Historical Foundations of Botanical Medicine

Comparison of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda

Sasang constitutional medicine (SCM), traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Ayurveda are three different forms of Asian traditional medicine. Although these traditions share a lot in common as holistic medicines, the different philosophical foundations found in each confer distinguishing attributes and unique qualities. SCM is based on a constitution-based approach, and is in this way relative...

Hermeneutic Analysis of Transcendental Medicine Theory and its Application in Deep Medicine from the Perspective of Islamic Medicine Paradigm

The principles of Islamic medicine are still unknown. Although various studies about Islamic medicine have been carried out, the philosophical foundations and framework of the theorizing of it have not yet been elucidated. Some of theorists have explored transcendental medicine theory (TMT) and its application in deep medicine paradigm. For studying of theoretical framework of the TMT, the pres...

Arab Herbal Medicines

Despite the great progress in modern medicine, traditional medicine has always been practised in the Arab-Islamic world. Cultural beliefs and practices often lead to self-care or home remedies in rural areas and consultation with traditional healers. Traditional therapies have been utilized by people in the Mediterranean region who have faith in spiritual healers, homeopaths or even many herbal...

Public health and the built environment: historical, empirical, and theoretical foundations for an expanded role.

Biological Foundations of Health Education

botanical terminology and with about as much of the subject matter as may be gotten from a text on mycology or plant physiology which stresses the topic. As a summary and discussion of its special subject this book serves a valuable function, but it is certainly not for casual reading. One notices the stylistic limitations so common to reviews. There is scarcely a paragraph without a half dozen...