| Weight | 7.375 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 8 × 2 × 11 cm |
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$179.95
The Essential Guide to Western Botanical Medicine is a clinically-based, extensive resource for healthcare professionals, students, educational institutions, and anyone with a zeal for herbs. This beautifully designed textbook contains in-depth, science-based monographs with over 1,000 color botanical photographs that capture plants in many stages from the lens of a plant-loving herbalist.
The Materia Medica section consists of 550 pages of detailed monographs emphasizing the medicinal and clinical uses of herbs, as well as botanical descriptions, etymology, chemical constituents, nutritional profiles, temperature and flavor, contraindications, preparations, and dosages. The Medicine Making section contains easy-to-follow instructions for preparing herbal medicines. The Herbal Therapeutic Formulas section features more than 100 medicinal compounds and tea blends for common health conditions. The Appendices and Indexes provide a referenced compendium listing treatments for more than 200 conditions.
ISBN: 978-0-692-78807-3
Measurements: 11 ¼ x 8 ¾ x 2 ¼
Weight: 7 lb. 6 oz.
Pages: 753 (780 with front matter)
Price: $179.95
Sharol Tilgner ND –
The beautiful photographs are works of art that entice you to look deeper into the pages of this well-crafted masterpiece. This exquisite experience is enhanced by the detailed herbal wisdom shared in this comprehensive collection of herbal knowledge. The Essential Guide to Western Botanical Herbs offers more than an educational experience. It is a book that will lure you away from your daily schedule to sit down with a cup of tea and peruse through the stunning beauty and volumes of knowledge.
Maria Noel Groves –
Christa’s book delves into western medicinal herbs to a depth you won’t find in other herb books. What others hint at in just a paragraph or two, she fleshes out over several pages for each plant. It’s beautifully laid out with full-color photographs, medicinal uses and actions, botanical description, constituents, history, energetics, annotated sources, safety, preparation, and dose – all of which help you gain an intimate understanding of each plant and its nuances. It’s packed with information yet easy to read and understand. The Essential Guide to Western Botanical Medicine is destined to become a classic herbal medicine text for all levels of experience and one of my top-recommended herbals.
R. Koschak (verified owner) –
This is a beautifully done informative masterpiece. The best materia medica I have seen up to this point. There are several pages for each herb with beautiful pictures, very thorough information. I am thrilled to have this valuable info in my library and see myself using it for decades to come. The best addition to my herbal library. It truly is an excellent reference book.
Nova Montgomery (verified owner) –
WOW ~ WOW ~ WOW!! This is an AMAZING, GORGEOUS resource…so worth the money. I’m a new student to herbalism and have been using a dozen herbal books for the past few months. THIS one blows them all away in presentation, organization and data.
Thank you, Christa, for your huge contribution to the field.
She’s Smith (verified owner) –
This is one of the most beautiful herbal books I have ever bought! I’m really beside myself with excitement.
Everything about it is just beautiful, thoughtful, well conveyed and authentic. The pictures are exquisite!
Thank you for the journey you went through to create this book and share your knowledge with us.
Pouya (verified owner) –
Christa’s book is invaluable to those starting their journey into the wonderful world of herbs as well as to seasoned herbalists. It is beautifully presented and full of well-researched herbal wisdom.
Annabelle Moore –
The book is magnificent – a real work of art, as well as a comprehensive textbook. The photography is highly sensitive to the nuances and essence of each plant – it’s a bit like sitting with the herb itself! The love that has gone into this celebration of the herbs is obvious. This book will be a fantastic accompaniment to my online learning. Thank you Christa!
Paul Bergner –
This is THE herbal book for our generation, whether student or professional. Grieve’s Modern Herbal was that book for my generation in the 1970s, You could go to an herb new or old to you and read comprehensive information from folk uses to those official in the Pharmacopoeias of the UK and the US. We really have not had that kind of book since, one which has long monographs on many herbs. Appropriate for our generation, this book also has energetics, combinations, and formulas. The student who purchases this book for their first reference book will find it useful at every subsequent level of study, all the way up to professional practice. It is an investment for a career. I am now in my 50th year of practice, and I keep this book on my bedtime reading table, to review or learn something new about whatever herbs are bubbling up in my mind that evening. It is really seven books in one, a book of folk and ethnobotanical uses, a book on historical and current clinical uses, a book on the energetics of Western Herbs, a book on Therapeutics by system, a Formulary, a book on safety, side effects and contraindications, a book on medicine making, and each of these at a high level of excellence, and impeccably referenced. If you buy this book, you are actually buying an herbal library in one.
Ann Marie Martin (verified owner) –
I love this book! It was recommended by Herb Rally and because of the price it took me a while to decide to buy it but I’m really glad I did. It is a gorgeous book with so many beautiful plant pictures and it is incredibly comprehensive. I can’t even imagine how long it took to write, many years I’m sure. Lots of research for each herb, and everything else you can imagine. I never knew who Christa Sanadinos was before I decided to buy the book so this is just an honest review of someone who took a chance with her book. I do believe it is worth the cost. It’s a perfect reference book. I obviously highly recommend it.
Barb Hardy (verified owner) –
I love this book! It’s simply gorgeous. Thank you for putting this incredible piece of work out there for the rest of us.
Sam (verified owner) –
What a masterpiece! As a student of herbalism, this book has been an invaluable resource. Christa goes into great detail- all the way from lore and tradition to constituents and modern research. This is one I’ll use for years to come. Thank you Christa!
Lenka –
I am just blown away with the quality and depth of this book. It’s really the ULTIMATE resource (over 750 pages!) and I have many books on herbal medicine. Here, every page is a feast for the eyes–instead of typical generic stock photos, you’ll find photos that are chosen with much intention and eye for detail, making them that much more useful (not to mention, beautiful). Normally, I’m used to jumping around between multiple books/websites when searching for a specific plant monograph (including contraindications, preparation and dosing); this book is my new go-to, since it covers it all in such detail. And just wait till you see the appendices and indexes! A GOLD MINE of useful information that makes this info nerd very happy. Highly recommended!!
Mel –
I was gifted this book as a Mother’s Day present. I cried, I literally cried. I knew I wanted this book and never imagined my partner would get it as such a heart felt gift. Now, away from my personal mushy story, this book is absolutely incredible. Such high quality, well referenced information, and it’s now one of my primary books that I use, and I’m an herb book collecting (using too) addict. My binding has come apart a bit, but the book is so good, I will be purchasing another, just so I can make sure I always have it readily accessible. From the in depth monographs, history, plant identification, formulations, and soooo much more. This book is worth 1000x it’s weight in gold! Christa, thank you so much for the incredible work you do and dedicating your life to the world of plant medicine and healing people. You’re brilliant!
Nicole Williams (verified owner) –
Your book (or The Essential Guide to Botanical Medicine) is so fantastic, hands-down the very best herbalism book I’ve come across. Everyone that I show it to wants to buy it. They are blown away by the detail, the imagery, and the incredible amount of educational material; I keep directing them your way!
Amy Bohner –
I have known Christa Sinadinos and followed her career for over 25 years. This book is such an impressive representation of her life’s work. It’s an incredibly valuable resource for skilled herbalists as well as a novice like me. It’s also packed with stunning photographs and beautifully put together. I would definitely recommend investing in “The Essential Guide to Western Botanical Medicine.”
Shana –
Christa’s book is as visually breathtaking as it is informative and delightfully organized! I’m loving her added perspective in my research and am happy to add “The Essential Guide to Western Botanical Medicine” to our school’s recommended reading list.
Danielle Davidson –
This book is an invaluable resource. I refer to it so frequently that I don’t even bother to put it back on my bookshelf anymore. The alphabetical organization makes it simple to flip through to find just what I’m looking for. The appendices in the back are so helpful when I’m working on formulations. I can quickly search the lists for herbs I already have in my apothecary to make an effective remedy quickly when needed. The photographs are so beautiful and as a plant lover I find them so pleasing! I especially love the ethnobotanical information, as I find the historical knowledge helps me connect on a deeper level with the plants. Thank you Christa for your robust investigative work to create this comprehensive resource!
Greta de la Montagne, RH (AHG) –
Christa’s beautifully designed, well-researched and precisely written text book is THE definitive Materia Medica for Western Botanical Medicine as it stands in the 2020’s. This outright tome, this gorgeous opus, is extremely well put together, with beautiful photos and perfectly laid-out, easy-to-read and-understand text, and is highly useful for advanced medical practitioners, clinical herbalists in practice, beginning herb students and village lay herbalists alike. I highly recommend it. This is a high-value, long-lasting book to give prominence on your bookshelves for decades if not millennia.
Suzy Haggerty –
Christa has an incredible depth of knowledge and with her talent as a writer, she has poured all of it into “The Essential Guide to Botanical Medicine!” It is an incredible resource for all. Rich with extensive medicinal detail and engaging with lore, tradition, formulations and gorgeous images. A true gem for the whole health and wellness community. Thank you Christa!
Liane Moccia (verified owner) –
This book has become the most referenced book in my library. I appreciate how each herb is thoroughly presented, including traditional uses, the latest scientific research, and Christa’s extensive clinical experience working with the herb. The photos are gorgeous, making this the first book I turn to when I have a question and when I want to get lost in the world of herbs.
Stacey McDaniel (verified owner) –
This “book” that Christa has created is truly a work of art, as well as a treasure of knowledge. Her breadth of experience in all facets of herbs and herbal medicine is priceless. This book is a gift and a blessing to the herbal community.
Allison Poklemba –
This book is a treasure trove of trustworthy, well-researched, and lived information and experience. Christa has meticulously assembled an amazing resource that pretty much lives on my kitchen table as I refer to it daily! I love being able to turn our Dandelion Herbal Center students on to it as well. Thank you for this incredible gift you have completed for our herbal community and beyond!
John Washington (verified owner) –
The Materia Medica is the most compressive I’ve seen in a modern botanical medicine book. The layout throughout the book is excellent. The photographs are clear and crisp. This book should be kept at hand by students and practitioners alike.