David HoffmannHerbal Intelligence
Plant Teachers and the Return of Viriditas
David Hoffmann, FNIMH, AHG, has been a clinical medical herbalist since 1979. A Fellow of Britain’s National Institute of Medical Herbalists, he is one of the founding members of the American Herbalists Guild and the author of 17 books, including Herbs for Healthy Aging, Medical Herbalism, The Complete Illustrated Holistic Herbal, and The Herbal Handbook. He teaches herbal medicine throughout the English-speaking world and lives in California.
PREFACE
Radicle and Radical: My Path to Herbalism
INTRODUCTION
Embrace of the Green
PART ONE
Context
1 The Deep Roots of Modern Herbalism
2 Using Herbs in the Context of a Therapeutic System
3 Names and Numbers: Defining Herbalism
PART TWO
The Science
4 An Old Herbalist Looks at the New Science
5 The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Play
6 The Pharmacology of Herbal Synergy
PART THREE
A Path Forward
7 Herbalism Today
8 Reality Check
9 What Is a Simple Herbalist to Do?
CONCLUSION
Herbalism in the Anthropocene
Educational Resources
References
Index
About the Author