The 5th and final volume in a masterwork for students of herbalism and
practicing herbalists*
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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 5 focuses on autoimmune and allergic conditions including
allergic rhinitis (hay fever), asthma, hives, and food sensitivities. A
chapter on ears, eyes, nose, mouth, and throat includes herbal therapies
for eye infections, glaucoma, and other eye conditions; sinus
infections, colds, and sore throats; and tooth decay and oral
infections. A chapter on the musculoskeletal system covers common
conditions such as sore muscles and bruising as well as chronic
conditions such as fibromyalgia, arthritis, and osteoporosis.
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.
Previous volumes include Digestion and Elimination (Volume 1),
Circulation and Respiration (Volume 2), Endocrinology (Volume
3), and Neurology, Psychiatry, and Pain Management (Volume 4).
