Vitalism The History of Herbalism,

Vitalism, the recognition that the physical body is animated by a vital life force, is the foundation of most natural healing therapies. The forefathers of alternative medicine discovered methods of healing the body by stimulating this life force. InVitalism: The History of Herbalism, Homeopathy, and Flower Essences, Matthew Wood describes the theories, lives, and work of nine great physicians who laid the groundwork for natural medicine.

Matthew Wood is a registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild, and has maintained a private practice as an herbalist for twenty years. He lives and practices at Sunnyfield Herb Farm in Minnetrista, Minnesota.

Preface

vi

Julian Winston

Note to the Second Edition

viii

Introduction

ix

The Magical Staff

Parcelsus

1

(32)

Medicine of the Spirit

Hahnemann

33

(38)

Foundations of Homeopathy

Rademacher

71

(10)

Justification of the Alchemical Physicians

Samuel Thomson and the Demon Herb, Lobelia

81

(26)

Folk Medicine and the Philosophy of Herbalism

Eclecticism

107

(28)

The Medicine of Experience

Dr. James Tyler Kent

135

(32)

The Philosophy of Homeopathy

Dr. James Compton Burnett

167

(18)

Medicine and the Imagination

Dr. Edward Bach

185

(10)

The Flower Essences

Synopsis

195

(10)

Incorporating Magic into Medicine

Bibliography

205

(8)

Index

213

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Vitalism The History of Herbalism, Homeopathy, and Flower Essences

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