by Gale (Editor)

Information on recommended therapies for specific disorders and diseases and medicinal uses for plants and herbs are balanced by conclusions of studies on efficacy and analysis of current levels of acceptance by traditional scientists and doctors. Biographies of pioneers in the field -- including Deepak Chopra, Edward Bach and David Palmer --appear as sidebars through the text. Included in each entry are glossary sidebars that define key terms. The four volumes contain more than 800 entries, approximately 400 color images, and many informative illustrations and charts pertaining to herbs and flowers, therapies and procedures, nutrition, and diseases and conditions. More than 50 new entries were added, on topics ranging from cherry juice, modified citrus pectin, oleander, and horticultural therapy; most existing entries were reviewed and updated, and many new images, charts and illustrations were added.

•Among the 50 new entries is one on how the Affordable Care Act will work with Alternative Medicine practices, which is very timely and important for this new edition, as medical changes are imminent in the United States.

•75 new tables, charts and illustrations show important procedures and statistics.

•Biographies of 39 important figures in the field of Alternative Medicine are included and have been updated for this edition.

•Approximately 400 cross references steer readers to topics that might be known under other names

Product Details

• Hardcover: 27500 pages
• Publisher: Gale Research Inc; 004 edition (May 21, 2014)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573027308
• ISBN-13: 978-1573027304