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The Practice of Traditional Western Herbalism

Basic Doctrine, Energetics, and Classification

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The Practice of Traditional Western Herbalism

By: Matthew Wood
Narrated by: Chris Sorensen
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The Practice of Traditional Western Herbalism places the function of western herbs in their true historical context, apart from homeopathy, traditional Chinese medicine, and Ayurveda. Recently there has been a revival of interest in western herbalism, but practitioners haven't been able to explore its benefits due to a void of information on the topic - the system of medicine the herbs fit into had all but disappeared.

To remedy the situation, herbalist Matthew Wood has researched the old-time practices and reconstructed them for modern use. In resuscitating western herbal medicine and bringing it up to date, he gives his listeners a powerful tool for holistic theory and treatment. Wood makes the point that plant medicines, because they are made from a broad range of chemical components, are naturally suited for the treatment of general patterns in the body. He argues against the biomedical model of standardization, in which herbs are refined and advertised as if they were drugs suited to an exact disease or condition.

©2004 Matthew Wood (P)2020 Tantor
Alternative & Complementary Medicine Herbal Remedies Alternative Medicine Thought-Provoking Traditional Medicine

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Very insightful

Great book, lots of detailed info. Try 0.8 speed is good. Great it was a free Audible pick

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not impressed

the knowledge is in the content but the narrator is hard to listen to. The accents/elongation of certain words becomes grating and his voice unfortunately isn't pleasant to listen to. I couldn't finish it, but I tried. I'm sorry for this negative narrator view!

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Amongst the top Herbal Medicine books

I learned so much from this book. In my opinion it's one of the best books on herbalism.
Matthew Wood is an amazing teacher.

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Chris Sorensen ruins it

Chris Sorensen should not be allowed to read books aloud. HE IS DREADFULLY HORRIBLE
He sounds as if he is full of bitterness.

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