By (author) Julian Barker
An rare insight into the clinical practice of an expert herbalist, offering decades of practical wisdom on prescribing and personalising medicine for every system of the body
This essential textbook offers guidance for both the student herbalist and the experienced practitioner to better understand the process of prescribing plants as a solution to the problem or ailment a patient presents with.
Plants on Prescription begins by expanding on some of the theoretical background of herbalism, such as symptom presentation types; therapeutic and energetic models; human physiology; personalised medicine; and more.
The second, central section of the book is categorised for ease of reference. Each chapter explores a broader bodily system, or issue a patient might face. Examples of these chapters include the skin, respiratory tract, heart, circulation of blood, alimentary canal, vestibular conditions and migraines, energy and fatigue, ageing, kidney and urinary tracts, reproductive system, and more.
Throughout these chapters, Barker presents a number of case-studies, which outline prescriptions for specific ailments within these broader categories, along with the author’s rationale for choosing each plant. Barker’s prescriptions cover a range of herbal remedies such as tisanes, decoctions, aromatic waters, and tinctures. For certain ailments, Barker also details dietary regimes and recommendations on nutrition.
Plants on Prescription is a rare opportunity to enter the clinic of an experienced herbalist, to better understand the rational and protocol of his plant medicine practice, while simultaneously preserving the knowledge that he has cultivated over decades of clinical work.
By (author) Julian Barker
Julian Barker started his training in herbal medicine in North and Central America, before returning Britain as an apprentice herb-grower at Suffolk Herbs while studying concurrently on NIMH's tutorial course, at which point he joined the first cohort at the School of Herbal Medicine. In 1983, he opened a clinic in Brighton offering acupuncture, herbal medicine, homeopathy, and osteopathy but recently has upsized to a single practice.
Teaching botany at the School of Herbal Medicine for over twenty years, Julian supervised BSc dissertations and taught philosophy on the MSc course in herbal medicine at the University of East London. Since 1998 he has worked in Paris and has studied in London with Dr. Jean-Claude Lapraz on the application of medicinal plants along Endobiogenic lines.
He is a fellow of the Linnaean Society, serves on the Accreditation Board of the European Herbal Practitioners' Association, and is a member of the College of Practicing Phytotherapists and the National Institute of Medical Herbalists.
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