A clear and comprehensive reference on the full range of healing herbs and remedies - An indispensable guide to the herbal remedies most used in the Anglo-American and European traditions - Defines each remedy in terms of its main pharmacological actions and usual therapeutic applications - A useful reference to the application of traditional medicines for modern health problems for the professional and lay use.About author(s):Simon Mills is President and Director of Research of The National Institute of Medical Herbalists, and he runs a private medical herbal practice in Devonshire, England.