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Asian American herbalism : traditional and modern healing practices for everyday wellness / Erin Masako Wilkins ; photography by Kristen Murakoshi ; illustrations by Ayako Kiener.

Wilkins, Erin Masako, (author.). Kiener, Ayako, (illustrator.). Murakoshi, Kristen, (photographer.).

Summary:

"Japanese American herbalist and acupuncturist Erin Masako Wilkins shares accessible and comprehensive herbal wellness practices and remedies to everyday ailments, rooted in Asian tradition, for optimal health. The first modern book on herbalism and everyday Chinese medicine by an AAPI author"-- Provided by publisher.
Caring for our bodies and achieving and maintaining a baseline of good health are necessities that should be incorporated into our busy lives. Wilkins shares accessible and comprehensive herbal wellness practices and remedies to everyday ailments. One of her central themes is that food can be our greatest medicine. A herbalist and acupuncturist, her practices are rooted in Asian tradition--adapted from back cover and front flap.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1797223313
  • ISBN: 9781797223315
  • Physical Description: 319 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Princeton Architectural Press, [2023]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Includes 100 recipes to treat common ailments"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-315) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Principles of Asian American herbalism -- Herbalism basics -- Traditional Chinese medicine theory -- Energetics of illness -- Energetic healing -- Everyday ailments -- Living in harmony and maintaining health -- Appendix.
Subject:
Herbs > Therapeutic use > Japan.
Herbal treatments.
Genre:
Recipes.
Self-help publications.

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Caswell County Public Library. (Show)

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