Napiers History of Herbal Healing, Ancient and Modern by Tom Atkinson

Napiers History of Herbal Healing, Ancient and Modern by Tom Atkinson

Herbalism is the oldest form of medicine in the world. It has been practised for thousands of years, and is still the most widely used method of healing in existence. This concise history reveals the development of herbalism through the ages, a unique journey from Neolithic Kurdistan to present-day Edinburgh. It also contains the casebook and autobiography of Duncan Napier, a Victorian practitioner of herbal medicince, with notes from a modern herbalist. From the creation of Lobelia Syrup for coughing to the 48 foot tapeworm, the history of Napiers makes for fascinating reading.

[A] curious combination of history, reference and popular science - SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

Tom Atkinson was an RAF Commando in the Second World War, and worked for 20 years as an advisor to the Government of the Republic of Indonesia. He established Luath Press in 1981 and has written a number of guidebooks to the Highlands. He became interested in herbal medicine when his long-standing duodenal ulcer was cured by a herbalist in Wales.

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ISBN 13	9781905222018
ISBN 10	1905222017
Title	Napiers History of Herbal Healing, Ancient and Modern
Author	Tom Atkinson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Luath Press Ltd
Year published	2008-01-01
Number of pages	278
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