Author(s): Jill Stansbury

Complementary Medicine

The third of a five-volume set, Herbal Formularies for Health Professionals, Volume 3 is an authoritative guide to herbal therapies that focuses on endocrinology, offering formulas and information for treating thyroid disease, adrenal disorders, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and conditions related to the reproductive systems. Dr. Jill Stansbury, a leading clinical herbalist in the United States, draws on her decades of clinical experience and her extensive research to provide a wide range of herbal formulas for common health issues and diagnoses as well as specialized and less common conditions. A comprehensive, user-friendly reference manual for health professionals, these formularies are more extensive than any existing clinical guide-covering more particular diagnoses and conditions, and embracing both traditional and modern research-and a professional index makes information accessible for busy clinicians looking to find guidance quickly while treating patients. Organized by body system, these formularies are also a tutorial for budding herbalists on the sophisticated art of fine-tuning an herbal formula for the constitution and overall health condition of an individual patient, rather than prescribing a one-size-fits-all treatment for a basic diagnosis. Dr. Stansbury aims to teach by example, helping clinicians develop their own intuition and ability to create effective herbal formulas. Book jacket.