Herbal Medicine in Primary Care

By Claude Rister

Book Overview

Interest in, and demand for, herbal medicine continues to grow as the medical profession rediscovers the scientific fact behind the theory. 'Herbal Medicine in Primary Care' sets out the principles and clinical practice of herbal medicine showing how thesecan be integrated into mainstream orthodox practice. Andrew Dunford is qualified in both orthodox and herbal medicine, and is a lecturer in General Practice at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. He established herbal medicine at Wapping, where Sue Eldin now provides a programme of integrated care for the patients.

* Provides a model of how western herbal medicine fits into an NHS setting *
* offers a unique and much needed up-to-date appraisal of WESTERN herbal medicine for those involved in Primary Healthcare *
* describes herbal tinctures and other herbal preparations prescribed on the NHS

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1163175374
• ISBN13: 9781163175378
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"