Helping Your Depressed Child or Handbook of AyurVedic Medicinal Plants

Helping Your Depressed Child

Author: Martha Underwood Barnard

Based on the author's extensive studies, Helping Your Depressed Child empowers parents by explaining how to recognize their child's depressive disorder. The book advocates a home wellness program and features a series of steps parents can take to help their child through depression. These steps include finding an appropriate therapy, getting professional help, and understanding pharmacological treatments. Also included is detailed information on techniques like deep breathing, visualizations, and affirmations. With an estimated 2.5 to 4 million children under 18 affected by depressive disorders, this book offers the comprehensive, in-depth help that parents need.

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Handbook of AyurVedic Medicinal Plants: Herbal Reference Library

Author: L D Kapoor

This handbook is filled with over 50 illustrations and descriptions of approximately 250 plants which are used for herbal medicine. It includes information on medicinal plants ranging from Abies spectabilis to Zizyphus vulgaris. The purpose of this handbook is to make available a reference for easy, accurate identification of these herbs. Derived from India, "Ayurveda" is the foundation stone of their ancient medical science. It is believed that the key to successful medication is the use of the correct herb. This is an indispensable resource for all physicians, pharmacists, drug collectors, and those interested in the healing arts.

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Describes some 250 plants, providing their different names in the different languages of India and abroad. Covers each plant's habitat and distribution, as well as parts used, pharmacognostical characteristics, Ayurvedic descriptions, actions and uses, chemical constituents, pharmacological action, medicinal properties and uses, and dosage. Kapoor (a retired scientist with the National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India) includes appendices addressing the basic concepts of Ayurveda and introductory notes on the fundamental principles of Ayurvedic pharmacology. Includes a glossary, references, and b&w line drawings. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Introduction	1
	Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants	5
	Appendices
	Basic Concepts of Ayurveda	347
	Introductory Notes on the Fundamental Principles of Ayurvedic Pharmacology	349
	Glossary	353
	References	361
	List of Figures and Credits	389
	Index	391