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Long Description
Newly revised to include the latest developments in the field of herbal medicine, this classic bestseller presents a fascinating account of the ideas, personalities, advances, and vicissitudes that have shaped the course of medicine and pharmacology in the Western world. The author provides an eloquent and engaging account of the use of herbal medicine from prehistoric times to the present, reaffirming the incalculable value of medicinal plants in the healing arts. She presents a strong case for the cyclical emergence of alternative medicine at times (such as our own) when allopathic methods of treatment have lost their safety and efficacy.
About the Author(s) of Green Pharmacy
Barbara Griggs, a renowned journalist and researcher in the field of herbalism, is also the author of The Green Witch Herbal. She lives in London.
Praise for Green Pharmacy
"A modern classic that can be consulted by all of those interested in getting a keener insight into the trials and tribulations, the pitfalls and rewards, and the history and future of drug therapy from nature."
From the foreword by Norman R. Farnsworth, Professor of Pharmocognosy, University of Illinois Medical Center
From the foreword by Norman R. Farnsworth, Professor of Pharmocognosy, University of Illinois Medical Center
"Probably the most definitive history of the origin and development of herbal medicine in the West . . . should be required reading for every herbalist, pharmacist, physician, and regulatory official."
HerbalGram
HerbalGram
"Well researched, highly readable, and ultimately entertaining."
Yoga Journal
Yoga Journal
