Traditional Medicine
Reference Herbal Medicine Pharmacology Traditional Chinese Medicine Ayurveda Homeopathy Alternative & Complementary Medicine
Traditional Medicine by Steven B Kayne is the 2010 illustrated paperback from Pharmaceutical Press that college students, herbalists, and integrative-health clinicians keep in constant demand. 331 tightly-written pages deliver a global, evidence-based tour of plant-based systems—Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kampo, Tibetan, Unani, Western herbalism, and homeopathy—showing how each tradition diagnoses, prescribes, and prepares its core remedies. Because the book is built as a quick-reference rather than a dense treatise, readers can flip straight to dosage equivalents, safety flags, and regulatory status for more than 120 commonly used herbs and homeopathics, making it ideal for last-minute essay checks, dispensary stocking decisions, or patient-counseling prep.
What sets this copy apart is its condition: crisp, clean pages that have never been inscribed, ex-libris, or exposed to smoke—essentially the closest you can get to new without the bookstore markup. The abundant full-color plates and clear comparative tables remain pristine, so every botanical photo and phytochemical structure is still sharp enough for lab-slide matching or lecture-hall projection. For anyone building a professional library, that “very good” grade means you gain a trusted desk reference that will survive years of page-flipping while retaining strong resale value.
Collectors and practitioners alike prize this edition because it bridges the knowledge gap between folk wisdom and modern pharmacology without drifting into uncritical advocacy. Kayne’s training as both pharmacist and herbalist shows in the balanced safety data, contraindication grids, and up-to-date interaction warnings—information that later reprints or online blogs often water down. Whether you need a single authoritative source for a holistic-health credential, a gift for a young adult starting a wellness career, or a compact companion for travel clinic work, this copy of Traditional Medicine delivers enduring, shelf-ready utility.
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