A 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.

About the Author

Professor Kerry Bone is a medical herbalist and directs the research program at MediHerb, a leading manufacturer of herbal medicine products. He is co-author of around forty scientific papers on herbal research, including original research and systematic reviews, and currently serves as the only Australian member on the editorial board of the journal Phytomedicine, the top herbal research journal in the world.

Book Information
ISBN 9781912807246
Author Kerry Bone
Format Hardback
Page Count 432
Imprint Aeon Books Ltd
Publisher Aeon Books Ltd