David Bellamy books x 2 - World Medicine (HB) and The Bellamy Herbal (PB)

The Bellamy Herbal By David Bellamy · 2013:

At a time when health scares abound, new drugs and medical treatments are continually emerging and we are forced to be ever-more cautious as to the foods we eat, people are increasingly looking for alternative ways of treating and restoring their health. The healing properties of plants has long been recognised, but knowing exactly what we should be giving our families and how this ‘alternative’ medicine can work safely alongside modern treatments can seem rather less straightforward. David Bellamy – Britain’s favourite botanist – here draws on his many years of research and teaching to give us a practical, accessible and comprehensive guide to herbalism, showing how we can all use herbs to strengthen our immune system, boost energy levels and treat conditions ranging from the common cold to digestive disorders, arthritis and heart disease. Bellamy’s Herbal is an easy to follow, detailed guide to everything you need to know about herbal remedies and supplements and how they can be used to treat you and your family safely and effectively.

World medicine -plants, patients and people by David Bellamy and Andrea Pfister:

A book which had originally been conceived as a treatise on medical plants has been turned by its own subject into a statement for the reconciliation and integration of a multitude of healing crafts, skills and sciences. The authors follow the interconnecting development of both Western and non-Western medicine, through the myriad of healing plants which form the basis of both approaches to the prevention and cure of illness. David Bellamy and Andrea Pfister approach the world of medicine with the combined approach of a botanist and an ecologist. The botanist’s perspective, looking at the similarities induced by a common botanical patrimony is rare. The ecologist’s approach, looking at the healing crafts’s suitability in reference to mankind’s needs is rarer still. Recognizing the enormous contribution of established medical practices to human development, David Bellamy and Andrea Pfister raise the question of whether Western medicine in its present form serves mankind’s current needs adequately. The authors suggest that the future will lie in the exploration and employment of effective healing methods from other parts of the world. A synthesis of the world’s multitude of healing crafts, skills and sciences may be the only hope of sustaining and improving medical care for everyone. “World Medicine” includes a wide ranging and systematic survey of plant families employed in the West for medicinal purposes, with references to their uses in India and China.

Condition:

** Ex-library book ** in good condition; covers are showing minor signs of wear; no rips, tears or marks – see photos for condition