Description
Book SynopsisA ground breaking book, presenting a holistic, multidisciplinary and multicentred model of Functional Herbal Therapy (FHT).
Within the pages of this foundational text, Kerry Bones' model draws on the modern concept of functional medicine but is also rooted in traditional herbal wisdom.
It is designed to equip herbalists to understand and formulate treatment strategies which tackle the complexity of different disease states.
Functional Herbal Therapy introduces the seven key attributes of FHT based on a fusion of new research and the modern concept of functional medicine.
Next it offers an in-depth look at some of these core treatment strategies of FHT. Finally, the book examines how the key approaches and treatment strategies discussed can be successfully applied to the modern herbalist’s practice.
This visionary book will revolutionise the way that medical herbalists and naturopaths understand and treat disease processes.
It will also be invaluable to students of herbal medicine, naturopathy and pharmaceutical sciences, both as a standard text and a reference book.
Table of ContentsForeword by Dr Christopher J. Etheridge
Preface
PART I FOUNDATIONS OF FUNCTIONAL HERBAL THERAPY
1 An introduction to FHT
2 The principle architecture of FHT
3 Game-changing habits of highly effective herbal clinicians
4 The traditional roots of FHT by Simon Mills
PART II EXPANDING THE CORE STRATEGIES OF FUNCTIONAL HERBAL THERAPY
5 Plants and the microcirculation: a powerful new FHT clinical paradigm
6 Cellular protection and the Nrf2 pathway: a core FHT strategy
7 FHT strategies to reduce the health impact of environmental toxin exposure
8 The FHT bowel flora protocol for dysbiosis management
9 Covert invaders: new FHT herbal defences against old foes
10 FHT for relieving anxiety and boosting healthy sleep
PART III APPLYING FUNCTIONAL HERBAL THERAPY
11 FHT for metabolic syndrome
12 FHT strategies for atopy, asthma, and allergic rhinitis
13 FHT for immune and respiratory health: viral infections
14 HT strategies for IBS and SIBO
Acronyms & abbreviations
Index
