Robinson Bartram's Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine

Fabulous resource - well written and very complete, I use it all the time already. Hope it will add to you as much as it did to me.

This is an excellent addition to my reference library. I am a serious self-taught herbalist who favours TCM above all other herbal systems, as their diagnostic approach is brilliant and I've had life-saving results following their concepts. ( If you're interested, get Peter Holmes' stellar "Energetics of Western Herbs" series and the TCM Diagnosis Study Guide by Qiao Yi to start). That said, I'm always open to new ideas and I want to beef up my Western herbal resources. This is a no-frills Encyclopedia with all entries packed in a massive index format. Ailments, herbs, famous practioners, and formula ideas are all merged together in a single A-Z index. I am thrilled with the sheer volume of information and personality really like the condensed format. Not a good choice for those who like illustrations. And of course not all entries give depth, so I always crosscheck with my other books when designing a new formula (especially Holmes, who provides phenomenal information in the series I mentioned). I also love the broad scope of this book, as it pulls from different practices instead of only focusing on one. A definite gem for the serious herbalist. Also quite beneficial if you're just looking for ideas of natural remedies to try.

This book is precious to me The knowledge , the medicine , everything

I was amazed at just how many (900+) health problems are covered, as well as a very detailed and clinical explanation of what each disease, injury, syndrome, etc is. As an ex-health care worker, I found it fascinating.

Ik was eerder ontgoocheld omdat de bladeren heel dun zijn en rare bedrukking. Heel veel aandoeningen staan erin. Maar ik vind het zeker geen handboek waardig. Ik zoek er wel eens in maar kijk toch in betrouwbaardere bronnen of de info klopt.