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Thai Herbal Medicine: Traditional Recipes for Health and Harmony
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Product Description Thai herbs are part of a vibrant culture of healing that has been practiced and preserved over the centuries in traditional medicine schools, Buddhist monasteries, and village homes all over Thailand. Many quite ancient herbal traditions continue to be practiced throughout Thailand to this day, and some of these have now been recognized by the Ministry of Public Health as an important facet of the country’s national healthcare system. This revised and updated edition provides an overview of traditional Thai medicine--including both the theory and the practical application of Thai cuisine, bodywork, and herbal medicine. Of interest to herbalist, massage therapists, and practitioners of other alternative healthcare systems, the book introduces the basic principles of Thai herbal healing in simple and clear terms, and it includes a detailed compendium of individual herbs. Best of all, this book is fun, offering easy recipes for home remedies, healthcare products, and cuisine that will make the world of Thai tradition come alive in your home. Review “With my keen interest in Ayurveda, I found this book particularly interesting. I would recommend it for anybody interested in Eastern medical traditions and they like me may feel that this book is great introduction to Thai medicine leaving one hungry to know a lot more!” ― Anne McIntyre, positivehealth.com "This book is a must have for Thai herbal practitioners." ― OM Times About the Author Nephyr Jacobsen is the founder and director of The Naga Center, School of Traditional Thai Massage and Medicine in Portland Oregon. She has been traveling to Thailand regularly since 1998 to research traditional Thai healing arts including herbalism and bodywork therapies. Dedicated to the study and practice of truly authentic traditional medicine traditions. See more information at www.nagacenter.org. Dr. C. Pierce Salguero has a Ph.D. in the History of Medicine from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and is a researcher of Asian medical traditions specializing in Buddhist-influenced medical traditions. Dr. Salguero is a college professor in the Philadelphia area, where he teaches courses in Asian history, religion, philosophy, and medicine. A prominent proponent of Traditional Thai Massage & Medicine in the West, he also teaches advanced courses on the subject. See more information at www.piercesalguero.com. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Avoiding Toxins In our opinion, Jivaka’s motto that everything is medicine should be reinterpreted in modern times. Certain man-made foods that are available today are so toxic to the system that we would argue they don’t have enough redeeming nutritional or medicinal qualities to offset the dangers of eating them. Herbalists, natural healers, and traditional nutritionists the world over have warned that the following modern foods and additives should be on everyone’s list of items to avoid: Highly rfined sugars The tendency in Western health communities to vilify all sugars does not fit with TTM theory. Natural unprocessed sugars are considered extremely useful medicines for hydration, and honey is used in countless medicines for a variety of purposes. This said, sugar intake should not be excessive, and highly refined sugars should always be avoided. The worst culprits include white crystalized sugar and high-fructose corn syrup, which are poisons to the body, overtax the metabolic system, and can lead to diabetes and liver or kidney problems. Use honey, grade B maple syrup, raw sugar, stevia, jaggery, or palm sugar as a substitute. Bleached white flour This over-processed food is extremely common in modern Western cuisine. Bleached flour not only can contain high levels of toxins but it has been stripped of almost all of its nutritional value (which then is added back in to make “enriched flour). White flour breaks down rapidly into sugar in the digestive system, and leads to the same condit
