Table of Contents

1 What is Herbal Medicine?
2 Proof of the Efficacy of Plant Drugs
3 Guidelines for Prescribing Herbal Medicines
4 The Digestive System
5 The Cardiovascular System
6 The Respiratory System
7 Influenza and Colds: Non-Specific Enhancement of Resistance
8 The Urinary Tract
9 Rheumatic Conditions
10 Some Metabolic and Endocrinal Conditions
11 The Nervous System
12 Gynaecological Conditions and Diseases of the Breast
13 Herbal Medicine in the Treatment of Cancer
14 Skin Diseases
15 Eye Diseases
16 Wounds and Other Injuries
17 Herbal Baths
Index