Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine

by Joseph E. Pizzorno and Michael T. Murray

Book Overview

Explores the principles and application of natural medicine, discussing herbs, vitamins, minerals, diets, and nutrition, and rejecting fads and fiction associated with natural healing. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559580917
• ISBN13: 9781559580915
• Release Date: September 1990
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles
• Length: 622 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 7.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Be cautious of listed condition.

Bought the book and was supposed to be in "good" condition. This is not even close to good condition. This looks worse than my childrens books that have survived 30 years and 3 kids.

Was recommended to buy .

The books literally came split in half but luckily there’re weren’t any pages missing.

Excellent medical resource

If you are to own one basic medical reference book, this is it.Contains the basics of medical ills/diseases, as well as the latest medical research for both standard therapies and alternative ones. I refer to it frequently. I just wish more doctors used it as a reference.

An Excellent Overview of Natural Medicine

This is a great book for the general public as well as naive health care professionals to learn about Natural Medicine. EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THIS BOOK AND STUDY IT. YOUR LIFE MAY DEPEND ON IT. I have learned that I am eating totally wrong and am setting myself up for a cardiovascular disaster. And I'm a doctor and should know better! Now I can set things straight.Yeah, I'm an M.D. and have been trained to treat my patients with chemicals (Allopathic Medicine), but I have been trying to expand my knowledge base about the practice of medicine and luckly stumbled on Dr. Murray's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine. I will integrate what I have and will learn about Natural Medicine in my everyday practice (and my own life!). I feel that, with certain exceptions, Natural Medicine should be tried first. Only when that fails or is inappropriate should Allopathic Medicine be used.There is a growing trend for M.D.'s to use Natural Medicine in their practice. ...

An informative text which will boost your health status!

As a student preparing to enter into the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, the Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine provides a wonderfully interesting, informative and easy-to-reference guide to natural medicines. What I enjoyed most was the fact that this book avoids giving a simple "run-down" of the natural treatments used for specific conditions. Instead, it teaches the reader the philosiphy behind how those natural treatments work (for example by promoting the healing power of our body), and therefore why they are used to treat certain conditions. The authors also do a great job of "backing-up" what is written with solid scientific evidence. This addresses a major concern readers have, namely, the validity of natural treatments. While there is still a multitude of research yet to be done, the authors utilize the available research and combine it nicely with the wisdom of centuries-old medical practices from various cultures around the wor! ld. Finally, the applicability of this book is widespread. It is a complete and comprehensive guide for both the everyday person as well as doctors and students (of both Traditional and Naturopathic/Complimentary Medicines).