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The Traditional Healer's Handbook: A Classic Guide to the Medicine of Avicenna
Hakim G. M. Chishti
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Description for The Traditional Healer's Handbook: A Classic Guide to the Medicine of Avicenna
Paperback. Includes a botanical guide for the 100 most-used healing herbs and recommended treatments for 400 conditions, including diet and nutrition, herbology, and aromatherapy. Num Pages: 416 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; VXH; WMPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
This comprehensive guide to healing synthesizes the principles and practices of Hippocratic, Chinese, Ayurvedic, and Persian medicine, and includes the first English translation of one of the handbooks of Avicenna, whose writings have been classics in herbal and dietetic medicine for more than 1,000 years. Based on the philosophy that andquot;food is the best medicine,andquot; Avicenna's canon provides simple and effective diagnostic techniques and therapies for maintaining health and strengthening the immune system. Includes a botanical guide for the 100 most-used healing herbs and recommended treatments for 400 conditions, including diet and nutrition, herbology, and aromatherapy. ... Read more
This comprehensive guide to healing synthesizes the principles and practices of Hippocratic, Chinese, Ayurvedic, and Persian medicine, and includes the first English translation of one of the handbooks of Avicenna, whose writings have been classics in herbal and dietetic medicine for more than 1,000 years. Based on the philosophy that andquot;food is the best medicine,andquot; Avicenna's canon provides simple and effective diagnostic techniques and therapies for maintaining health and strengthening the immune system. Includes a botanical guide for the 100 most-used healing herbs and recommended treatments for 400 conditions, including diet and nutrition, herbology, and aromatherapy. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Healing Arts Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9780892814381
SKU
V9780892814381
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Ref
99-38
About Hakim G. M. Chishti
A Fulbright Research Scholar, Hakim G.M. Chishti, N.D. studied traditional healing in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India, and has twenty years of practical experience in Unani natural medicine. He is the author of The Book of Sufi Healing (Healing Arts Press, 1991).
Reviews for The Traditional Healer's Handbook: A Classic Guide to the Medicine of Avicenna
A serviceable history of classical herbal medicine . . . still used by over half the world's population . . . a practical manual.
Los Angeles Times
Chishti builds on Avicenna's approach, bringing extensive knowledge of the original Persian texts to his own experience in Unani natural medicine. Included is a wealth of information on the ... Read more
Los Angeles Times
Chishti builds on Avicenna's approach, bringing extensive knowledge of the original Persian texts to his own experience in Unani natural medicine. Included is a wealth of information on the ... Read more