The Enchantment of Western Herbal Medicine

The Enchantment of Western Herbal Medicine
Author :
Publisher : Aeon Books
Total Pages : 331
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781912807314
ISBN-13 : 1912807319
Rating : 4/5 (319 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Enchantment of Western Herbal Medicine by : Guy Waddell

Download or read book The Enchantment of Western Herbal Medicine written by Guy Waddell and published by Aeon Books. This book was released on 2020-01-30 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through interviews with British herbalists, the importance of hidden experiences of meetings with plants is explored alongside how such 'enchantment' has influenced the narrative of their lives. Some herbalists have visible entryways into studying, such as personal experience of taking herbal medicine, a search for a new career or a love of nature. Other entryways are more hidden, with many noting 'crossings' and 'callings' with plants at a young age. This sensual ability of herbs raises questions about the agency of living plants and of herbal medicines, and about how the relationship between herbalists and plants may be reconceived. Meetings with plants and herbal medicines allow herbalists to draw easily from a diverse range of influences that others may see as incommensurable."This fascinating, original and challenging book convincingly explores modern-day herbalists understanding of their place in the complementary health world, against the backdrop of encroaching professionalisation, legitimacy and scientism. In his case study interviews with herbalists, Guy Waddell draws our attention to the enchanting power of plants and their agentic qualities. In his quest for greater understanding of their sensual power, the author rejects the conventional modernity/rationalisation thesis, seen both in the sensual- affective energy that herbalists draw upon and in the ontological implications of human/nonhuman crossings. This book is an excellent contribution to our understanding of Western herbal medicine and contemporary thought." - Dr Stuart McClean, PhD. Associate Professor in Public Health (Health and Wellbeing), University of the West of England"In the field of herbal medicine, few seem to know their history and the lessons it teaches us. In The Enchantment of Western Herbal Medicine, Dr Guy Waddell not only provides the reader with a detailed history of the trials and triumphs of British Phytotherapy, but also travels into uncharted territory looking at how herbalists come to find their passion for plants and the use of them to help heal others. This is a new area of research and exploring the entryways to practice though interviews and clinician narratives is both a fascinating undertaking and a unique way of understanding our own motivations and experiences as herbalists." - David Winston, RH(AHG), DSc (hc), author of Adaptogens; Herbs for Strength, Stamina and Stress Relief"Both compelling and challenging, Guy Waddell's unique book is filled with the voices of herbalists and makes essential reading for anyone on their own journey into herbalism or those interested in human- plant relationships. Here is a much-needed roadmap for all who are exploring the diverse choices between ancient and modern, science and tradition, evidence and intuition, and human and nonhuman agency. My congratulations to the author for so brilliantly signposting the fundamental unity that resides at the heart of herbal practice." - Phil Deakin. President of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists

The Enchantment of Western Herbal Medicine Related Books

The Enchantment of Western Herbal Medicine
Language: en
Pages: 331
Authors: Guy Waddell
Categories: Health & Fitness
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-01-30 - Publisher: Aeon Books

GET EBOOK

Through interviews with British herbalists, the importance of hidden experiences of meetings with plants is explored alongside how such 'enchantment' has influe
Herbal Medicine in Treating Gynaecological Conditions
Language: en
Pages: 344
Authors: Hananja Brice-Ytsma
Categories: Health & Fitness
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-01-30 - Publisher: Aeon Books

GET EBOOK

For herbalists at all levels, this book presents recent insights into the hormonal basis of gynaecological problems in order to enable practitioners to devise e
Plants Matter
Language: en
Pages: 251
Authors: Luci Attala
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-08-15 - Publisher: University of Wales Press

GET EBOOK

Plants Matter explores how plants and people live together. This is not only a book about the importance of plants and how people use them, but it argues also t
Infusions of Healing
Language: en
Pages: 376
Authors: Joie Davidow
Categories: Health & Fitness
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999-10-05 - Publisher: Touchstone

GET EBOOK

This treasury of Mexican-American herbal medicine presents hundreds of safe, effective herbal treatments for everyday ailments--teas, liniments, compresses, sal
The Re-Enchantment of the West
Language: en
Pages: 284
Authors: Christopher Partridge
Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: T&T Clark

GET EBOOK

Challenging some assessments of religion in the West, this study argues that, although much organized religion, particularly Christianity, is in numerical decli