The Traditional Healer's Handbook

A Classic Guide to the Medicine of Avicenna

Hakim G. M. Chishti

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Healing Arts Press
01 May 1988

History of medicine; Complementary therapies, healing & health; Gardening: herbs

This comprehensive guide to healing synthesizes the principles and practices of Hippocratic, Chinese, Ayurvedic, and Persian medicine, and includes the first English translation of one of the handbooks of Avicenna, whose writings have been classics in herbal and dietetic medicine for more than 1,000 years. Based on the philosophy that ""food is the best medicine,"" Avicenna's canon provides simple and effective diagnostic techniques and therapies for maintaining health and strengthening the immune system.

Includes a botanical guide for the 100 most-used healing herbs and recommended treatments for 400 conditions, including diet and nutrition, herbology, and aromatherapy.

By: Hakim G. M. Chishti
Imprint: Healing Arts Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Revised Edition of The Traditional Healer
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9780892814381
ISBN 10: 0892814381
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 01 May 1988
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

The Traditional Healer's Handbook A Classic Guide to the Medicine of Avicenna Introduction I. The Practice of Traditional Healing II. The Formulary III Materia Medica: Unani Tibb Botanicals Appendixes Bibliography Index

A Fulbright Research Scholar, Hakim G.M. Chishti, N.D. studied traditional healing in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India, and has twenty years of practical experience in Unani natural medicine. He is the author of The Book of Sufi Healing (Healing Arts Press, 1991).

Reviews for The Traditional Healer's Handbook: A Classic Guide to the Medicine of Avicenna

A serviceable history of classical herbal medicine . . . still used by over half the world's population . . . a practical manual. -- Los Angeles Times