The Humoral Herbal: A Practical Guide to the Western Energetic System (Taylor Stephen)(Paperback)

Not since the times of Nicholas Culpeper has there been an herbal that is truly founded in the Western tradition of medicine, a tradition that has been in existence since the time of the Ancient Greek healers and philosophers Hippocrates and Galen.This book provides a clear description of the basic concepts of traditional humoral medicine: how to recognize imbalances in the humors and how to correct them with herbs, lifestyle, and diet. There are clear tables and charts showing how the different humors function and influence health. By exploring the medieval astrological symbolism of the planets, we are shown how best to connect herbs, healing, and treatment. The theory contained is backed up by a comprehensive herbal, giving the humoral and planetary characteristics of each herb and how to choose the correct remedy to enable health to return. The herbal traces the
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