Herbal Intelligence:Plant Teachers and the Retu of Viriditas

by: David Hoffmann FNIMH AHG (Author)

Publisher: Healing Arts Press

Publication Date: 2024/8/6

Language: English

Print Length: 256 pages

ISBN-10: 1620556146

ISBN-13: 9781620556146

Book Description

A guide to the cultural reawakening of mode herbalism• Reveals how herbalism is a powerful way to participate in the green transformation underway in our culture• Examines the radical and non-hierarchical roots of herbalism, the growth of spiritual awakening and social radicalism• Looks at the most recent research in herbalism, revealing the exponential growth in peer-reviewed literature covering phytotherapy and other herbal-oriented healing modalitiesProviding a comprehensive guide to the dynamic new landscape of mode herbalism, renowned medical herbalist David Hoffmann explores how ancient healing modalities are once again becoming prominent.Using the concept of viriditas—the understanding of nature as divinely intelligent—Hoffmann examines biodiversity and chemodiversity, elaborating on the ecological role of human-herb interactions and coevolutionary relationships between species. Presenting evidence of medicinal plant use by animals and early humans, he reviews herbalism from its ancient roots to the mode varieties in practice today, emphasizing how herbalism that developed outside of the dominant culture laid the foundations for the effective, simple techniques relevant for our mode world. He examines the radical and non-hierarchical roots of herbalism, considering the parallels between the field’s development and the growth of spiritual awakening and social radicalism.Exploring herbalism through the mode scientific lens, Hoffmann reveals the exponential growth in recent research and peer-reviewed literature on phytotherapy and herbs. He describes the problems inherent in herbalism’s integration into the global marketplace, emphasizing that herbalism must stay rooted in the health of the people to avoid becoming commodified. He offers a range of herbal approaches to support personal and cultural resilience during the myriad crises humanity is facing. Ultimately, Hoffmann says, a vibrant culture of herbalism can have critical implications for the future, serving as a crucial force for health and resilience.

About the Author

A guide to the cultural reawakening of mode herbalism• Reveals how herbalism is a powerful way to participate in the green transformation underway in our culture• Examines the radical and non-hierarchical roots of herbalism, the growth of spiritual awakening and social radicalism• Looks at the most recent research in herbalism, revealing the exponential growth in peer-reviewed literature covering phytotherapy and other herbal-oriented healing modalitiesProviding a comprehensive guide to the dynamic new landscape of mode herbalism, renowned medical herbalist David Hoffmann explores how ancient healing modalities are once again becoming prominent.Using the concept of viriditas—the understanding of nature as divinely intelligent—Hoffmann examines biodiversity and chemodiversity, elaborating on the ecological role of human-herb interactions and coevolutionary relationships between species. Presenting evidence of medicinal plant use by animals and early humans, he reviews herbalism from its ancient roots to the mode varieties in practice today, emphasizing how herbalism that developed outside of the dominant culture laid the foundations for the effective, simple techniques relevant for our mode world. He examines the radical and non-hierarchical roots of herbalism, considering the parallels between the field’s development and the growth of spiritual awakening and social radicalism.Exploring herbalism through the mode scientific lens, Hoffmann reveals the exponential growth in recent research and peer-reviewed literature on phytotherapy and herbs. He describes the problems inherent in herbalism’s integration into the global marketplace, emphasizing that herbalism must stay rooted in the health of the people to avoid becoming commodified. He offers a range of herbal approaches to support personal and cultural resilience during the myriad crises humanity is facing. Ultimately, Hoffmann says, a vibrant culture of herbalism can have critical implications for the future, serving as a crucial force for health and resilience.