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Informationen zum Autor Ethan B Russo, Anne Dougherty Klappentext Through interviews with 20 leading herbalists from across the US! this title explores the roles of science and folklore in modern herbalism! the endangered plant crisis! spirituality in herbal healing! and much more. Zusammenfassung Through interviews with 20 leading herbalists from across the US, this title explores the roles of science and folklore in modern herbalism, the endangered plant crisis, spirituality in herbal healing, and much more. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...
