This practical book and reference guide is a landmark publication in this field. For unprecedented usefulness in practical applications, a comprehensive listing is provided of the more than 400 medicinal herbs available in the West, classified according to their chemical constituents, properties and actions, indicated uses and suggested dosages. Students of Eastern medical theory will find the Western herbs cross-referenced to the Chinese and Ayurvedic systems of herbal therapies. This is a useful book for practitioners as well as readers with a general interest in herbology.

Paperback, 485 pages, 8.5 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches