| Edition |
1st pbk. ed. |
| Description |
502 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-490) and index. |
| Contents |
Part one Herbal secrets from the east -- 1 Granma's way -- 2 A Walk through Chinatown -- 3 Herbal basics -- 4 How to use herbs -- Herbs as foods and medicines -- 5 Teas for two: pleasure and medicine -- 6 The Taste and energy of foods -- 7 Culinary medicines -- Part two Diagnosis and diet -- 8 "Here's looking at you ..." -- 9 Informal asian health diagnosis -- 10 Diagnostic shorthand models -- 11 Your tongue and you -- 12 Putting it all together -- Part three Bringing you into balance -- 13 Achieving balance: a three-part cleansing program. |
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Part four Practice -- Eating disorders -- 14 An Asian approach to weight loss -- 15 Lose pounds by gaining strength -- 16 Eat right to keep fit -- Pain and injury -- 17 How does it hurt? -- 18 Yunnan Paiyano: a chinese miracle cure -- 19 Arthritis -- 20 Headaches and toothaches -- 21 Circulation: the heart of the matter -- 22 Circulation : why do I have cold feet? -- 23 Allergies -- Not for women only -- 24 Beauty and the blood -- 25 Herbs for beautiful skin and hair -- 26 Phases of the moon: our menstrual life -- 27 Premenstrual syndrome -- 28 The Miracle of birth -- 29 Menopause -- Herbs for vitality -- 30 Herbs for colds and flu -- 31 Energy herbs: why are you tired? -- 32 The Ginsengs: a root for all seasons -- 33 Herbals for insomnia -- 34 The Yin and yang of love. |
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Part five Herbs and the mind -- 35 Blue Mondays: depression -- 36 Herbs for memory and mental clarity -- 37 Herbs for high performance -- Epilogue: An -- Invitation to thanksgiving -- Cross-reference of herb names -- Herbal access. |
| Subject |
Herbs -- Therapeutic use.
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Medicine, Chinese.
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Herbs -- Therapeutic use.
(OCoLC)fst00955386
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Medicine, Chinese. (OCoLC)fst01015214
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| ISBN |
0609801058 |
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9780609801055 |
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