Herbal Formularies for Health Professionals is a five-volume set that
serves as a comprehensive, practical reference manual for herbalists,
physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals. Dr. Jill Stansbury
draws on her decades of clinical experience and her extensive research
to provide an unparalleled range of herbal formulas.
Organized by body system, each volume includes hundreds of formulas to
treat common health conditions, as well as formulas that address
specific energetic or symptomatic presentations. For each formula, Dr.
Stansbury briefly explains how the selected herbs address the specific
condition. Sidebars and user-friendly lists help readers quickly choose
which herbs are best for specific presentations and detail traditional
uses of both Western and traditional Asian formulas and herbs that are
readily available in the United States.
Volume 3 focuses on endocrine systems, offering formulas and supporting
information for treating thyroid disease, adrenal disorders, diabetes,
and metabolic syndrome. This volume also covers the female and male
reproductive systems including conditions related to menstruation and
PMS, fertility and pregnancy, and the prostate. Reproductive
endocrinology is one of Dr. Stansbury's specialties, and she provides
herbal formulas and therapies for pelvic inflammatory disease, genital
herpes, ovarian cysts, endometriosis, PCOS, uterine fibroids, low
libido, erectile dysfunction, and more. She also discusses the role of
herbal medicine in prevention and treatment of reproductive cancers.
Each chapter includes a materia medica section that describes
individual herbs with tips on their properties, modes of action, and the
specific symptoms each plant best addresses.
These formularies are also a tutorial for budding herbalists on the
sophisticated art of fine-tuning an herbal formula for the constitution
and overall health condition of an individual patient, rather than
prescribing a one-size-fits-all treatment for a basic diagnosis. The
text aims to teach by example, helping clinicians develop their own
intuition and ability to create effective herbal formulas.
Volume 1 focuses on digestion and elimination and Volume 2 covers
circulation and respiration. Volumes 4 (Neurology, Psychiatry, and Pain
Management) and 5 (Immunology, Orthopedics, and Otolaryngology) will be
published in 2020.
