21: Herbal Medicine in Equine Practice
CHAPTER 21 Herbal Medicine in Equine Practice Joyce C. Harman I have an earache … 2000 bc—Here, eat this root. 1000 ad—That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer. 1850…
16: Commercial Production of Organic Herbs for Veterinary Medicine
CHAPTER 16 Commercial Production of Organic Herbs for Veterinary Medicine Terrence S. Fox The resurgent interest in herbal medicine in the Western world can be characterized as an herbal renaissance….
17: Conserving Medicinal Plant Biodiversity
CHAPTER 17 Conserving Medicinal Plant Biodiversity James Martin Affolter, Andrew Pengelly Current patterns of exploitation threaten the commercial future, as well as the biological survival, of many species of medicinal…
20: Veterinary Herbal Medicine: A Systems-Based Approach
CHAPTER 20 Veterinary Herbal Medicine: A Systems-Based Approach Susan G. Wynn, Barbara J. Fougère This chapter reviews traditional and scientific approaches to the use of herbal medicine in treating an…
13: Herbal Energetics: A Key to Efficacy in Herbal Medicine
CHAPTER 13 Herbal Energetics: A Key to Efficacy in Herbal Medicine Steven Paul Marsden EXPLORING HERBAL MEDICINE Benjamin Franklin defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over and…
15: Designing the Medicinal Herb Garden
CHAPTER 15 Designing the Medicinal Herb Garden Ellen Zimmermann A GARDENER’S PERSONAL ACCOUNT St. Fiacre—patron saint of gardeners—was a 6th century monk whose gardens grew as his herbal/medical practice for…
23: Clinical Practice: Getting Started
CHAPTER 23 Clinical Practice: Getting Started Susan G. Wynn, Barbara J. Fougère Teachers frequently hear students complain that they are well educated but not confident to practice herbal medicine. It…
22: Phytotherapy for Dairy Cows
CHAPTER 22 Phytotherapy for Dairy Cows Hubert J. Karreman Ruminant animals are classified in the family Bovidae and are obligate herbivores. The major species that are economically important to people…
9: A Skeptical View of Herbal Medicine
CHAPTER 9 A Skeptical View of Herbal Medicine David W. Ramey Of the various approaches to veterinary medicine that may be labeled “alternative” or “complementary” (among other labels), herbal and…
18: Safe Substitutes for Endangered Herbs: Plant Conservation and Loss of Our Medicines
CHAPTER 18 Safe Substitutes for Endangered Herbs: Plant Conservation and Loss of Our Medicines Susan G. Wynn THE PROBLEM—WHY YOU NEED TO CARE The consumer-driven herbal products industry has reached…
