other diverse purposes. It improves digestion, reduces fatigue, increases sexual energy, and relieves insomnia and forgetfulness. It's an adaptogen and is said to calm the spirit. | | Not every culture honors or requires the same standards created by our scientists. In herbalism, historical and traditional use is highly respected and valued.
An herbalist works with botanicals based on everything from traditional to empirical to controlled scientific evidence. Any presentation of herbs with any scope will reflect that. However, nothing recommended in this book is untested; it's just that some of it has not (yet) been tested to one particular standard: that of conventional science. Nothing we recommend has only been used by one or two, or even fifty or one hundred people. | | David Hoffmann, in The Elements of herbalism, writes of tonics: "Western medicine has neglected such ideas as having no basis in fact. This is not so; rather it was a reflection of research procedures that could not recognize such complex and multifactorial processes." In addition, the tonic concept doesn't fit into the orthodox scientific criteria for what makes a drug valuable. Dr. | | Essays on herbalism.
NATURAL MEDICINE AND HEALING
Christopher, John. School of Natural Healing. Gottlieb, Bill, ed. New Choices in Natural Healing. Haas, Elson, M.D. Staying Healthy with Nutrition. Mayell, Mark. Off the Shelf Natural Health. Murray, Michael, N.D., and Pizzorno, Joseph, N.D.
Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine.*** Murray, Michael, N.D. The Healing Power of Herbs. Murray, Michael T. Natural Alternatives to Prescription Drugs and OTC Medications. Pedersen, Mark. Nutritional Herbology. Weil, Andrew, M.D. Natural Health, Natural Medicine. Weil, Andrew, M.D. Spontaneous Healing. | | There are various colleges, programs, and certification courses for the study of botanical medicine and herbalism, but standards vary, certifications are not consistent, and there is no central governing body for all herbalists. Anyone can hang out a shingle as an herbalist—even without certification or experience of any kind—so it's important to know what you're looking for. |
Donald R. Yance, j r.,C.N., M.H., A.H.G., with Arlene Valentine
See book keywords and concepts | | I believe that herbalism is both an art and a science. At its best, it is based on the following:
1. The latest scientific knowledge.
2. Historical knowledge (one must be proficient in the herbal materia medico).
3. The herbal medical system one is working within, such as TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) or American Eclectic medicine.
4. An innate intuitive ability (openness to listening inwardly for a sudden idea, a definite judgment, or a grasped meaning).
5. The virtue of patience—through patience so much is revealed.
6. A refined ability to improvise and be a "good cook. |
James S. Gordon, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Some animals, I read, were known to use herbs, and traces of medicinal plants had been recovered from some of the earliest archaeological digs. herbalism had also, it turned out, been a powerful force in American medicine until the late nineteenth century, when the effectiveness of some pharmaceuticals, and the opposition of organized medicine, had cast a shadow on it.
We had learned in medical school that drugs derived from plants are more potent and more easily quantifiable than the plants from which they have been isolated. |
Richard Leviton
See book keywords and concepts | | As far as allopathy is concerned, such modalities—homeopathy acupuncture, herbalism, naturopathy, massage, chiropractic—either officially don't exist or their efficacy is so unreliable, their scientific validation so potholed, their practitioners so suspect, that it's just too inconsequential to mention in print. When Time or Newsweek acknowledge holistic protocols, most often it's couched in sarcasm and scorn.
"Preying on AIDS patients," headlined Newsweek, showing us how "quacks peddle false hopes to sufferers of the deadly disease. |
James S. Gordon, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | You're often better off if you can find a situation where several alternative practitioners work together in collaboration with an M.D. or D.O. This helps to ensure a more integrated and comprehensive perspective and easier referrals. In any case, whoever you visit should be open to communicating with your other physicians and therapists. Sometimes it's vitally important that your acupuncturist and internist can talk, and talk respectfully to one another. Don't hesitate to tell them so. If they have a problem with each other's perspective and practices they can get over it. |
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