Herbal Voices
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7890-2204-2 (ISBN)
Learn how traditional herbal practitioners are responding to the sudden, massive popularity of herbal medicine!
Herbal Voices: American Herbalism Through the Words of American Herbalists examines how herbal practitioners who started in the 1960s and 1970s are reacting to the mainstream popularity of herbal medicine today. This unique book features interviews with 20 of America’s most prominent herbalistsfocusing on their careers, their beliefs, and their perspectives on the contemporary herbal product boom in recent years. Also included is important information on herbal organizations, publications, schools, and companies where seeds and rootstock of endangered medicinal plants can be obtained, as well as a list of the United Plant Savers’ At Risk and To Watch medicinal plants.
Herbal Voices synthesizes the words of a representative group of herbalists into a compelling picture of modern American herbalism as they offer their opinions on the roles of science, folklore, and spirituality in herbal medicine. This timely resource addresses controversial issues that arise within the herbal community, such as the endangered plant crisis, professionalism and licensure, and shifting the American consciousness toward a more Earth-centered way of life and health.
In Herbal Voices, you’ll hear from many well-known herbal practitioners, including:
Rosemary Gladstarfounder of The California School of Herbal Studies and United Plant Savers, co-founder of Sage Mountain Herbs, and author of Herbal Healing for Women and of the Sage Healing Way series
James Greenformer Director of The California School of Herbal Studies, a member of the advisory committee for United Plant Savers, and author of both The Herbal Medicine-Makers Handbook and The Male Herbal
David HoffmannFellow of Britain’s National Institute of Medical Herbalists, former President of the American Herbalists Guild, and author of The New Holistic Herbal, An Elder’s Herbal, and Therapeutic Herbalism
Richo Cechherbalist, owner of Horizon Herbs, executive board member of United Plant Savers, and author of Growing Your Garden Pharmacy
Sharol Tilgnerlicensed naturopathic physician, founder and current President of Wise Woman Herbals, Inc., editor of Herbal Transitions, associate editor of Medical Herbalism, and author of Herbal Medicines From the Heart of the Earth
For the first time, these leading educators, clinicians, and business owners share the joys and pitfalls of practicing an age-old healing tradition in modern America. This rich resource of reflections fills a gap in the existing literature that will be useful for herbalists, herbal enthusiasts, historians, anthropologists, popular culturists, and holistic/alternative medical practitioners.
Ethan B Russo, Anne Dougherty
Foreword (Robbie Davis-Floyd)
Preface and Acknowledgments
PART I: THE WEAVING
Chapter 1. The Dream: My Process and Methodology
Chapter 2. The Terrain: Consideration of Botanical Medicine and Holistic Herbalism
Botanical Medicine
Holistic Herbalism
Chapter 3. Recycling Science and Grasping the Ungraspable: Cartesian Thought and Folklore in Herbal Practice
How Does Modern Biomedicine Enhance the Practice of Herbalism?
What Does Herbalism Derive from Folklore?
Observation and Change: The Link Between Science and Folklore
Chapter 4. Free-Form Goes Mainstream: The Debate over Licensure and Professionalization
A Case for Licensure
The Reservations
Chapter 5. The Ecology of Herbalism: The Role of the Herbal Community in the Endangered Plant Crisis
The Role of Industry in the Endangered Plant Crisis
What About Beyond Industry?
Are Plants Really Endangered? An Herbalist’s Perspective
Chapter 6. Sinking Roots, Reaching Branches: Spirituality and Tradition in Modern American Herbalism
The Borrowing of American Herbalism
Giving Back
The Herbalist and the Spirit: Unification
PART II: THE THREADSINTERVIEWS WITH TWENTY AMERICAN HERBALISTS
Chapter 7. Laura Batcha
Green Mountain Herbs (GMH)
Running a Heart-Centered Business on the National Level
The Boom in Natural Products
Current Federal Regulations
Small Companies and Consumer Expectations
The Mission of GMH
Endangered Plants
Certifying Efficacy
Nature of Clinical Trials
Advice for People Wanting to Get into the Herb Business
Educating Consumers About Heart-Centered Herbal Products
Chapter 8. Richo Cech
Factors Contributing to At-Risk Plants
Criteria for Listing on the UpS At-Risk List
Role of Manufacturing in the Endangered-Plant Crisis
Rationale and Effect of Listing Goldenseal on CITESAppendix II
Monopopularizing and the Limited Mainstream Materia Medica
Proactive Approach of UpS
Chapter 9. Ryan Drum
Herbalism and Its Renewed Popularity
Clinical and Lay Herbalists
Education in the Marketplace
Necessity of a Thorough Education for Practitioners
Clinician-Patient Relationship
Usefulness of Science and Folklore
Forging a Relationship with the Allopathic Community
Offering Herbs When Antibiotics Are Not Appropriate
Chapter 10. Daniel Gagnon
Holistic Health
The Process Rather Than the Pill
More on Holistic Health
Is the American Public Healthier Today?
Helping the Mainstream Access Herbal Information
Medical Science and Its Interface with Herbalism
Science versus Folklore in Evaluating Herbs
Holistic versus Allopathic Herbalism
Mainstream Access to Holistic Health
Licensure for Herbalists
Education for Herbalists
Endangered Plants, Organic Growing of Herbs, and Diversifying the Mainstream Materia Medica
Chapter 11. Leslie Gardner
Leaving Clinical Practice
Working in Deep Relationship with Plants
Commercialization of Herbs
Why the Herbal Renaissance Is Happening Now
Opening the Mainstream up to Holistic Herbalism
Steps an Herbalist Can Take to Preserve Herbalism
Ritual
Rediscovery of Ritual in America
What Makes Ritual Meaningful?
Rituals That Anyone Can Do
Plant Allies
Education for Herbalists
Benefits of Classroom Learning
Integrating Different Experiences of H
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 9.12.2004 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 730 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Alternative Heilverfahren |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde ► Phytotherapie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7890-2204-4 / 0789022044 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7890-2204-2 / 9780789022042 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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