Herbal ABC's The Foundation of Herbal Medicine

by Sharol Tilgner, Deborah Frances N.D. R.N.;Paul Bergner;Danielle Graham;Luigi Fiore (Editor), D.M. Fratz;Tiffany Sanford;Sharol Tilgner N.D. (Illustrator)

A reader said it " Dr Tilgner goes through each system of the body and explains what various attributes of herbs affect that body system, and why. She then gives case examples of when she used those types of herbs in a clinical setting, and also picks a few herbs with those attributes to go into further detail of ALL of those herbs uses, as well as their contraindications and chemical composition."   Herb school in a book is what you get from this scholarly tome. A must-have herbal handbook for the herbalist, nurse, physician,pharmacist, or doctor Mom who wants a textbook-level education on herbal remedies that includes evidence-based medicine.  This book is an important contribution to preserving fundamental aspects of traditional herbal medicine, while also incorporating up-to-date scientific principles garnered from Dr. Tilgner's training in naturopathic medicine, and contains the foundational building blocks of herbal medicine.  You can use this encyclopedia of herbal medicine to turn a common plant into an amazing tool for healing.
This herb book provides wisdom in the form of basic building blocks that Western herbal medicine is built on. You will be introduced to herbs through their actions and properties within the context of the bodies major organ systems. Each chapter has an introductory physiology review of the organ system it covers. Paul Bergner put it succinctly when he said, "Herbal ABC s contains the elements of four books including a traditional herbal, a clinical herbal, a scientific herbal, and a general reference for the application of herbal medicines. " This is a book for the herbalist/practitioner as well as the layperson who wants to get into the nitty-gritty of understanding all the fundamental hows and whys for the use of the most common herbs in western medicine. Due to its inclusion of up to date scientific data with over 1270 supportive research citations, even practitioners well versed in herbal medicine will find new and interesting facts about herbs that will keep them riveted until they finish the book.

440 pages, Paperback

Published April 30, 2018

About the author

Sharol Tilgner's mission is to inspire and empower you with the wisdom of herbal medicine. She shares tools with you that will allow you to live a vital and energetic life. Dr. Tilgner shares her 30 years of experience by providing concentrated, to the point, detailed information in her books. There is no fluff, filler, or long personal stories filling up space in her books. She takes joy in seeing people learn, and blossom as they begin to gain the knowledge, and tools that allow them to take charge of their own health care. Sharol is a fourth generation Oregonian, an organic/biodynamic farmer, physician, and herbalist. She teaches others to grow, and preserve their food, and medicine and stay healthy via natural methods. Writing is one of the best ways she can reach people, to share her knowledge as a physician/herbalist/farmer. She uses blogging, books, free website information and classes as a way to share methods to heal ourselves and our planet, as she endeavors to co-create a beautiful world with you. Dr. Tilgner's latest book was available April 30th, 2018, called Herbal ABC's, The Foundation Of Herbal Medicine. She is publishing a much anticipated 3rd edition of her popular book Herbal Medicine From The Heart Of The Earth on January 2020. Herbal Medicine From The Heart Of The Earth has been completely updated and reformatted, with brand new material in both the materia medica and the formulations section. She is currently working on e-books as well as a beginners herbal manual and a book on mold illness. Stay up to date with what she is doing by subscribing to her blog.

Reviews

[Shelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent resource on herbal usage, though the ABC title is a bit misleading. The dictionary was a constant friend as the author delved into the physiology of both the various body systems and the actions and contraindications of specific herbs upon those systems. A great resource to have available to understand uses and cautions of many medicinal herbs.

[J Hardesty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dr. Tilgner begins each chapter with an overview of our body’s major organ systems, and how they work. She then describes the actions an herb must have to be beneficial to that organ system. Next is a list of herbs that exhibit these actions. She highlights several herbs from this list, describing parts used, constituents, dosage (of infusion, extract, decoction, as appropriate), use (antifungal, antimicrobial, etc.), and more.

Included are references to 1273 contemporary scientific research papers backing up her assertions of herbal uses, or actions.

Now, rather than memorizing extensive lists of herbs and what they treat, this book has already helped me to substitute one herb I have on hand for another I had run out of.

Also if you have several organs to treat, she lists secondary actions of covered herbs. For example, now I can use dandelion as a diuretic, and support my liver at the same time.

This is an excellent book. As the family herbalist, I own several other books. This book will help me to better use the information in those.