Amanda McQuade Crawford

Herbal Remedies for Women (eBook, ePUB)

Discover Nature's Wonderful Secrets Just for Women

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

More Women Choosing Herbal Alternatives Now, more than ever before, women are taking control of their own health and vitality by choosing herbal remedies as an alternative to traditional medicine. Because every year there are new research findings that women and their health providers need to know about, author Amanda McQuade Crawford, M.N.I.M.H, has used her clinical expertise to develop Herbal Remedies for Women. "[Amanda] is not afraid to speak the truth about women's health issues and how herbs can help,” said Deb Soule, author of The Roots of Healing: A Woman's Book of Herbs. "Her words of wisdom and capacity for caring are a gift to women everywhere.” Herbal medicine is, in fact, fast becoming the alternative medicine of choice. Included in Crawford's book is a broad spectrum of herbal remedies for various ailments such as chasteberry seed for fibroids as well as dandelion root and leaf for endometriosis. Also included is an herbal glossary and information on herbal preparation which corrects many herbal myths. Organized into six sections, Herbal Remedies for Women is designed to offer readers natural and effective therapies for an array of women's issues including: ·Problem of Menses ·Healthy Reproduction ·Infections ·The Change of Life Crawford also divides each chapter into subheads which cover: definition of the syndrome, symptoms and signs, cause, conventional medical care, herbal treatment, and nutrition. Whether or not they have previous experience with herbal medicine, Herbal Remedies for Women provides readers with simple but effective remedies for self-healing.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Harmony/Rodale/Convergent
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780307778666
• Artikelnr.: 38183197

Autorenporträt

Amanda McQuade Crawford, member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists, is a founding member of the American Herbalists Guild and a founder of the National College of Phytotherapy in New Mexico. She received her degree in plant medicines from England's College of Phytotherapy and has studied and taught herbal therapy throughout the world.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part One: Introduction to Herbs
l. Herbal Glossary
2. Herbal Preparation
Part Two: Problems of Menses
3. Amenorrhea: A Lack of Menstrual Cycles
4. PMS: Premenstrual Syndrome
5. Dysmenorrhea: Painful or Difficult Menstrual Cycles
6. Menorrhagia and Hypermenorrhea: Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
7. Iron-Deficiency Anemia
8. Menstrual Migraines
Part Three: Abnormal Cell Growth
9. Fibroids
lO. Ovarian Cysts
11. Cervical Dysplasia: Inflammation, Erosion, and Eversion
12. Endometriosis
13. Fibrocystic BreastTissue: Benign Breast Cysts
Part Four: Healthy Reproduction
14. Clearing Blocks to Reproduction: Infertility
15. Pregnancy
16. Herbal Baby Care
Part Five: Infections
17. Urinary Tract Infections
18. Vaginitis
19. Candida
20. Herpes
21. Trichomonas
22. Chlamydia
Part Six: The Change of Life
23. Menopause
Appendix: Herb Suppliers
Resources: Organizations, Education, and Journals
Bibliography
Index
About the Author