About the Book
“I Have never understood, why the human anatomy and complex body systems, at least at the fundamental level, were neither included nor compiled ever with any published work in herbal medicine? It is my strong conviction that without the basic knowledge of the human body, no system of medicine, including herbalism can accomplish the desired goals.”
“Whenever, I opted to buy a book on herbal medicine, I found nothing but the nomenclature of herbs, their medicinal uses or at the most, the list of compounds they contain. I began asking questions to myself, without knowing about the plants, the environments of their survival, pharmacognosy, biochemistry, biotechnology, thousands of useful compounds, basic needs of human body, dietetics, diseases, possible role of plants in treating of preventing diseases, enzymes, proteins, amino acids, their synthesis and analysis, human anatomy, body systems, metabolism, diagnostic processes and a host of other vital subjects, how I can gain knowledge or offer information to those who wish to study herbal medicine? And as a consequence of this thought, this book has been evolved in its present state.”
“I have tried my best to research and compile the contentst in this book in such a way that the reader is able to know about the subject in its entirety and of course, this has been my sole objective too.”
Preface
There are hundreds of thousands of books available on herbal medicine, herbs, herbal treatments and other Complimentary, Alternative and Integrative Medicine.
Why I chose to author this book? Whenever, I opted to buy a book on herbal medicine, I found nothing but the nomenclature of herbs, their medicinal uses or at the most, the list of compounds they contain. I began asking questions to myself, without knowing about the plants, the environment of their survivals, their photosynthesis process, biochemistry, biotechnology, thousands of useful compounds; basic needs of human body, dietetics, diseases, possible role of plants in treating or preventing such diseases, enzymes, proteins, amino acids, their synthesis and analysis, human anatomy, body systems, metabolism, diagnostic processes and several other vital subjects, how I can gain knowledge or offer information to those who wish to study herbal medicine?
Ironically the 'herbs' or 'herbal medicine' has been looked upon and judged by the conventionalists and the advocates of modern medicine, as only something related to a few kitchen garden herbs like mint, basil, turmeric, cardamom, cinnamon etc.
Customarily, the subjects like biotechnology, biochemistry, pharmacognosy, phytotherapy, ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, marine pharmacognosy etc., are being studied at different levels for only the research purposes but no professional in the field, author, researcher or even a doctor ever felt the need to compile all this knowledge in a singal treatise as all these subjects are natural to herbal medicine.
Further I am of the firm opinion that 'Herbal Medicine' cannot act in its complete sense without the knowledge of nutrition and diet. Nutrition is a complete science in itself but again, it is related to plants, herbal medicine, and eventually to the human health.
[ never understood, why the human anatomy and the complex body systems, at least at the fundamental levels, were not included ever with any works in herbal medicine? It is my strong conviction that without the basic knowledge of the human body, no system of medicine can accomplish the desired goals.
There are books and research works available in all the above fields by the greatest of the doctors and the masters of the medicine, but for higher and advanced level studies, that too, for allopath) students only.
I, therefore, perceived that 1 must author a book, giving equal consideration to the subjects relevant to herbalism; just not at the introductory level but moderate enough to carry the subject to the secondary or graduate levels and present a comprehensive idea of herbal ism in its complete sense.
This would be perhaps the first book of its kind on herbal medicine which combines all the possible ingredients of botanical sciences, the science of nutrition and diet, along with the human anatomy and body systems to make it a complete reading.
Last but not the least, in the most humble words, 1 wish to clarity that I am not at all an authority on the subject, but this book can be referred to as a research work than a text book. I have spent about three years researching the contents and matter for this book and I am confident, this book in three parts - Fundamentals of Herbal Medicine, The Science of Nutrition and Diet and the Human Anatomy and Body Systems, will meet the aspirations of the readers at all levels.
Contents
Acknowledgement
vii
ix
Book 1 (Part I) Fundamentals of Herbal Medicine
1.
Materia Medica: An introduction to Herbal Medicine
5
2.
Basic Botany & The Classification of Herbs
23
3.
Fundamental Needs of Human Body
39
4.
Herbal Medicine: An Integral Part of Complementary, Alternative & Integrative Medicine
53
5.
Basics of Biochemistry
75
6.
Metabolism
131
7.
Herbal Preparations
151
8.
Herbal Terminology
169
9.
Herbal Texonomy, Habitat, Characteristics, & Medicinal Uses
198
Pictures of Herbal Plants and Shrubs
283
Book 1 (Part II) Pharmacognosy
Pharmacognosy - Introduction
337
Medical Ethnobotany
340
Ethnophannacology
347
The Study of Phytotherapy
355
Phytochemistry
369
Zoopharmacognosy
434
Marine Pharmacognosy
439
Herbal Interactions
458
Future of Herbal Medicine
490
Book 2 Science of Nutrition & Diet
Introduction to Nutrition
497
Nutrition and the Cellular Health
507
Nutrition and the Digestive System
515
The Essential Nutrients
517
Antioxidants and Beta-carotenes as Healing Agents
593
Nutrition and the Diet Theory
644
Vegetarianism and the Nutritional Healing
658
Role of Diet in Prevention, Management & Treatment of Diseases
664
Nutrition: Vegetarian vs. Non-vegetarian
693
10.
Cancer and Non-vegetarian Diet
701
11.
Inflammation and on-vegetarian Diet
708
12.
Diet Helps Combat Pain
716
13.
Obesity and Diet-Fats
726
14.
Nutrition: Herbal and Green Teas
734
15.
Nutrition: Fruit and Vegetable Juices
743
16.
Eating Disorders
753
17.
Organic Foods, Health and the Safe Environment
763
Book 3 (Part I) Human Anatomy
General Anatomy
1.1
Human Anatomy & body systems
773
The Upper Limb
2.1
Bones of the upper limb
783
2.2
Vessels, lymphatic drainage & the breast
808
2.3
Shoulder & the Axilla
817
2.4
Arm and Elbow
853
2.5
Forearm
869
2.6
Hand
885
The Lower Limb
3.1
Bones of the Lower Limb
911
3.2
Blood Vessels & the lymphatic drainage
951
3.3
The Gluteal Region
963
3.4
Thigh and Knee
976
3.5
The Leg
1008
3.6
The Ankle and Foot
1023
The Thorax
4.1
1053
4.2
Thoracic wall & Mediastinum
1063
4.3
The Esophagus, Trachea & Main Bronchi
1082
4.4
Pleurae and Lungs
1093
4.5
The Pericardium and Heart
1111
4.6
Blood Vessels, Lymphatic Drainage & Nerves
1131
The Abdomen
5.1
Abdominal Walls, Viscera & Peritoneum
1142
5.2
The Esophagus, Stomach & Intestines
1174
5.3
Liver, Billiary Passages, Pancreas & Spleen
1190
5.4
Kidneys, Ureters & Suprarenal Glands
1201
5.5
1209
6
The Pelvis
6.1
Bones, Joints and Walls
1218
6.2
1229
6.3
Ureter, Bladder & Urethra
1237
6.4
Male Genitalia
1245
6.5
Female Genitalia
1255
6.6
Rectum and Anal Canal
1268
6.7
Pelvic Diaphragm/Pelvic Fascia/Levatorani
1273
6.8
The Perineal Region
1279
The Back
7.1
Vertebral Column
1288
7.2
Muscles, Vessels, Nerves and Joints
1304
7.3
Spinal Cord and Meninges
1316
The Head and Neck
8.1
Skull & the Hyoid Bone
1322
8.2
The Brain, Cranial Nerves and Meninges
1348
8.3
The Ear
1388
8.4
The Orbit
1403
8.5
The Eye
1418
8.6
The Scalp, Auricle and Face
1429
8.7
The Parotid, Temporal and Infratemporal Regions
1437
8.8
The Submandibular Region
1455
8.9
The Neck
1462
8.10
The Mouth, Tongue and Teeth
1498
8.11
The Nose and Paranasal Sinuses
1511
8.12
The Pharynx and Larynx
1521
The Radiological Anatomy
9.1
Radiological Anatomy
1540
The Essential Practices
10.1
Medical Terminology
1554
10.2
Medical Abbreviations
1572
10.3
Prescription Abbreviations
1588
10.4
Clinical Lab Tests & Normal Reference Ranges
1592
Book 3 (Part II) The Body Systems
All the Body Systems
The Nervous System
1604
1.2
The Muscuskeletal System
1625
1.3
The Immune System
1652
1.4
The Integumentary System (Skin, hair and nails)
1672
1.5
The Digestive System
1686
1.6
The Circulatory System
1705
1.7
The Urinary System
1736
1.8
The Respiratory System
1749
1.9
The Male Reproductive System
1766
1.10
The Female Reproductive System
1789
1.11
The Endocrine System
1810
1.12
The Festibular System
1826
Bibliography
1843
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