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# Authentic Western herbal energetics Comprehensive herbal doctrine In-depth classification system The Practice of Traditional Western Herbalism: Basic Doctrine, Energetics, and Classification

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## Key Features

- • **Trusted Authority:** Authored by Matthew Wood, a leading herbalist whose expertise bridges historical insight and modern application.
- • **Energetics Decoded:** Master the unique energetic properties of herbs to treat the whole person, not just symptoms.
- • **Revive Ancient Wisdom:** Reconnect with centuries-old Western herbal traditions reimagined for today’s holistic health seekers.
- • **Practical & Accessible:** Succinct, easy-to-navigate system that transforms complex herbal knowledge into intuitive practice.
- • **Essential for Herbalists:** A must-have reference for both beginners and seasoned practitioners aiming to elevate their herbal craft.

## Overview

The Practice of Traditional Western Herbalism by Matthew Wood is a definitive guide that revives and modernizes the lost system of Western herbal medicine. It offers a clear framework for understanding herbal energetics and classification, empowering practitioners to treat the whole person holistically. Highly rated and widely respected, this book is essential for anyone serious about authentic herbal healing.

## Description

The Practice of Traditional Western Herbalism places the function of western herbs in their true historical context, apart from homeopathy, traditional Chinese medicine, and Ayurveda. Recently there has been a revival of interest in western herbalism, but practitioners haven't been able to explore its benefits due to a void of information on the topic—the system of medicine the herbs fit into had all but disappeared. To remedy the situation, herbalist Matthew Wood has researched the old-time practices and reconstructed them for modern use. In resuscitating western herbal medicine and bringing it up to date, he gives his readers a powerful tool for holistic theory and treatment. Wood makes the point that plant medicines, because they are made from a broad range of chemical components, are naturally suited for the treatment of general patterns in the body. He argues against the biomedical model of standardization, in which herbs are refined and advertised as if they were drugs suited to an exact disease or condition.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Dimensions | 5.98 x 0.63 x 9.02 inches |
| Isbn 10 | 1556435037 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-1556435034 |
| Item Weight | 1.04 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Print Length | 300 pages |
| Publication Date | May 10, 2004 |
| Publisher | North Atlantic Books |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I had the great fortune to study herbs with Matthew Wood
*by  on Reviewed in the United States February 16, 2015*

I had the great fortune to study herbs with Matthew Wood, and the unpublished, unedited manuscript of this book was the class book for one of his classes. I still have the spiral bound book from class, and I have also purchased this book for my library. The published version has been truncated from the manuscript, but the main essence of the book remained and herbal information intact. Matthew Wood has a vast knowledge of herbs coupled with his knowledge of the body's systems. He is intuitive with his approach and combines that with his knowledge of herbs. He also works homeopathically with herbal tinctures. This book is the book that I refer to the most for this knowledge and remedies. Note that I was a book seller, and my personal library has about 400 volumes of various herbal books, including old herbalist volumes out of print and not available. This book is succinct for remedies and cross-referencing is easy. This is a must for every herbalist whether seasoned or beginner.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The key to Western Herbalism
*by  on Reviewed in the United States March 27, 2014*

This is the single most useful book on Western Herbalism I've ever seen, the key that lets you figure out how a condition will interact with a plant. Without this system of energetics, choosing a remedy is reduced to picking one of many plants that may or may not help a condition, among long lists of properties. It gives us a vocabulary to treat the whole person, rather than just battling their symptoms as allopathic medicine does. When you battle symptoms, you ignore the body they're in and often weaken it. You may win the battle but lose the war. This is the overall strategy for restoring harmony, and goes beyond the three categories of building, eliminating and maintaining -- which are about as much theory as other authors go into.Imagine having to consult a book just to add 2 + 4, and not even being able to recognize that 4 + 2 gives the same result. Knowing this system is akin to learning simple addition: whereas everyone else is stuck memorizing addition tables or looking them up each time, you just know the answer. You don't have to memorize tons of information for a plant, just the keys to its energetic action.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Explains the techical side of herbalism and integrates Eastern and Western schools
*by  on Reviewed in the United States June 19, 2014*

I really enjoyed this book. This is a scholarly book for students of herbal medicine, and is a tough slog through for the casual reader. But if you are prepared to look up words in the glossary and dig through the theories and jargon, you will be richly rewarded with a deeper understanding of what we've lost as a culture, by our dependence on chemicals and corporations, and what we have to gain by moving closer to natural health and wellness.I especially enjoyed the anecdotal examples in the materia medica in the second half of the book. I was able to understand some of the thinking that goes on when a person presents with a health inquiry and how to decide which herb profile would best answer the need. Is the person hot or cold; wet or dry? The author's explanations of these concepts in traditional western herbalism and eastern holistic medicine, brought the aha moment for me.This book was recommended reading for the Intermediate Herbal Medicine course from the Herbal Academy of New England.

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