CHAPTER 3 Ethnoveterinary Medicine: Potential Solutions for Large-Scale Problems? Cheryl Lans, Tonya E. Khan, Marina Martin Curran, Constance M. McCorkle*, WHAT IS EVM? Also sometimes called veterinary anthropology (McCorkle, 1989),†…
CHAPTER 7 Evaluating, Designing, and Accessing Herbal Medicine Research Kerry Martin Bone An ongoing debate among herbalists and natural therapists involves what role, if any, science must play in the…
CHAPTER 6 Ayurvedic Veterinary Medicine: Principles and Practices Robert J. Silver INTRODUCTION TO AYURVEDIC VETERINARY MEDICINE In recent years, there has been increased interest by the pharmaceutical industry in discovering…
CHAPTER 2 Zoopharmacognosy Cindy Engel Folklore asserts that animals instinctively know how to medicate their ills from the herbs they find growing wild. Traditional herbalist Juliette de Bairacli Levy writes…
CHAPTER 1 Introduction: Why Use Herbs? Susan G. Wynn, Barbara J. Fougère “Plants are nature’s alchemists, expert at transforming water, soil, and sunlight into an array of precious substances, many…
CHAPTER 5 Overview of Traditional Chinese Medicine: The Cooking Pot Analogy Steven Paul Marsden In Nei Jing Su Wen, the 2000-year-old seminal classic that gave rise to all of Chinese…
CHAPTER 12 Herbal Medicine: Potential for Intoxication and Interactions With Conventional Drugs Robert H. Poppenga The use of herbal remedies for the prevention and treatment of a variety of illnesses…
CHAPTER 4 The Roots of Veterinary Botanical Medicine Susan G. Wynn, Barbara J. Fougère Today, veterinarians frequently study the names and properties of herbs, yet they may have little or…
CHAPTER 19 Approaches in Veterinary Herbal Medicine Prescribing Barbara J. Fougère There is no one correct system of prescribing. Ten herbalists can prescribe different formulas and still achieve success in…
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…
